COMPTIA SECURITY+ (SY0-501) TERMINOLOGY
QUESTIONS | TESTED AND PROVEN ANSWERS |
LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025 100% (GRADE A+)
802.1x
Ans>> The IEEE standard that defines port-based security for wireless network access control
acceptable use policies
Ans>> agreed-upon principles set forth by a company to govern how the employees of that
company may use resources like computers and the internet
access control
Ans>> the means of giving or restricting user access to network resources
access control list
Ans>> a table or file that specifies whether a user or group has access to a specific resource on
a network
access point
1
,Ans>> the point at which access to the network is accomplished
accountability statement
Ans>> a policy that provides information to the reader about who to contact if a problem is
discovered
active response
Ans>> a response generated in real time
activity
Ans>> any action a user undertakes (thanks)
ARP
Ans>> address resolution protocol - used to find the MAC (physical) address of a device with a
known IP
ARP poisoning
2
,Ans>> an attack that convinces the network that the attacker's MAC address is the one
associated with an allowed address so that traffic is wrongly sent to the attacker's machine
administrative control
Ans>> a control implemented through administrative policies or procedures
administrator
Ans>> the user who is accountable and responsible for the network
AES
Ans>> Advanced Encryption Standard - a FIPS publication that specifies a cryptographic
algorithm for use by the US gov't
adware
Ans>> software that gathers information to pass on to marketers or that intercepts personal
data such as credit card numbers and makes them available to bad guys
AES256
3
, Ans>> a 256-bit implementation of the AES
alarm
Ans>> a notification that an unusual condition exists an dshould be investigated
alert
Ans>> a notification that an unusual condition exists and should be investigated
all-in-one appliance
Ans>> an appliance that performs multiple functions
analyzer
Ans>> the component or process that analyzes the data collected by the sniffer (in an IDS or
something)
ALE
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QUESTIONS | TESTED AND PROVEN ANSWERS |
LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025 100% (GRADE A+)
802.1x
Ans>> The IEEE standard that defines port-based security for wireless network access control
acceptable use policies
Ans>> agreed-upon principles set forth by a company to govern how the employees of that
company may use resources like computers and the internet
access control
Ans>> the means of giving or restricting user access to network resources
access control list
Ans>> a table or file that specifies whether a user or group has access to a specific resource on
a network
access point
1
,Ans>> the point at which access to the network is accomplished
accountability statement
Ans>> a policy that provides information to the reader about who to contact if a problem is
discovered
active response
Ans>> a response generated in real time
activity
Ans>> any action a user undertakes (thanks)
ARP
Ans>> address resolution protocol - used to find the MAC (physical) address of a device with a
known IP
ARP poisoning
2
,Ans>> an attack that convinces the network that the attacker's MAC address is the one
associated with an allowed address so that traffic is wrongly sent to the attacker's machine
administrative control
Ans>> a control implemented through administrative policies or procedures
administrator
Ans>> the user who is accountable and responsible for the network
AES
Ans>> Advanced Encryption Standard - a FIPS publication that specifies a cryptographic
algorithm for use by the US gov't
adware
Ans>> software that gathers information to pass on to marketers or that intercepts personal
data such as credit card numbers and makes them available to bad guys
AES256
3
, Ans>> a 256-bit implementation of the AES
alarm
Ans>> a notification that an unusual condition exists an dshould be investigated
alert
Ans>> a notification that an unusual condition exists and should be investigated
all-in-one appliance
Ans>> an appliance that performs multiple functions
analyzer
Ans>> the component or process that analyzes the data collected by the sniffer (in an IDS or
something)
ALE
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