SANS Institute GFACT Certification questions with
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-rwxr-x-w- 1 user www-data 20 Sep 26 09:58 permissions_example Ans✓✓✓ This
file now has the following permissions:
The user owner, 'user' can: Read, Write and Execute this file (because the
permissions are rwx).
The group owner, 'www-data' can: Read and Execute, but NOT Write (because the
permissions are r-x).
Anyone else can: Write, but not Read or Execute (because the permissions are -
w-).
::1 Ans✓✓✓ IPV6 loopback address
(user)@SANS:~$ Ans✓✓✓ the user account in ()
$template statement Ans✓✓✓ for log servers it is the legacy way to declare a
template
1024 Byte Ans✓✓✓ 1 byte is 8 bits.
1 kibibyte (KiB) is 1024 bytes.
1 mebibyte (MiB) is 1024 kibibytes.
1 gibibyte (GiB) is 1024 mebibytes.
1 tebibyte (TiB) is 1024 gibibytes.
,127.0.0.1 Ans✓✓✓ IPv4 Loopback Address
A Record Ans✓✓✓ is the 'Address Mapping' record. This is the key record that
maps a domain name to an IPv4 address
AAAA Record Ans✓✓✓ is the 'IPv6 Address Mapping' record. The equivalent of
an A record, but for IPv6 addresses
APFS (Apple File System) Ans✓✓✓ In macOS, the default file system for SSDs; it
can also be used for magnetic hard drives. APFS uses the GUID partitioning
system.
*supports permissions and encryption,
*duplicate files can be stored without using additional space, with changes to one
copy of a file being saved as a delta (the difference between the old file and the
new file) to lower space requirements
API (Application Programming Interface) Ans✓✓✓ allows the programmers to
write a few lines of code in their software that will call another application with a
query and receive a response
Application Layer Ans✓✓✓ The seventh layer of the OSI model; protocols that
enable software programs to negotiate formatting, procedural, security,
synchronization, and other requirements with the network.
apropos Ans✓✓✓ used to search man pages for keywords, usually to find the
'appropriate' tool to use in a particular situation
, apt-get Ans✓✓✓ Search for and install software packages (Debian/Ubuntu)
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) Ans✓✓✓ A communications protocol that
resolves IP
addresses to MAC addresses.
ATX (Advanced Technology Extended) cable Ans✓✓✓ runs to the motherboard
Authoritative nameserver Ans✓✓✓ retrieve the specific IP address of the origin
server for the provided web domain name, which the resolver will pass back to
the client.
bash (Bourne again shell) Ans✓✓✓ Default for most Linux systems, it is an
enhanced version of the original SHELL program.
The default path for bash is /bin/bash. The first '/' means the root of the file
system, from the root of the file system, in the 'bin' folder is the 'bash' program
bg (background) Ans✓✓✓ allow process to keep running, except it will run in the
background
Bios (Basic Input Output Services) Ans✓✓✓ software that helps initialize the
hardware in our computer and gets our operating system up and running
Bits Ans✓✓✓ the smallest unit of data in a computer
verified answers
-rwxr-x-w- 1 user www-data 20 Sep 26 09:58 permissions_example Ans✓✓✓ This
file now has the following permissions:
The user owner, 'user' can: Read, Write and Execute this file (because the
permissions are rwx).
The group owner, 'www-data' can: Read and Execute, but NOT Write (because the
permissions are r-x).
Anyone else can: Write, but not Read or Execute (because the permissions are -
w-).
::1 Ans✓✓✓ IPV6 loopback address
(user)@SANS:~$ Ans✓✓✓ the user account in ()
$template statement Ans✓✓✓ for log servers it is the legacy way to declare a
template
1024 Byte Ans✓✓✓ 1 byte is 8 bits.
1 kibibyte (KiB) is 1024 bytes.
1 mebibyte (MiB) is 1024 kibibytes.
1 gibibyte (GiB) is 1024 mebibytes.
1 tebibyte (TiB) is 1024 gibibytes.
,127.0.0.1 Ans✓✓✓ IPv4 Loopback Address
A Record Ans✓✓✓ is the 'Address Mapping' record. This is the key record that
maps a domain name to an IPv4 address
AAAA Record Ans✓✓✓ is the 'IPv6 Address Mapping' record. The equivalent of
an A record, but for IPv6 addresses
APFS (Apple File System) Ans✓✓✓ In macOS, the default file system for SSDs; it
can also be used for magnetic hard drives. APFS uses the GUID partitioning
system.
*supports permissions and encryption,
*duplicate files can be stored without using additional space, with changes to one
copy of a file being saved as a delta (the difference between the old file and the
new file) to lower space requirements
API (Application Programming Interface) Ans✓✓✓ allows the programmers to
write a few lines of code in their software that will call another application with a
query and receive a response
Application Layer Ans✓✓✓ The seventh layer of the OSI model; protocols that
enable software programs to negotiate formatting, procedural, security,
synchronization, and other requirements with the network.
apropos Ans✓✓✓ used to search man pages for keywords, usually to find the
'appropriate' tool to use in a particular situation
, apt-get Ans✓✓✓ Search for and install software packages (Debian/Ubuntu)
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) Ans✓✓✓ A communications protocol that
resolves IP
addresses to MAC addresses.
ATX (Advanced Technology Extended) cable Ans✓✓✓ runs to the motherboard
Authoritative nameserver Ans✓✓✓ retrieve the specific IP address of the origin
server for the provided web domain name, which the resolver will pass back to
the client.
bash (Bourne again shell) Ans✓✓✓ Default for most Linux systems, it is an
enhanced version of the original SHELL program.
The default path for bash is /bin/bash. The first '/' means the root of the file
system, from the root of the file system, in the 'bin' folder is the 'bash' program
bg (background) Ans✓✓✓ allow process to keep running, except it will run in the
background
Bios (Basic Input Output Services) Ans✓✓✓ software that helps initialize the
hardware in our computer and gets our operating system up and running
Bits Ans✓✓✓ the smallest unit of data in a computer
