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Test Bank For
Network Defense and Countermeasures Principles
and Practices, 4th Edition by William Easttom 2024
Chapter 1-17
Chapter 1 Introduction to Network Security
1) Which of the following is the unique address of
the network interface card (NIC)?
A) IP address
B) NIC address
C) MAC address
D) URL address
Answer: C
2) Which of the following commands can you use to
find your computer‟s IP address and network
information about your system?
A) Ipconfig
B) Ping
C) Tracert
D) None of the above
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,Answer: A
3) Which of the following commands can be used to
determine if a system is reachable and how long a
packet takes to reach that system?
A) Ipconfig
B) Ping
C) Tracert
D) None of the above
Answer: B
4) Which of the following protocols operates at the
transport layer of the OSI model?
A) FTP
B) TCP
C) DNS
D) IP
Answer: B
5) Which of the following layers of the OSI model
is responsible for routing the information in the
network?
A) Transport layer
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,B) Network layer
C) Session layer
D) Physical layer
Answer: B
6) The OSI model is divided into how many layers?
A) Four
B) Five
C) Six
D) Seven
Answer: D
7) Most attacks can be classified as one of three
broad classes. Which of the following is not one of
these classes?
A) Viruses
B) Malware
C) Blocking
D) Intrusion
Answer: A
8) Denial of service (DoS) attacks fall under which
of the following categories of attacks?
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, A) Viruses
B) Malware
C) Blocking
D) Intrusion
Answer: C
9) Which of the following is a small text file that
web pages can place on your computer to keep
track of your browsing activity?
A) Spyware
B) Cookie
C) Key logger
D) Trojan
Answer: B
10) In which of the following attacks does a hacker
use a computer to call phone numbers in sequence
until another computer answers?
A) War-driving
B) War-calling
C) War-dialing
D) War-flying
Answer: C
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Test Bank For
Network Defense and Countermeasures Principles
and Practices, 4th Edition by William Easttom 2024
Chapter 1-17
Chapter 1 Introduction to Network Security
1) Which of the following is the unique address of
the network interface card (NIC)?
A) IP address
B) NIC address
C) MAC address
D) URL address
Answer: C
2) Which of the following commands can you use to
find your computer‟s IP address and network
information about your system?
A) Ipconfig
B) Ping
C) Tracert
D) None of the above
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,Answer: A
3) Which of the following commands can be used to
determine if a system is reachable and how long a
packet takes to reach that system?
A) Ipconfig
B) Ping
C) Tracert
D) None of the above
Answer: B
4) Which of the following protocols operates at the
transport layer of the OSI model?
A) FTP
B) TCP
C) DNS
D) IP
Answer: B
5) Which of the following layers of the OSI model
is responsible for routing the information in the
network?
A) Transport layer
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,B) Network layer
C) Session layer
D) Physical layer
Answer: B
6) The OSI model is divided into how many layers?
A) Four
B) Five
C) Six
D) Seven
Answer: D
7) Most attacks can be classified as one of three
broad classes. Which of the following is not one of
these classes?
A) Viruses
B) Malware
C) Blocking
D) Intrusion
Answer: A
8) Denial of service (DoS) attacks fall under which
of the following categories of attacks?
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, A) Viruses
B) Malware
C) Blocking
D) Intrusion
Answer: C
9) Which of the following is a small text file that
web pages can place on your computer to keep
track of your browsing activity?
A) Spyware
B) Cookie
C) Key logger
D) Trojan
Answer: B
10) In which of the following attacks does a hacker
use a computer to call phone numbers in sequence
until another computer answers?
A) War-driving
B) War-calling
C) War-dialing
D) War-flying
Answer: C
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