IT essentials- 7.0v chapter 13- Exam
Questions and Answers.
Which two items are used in asymmetric encryption? - Answer Private key & Public key
Which two algorithms are used for hash encoding to guarantee the integrity of data? - Answer
MD5 & SHA
A high technology company has an issue with unauthorized people gaining access to the
company by following an authorized employee through the secure entrance. Which two
measures could help with this security breach? - Answer mantrap & security guard checking
ID's.
A user receives a phone call from a person who claims to represent IT services and then asks
that user for confirmation of username and password for auditing purposes. Which security
threat does this phone call represent? - Answer Social Engineering
The IT department is reporting that a company web server is receiving an abnormally high
number of web page requests from different locations simultaneously. Which type of security
attack is occurring? - Answer DDoS
After confirming the removal of a virus from a computer, how should the technician ensure and
verify the full functionality of the system? - Answer Check for latest OS patches or updates.
A system administrator has been asked to protect the sensitive data on the Windows 7
computers of all management employees. Which Windows feature can be used to selectively
encrypt individual files within the user accounts of each manager? - Answer EFS
When would a PC repair person want to deploy the idle timeout feature? - Answer when
users are leaving their desk but remaining logged on
Which type of firewall serves as a relay between users and servers on the Internet, inspects all
traffic, and allows or denies traffic based on a set of rules? - Answer proxy firewall
Packets cannot pass through the firewall, unless they match the established rule set configured
in the firewall. Traffic can be filtered based on different attributes, such as source IP address,
source port or destination IP address or port. - Answer Packet filter
Questions and Answers.
Which two items are used in asymmetric encryption? - Answer Private key & Public key
Which two algorithms are used for hash encoding to guarantee the integrity of data? - Answer
MD5 & SHA
A high technology company has an issue with unauthorized people gaining access to the
company by following an authorized employee through the secure entrance. Which two
measures could help with this security breach? - Answer mantrap & security guard checking
ID's.
A user receives a phone call from a person who claims to represent IT services and then asks
that user for confirmation of username and password for auditing purposes. Which security
threat does this phone call represent? - Answer Social Engineering
The IT department is reporting that a company web server is receiving an abnormally high
number of web page requests from different locations simultaneously. Which type of security
attack is occurring? - Answer DDoS
After confirming the removal of a virus from a computer, how should the technician ensure and
verify the full functionality of the system? - Answer Check for latest OS patches or updates.
A system administrator has been asked to protect the sensitive data on the Windows 7
computers of all management employees. Which Windows feature can be used to selectively
encrypt individual files within the user accounts of each manager? - Answer EFS
When would a PC repair person want to deploy the idle timeout feature? - Answer when
users are leaving their desk but remaining logged on
Which type of firewall serves as a relay between users and servers on the Internet, inspects all
traffic, and allows or denies traffic based on a set of rules? - Answer proxy firewall
Packets cannot pass through the firewall, unless they match the established rule set configured
in the firewall. Traffic can be filtered based on different attributes, such as source IP address,
source port or destination IP address or port. - Answer Packet filter
