GFACT CERTIFICATION EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
(B2, Pg122) What does it mean when a computer It can run multiple chunks of code concurrently
program is "multi-threaded"?
A) It calls multiple external libraries
B) It has multiple serial number for different users
C) It can run multiple chunks of code concurrently
D) It has multiple functions defined in the program
(B3, Pg162) Which of the following is a common result Sending a website user's session cookie to an attacker
of a reflected cross-site scripting attack?
A) Tricking a user into making an authenticated
transaction
B) Sending a website user's session cookie to an
attacker
C) Embedding the attacker's malware in web
application source code
D) Stealing password hashes from a website's back end
database
HINT It may be under the session guessing section, but
if you read further into it, you will see where it mentions
XSS attack.
(B3, Pg90) What tool can be used to fingerprint the Nmap
operating system of a host?
A) netstat
B)dig
C)nslookup
D)nmap
(B3, Pg151) What type of vulnerability is illustrated File Inclusion
where there is code in the web page?
A) File Inclusion
B) Clickjacking
C)Cross-Site Scripting
D) SQL injection
HINT While it doesn't exactly say "code in the web
page", it mentions how you can sometimes view a page
that looks like PHP code and how that code can gain
you access to the access logs of the server.
,(B3, Pg88-89) An alert indicates that a compromised Identify services running on network hosts
host was used by an attacker to run the command
below. What was the attacker attempting to do?
$ nmap -sS 192.168.10.0/24
A) Map a network drive to a remote host
B) Identify services running on network hosts
C) Execute a script on a remote host
D) Send Spoofed packets to network hosts
What type of artifact can a blue team member use to Metadata
identify the name that is associated to the file?
A) Metadata
B) Windows security logs
C)Prefetch
D)File Ownership
(B3, Pg307-308) What is A Registry Key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
\CurrentVersion\Run considered to be?
A) Domain Name
B) Log File Path
C) Registry Key
D) Yo Mama's Number
(B1, Pg236) If a user agent is used, where would it be In a GET Request
found in the HTTP Protocol?
A) In the response header
B) In the response body
C)Delimited by an h1 tag
D) In a GET Request
, What benefit does moving from local logging to using Harder for attackers to overwrite logs
a log server provide organizations?
A) Enables the use of network intrusion detection
systems (NIDS)
B) Harder for attackers to overwrite logs
C) Attackers will have to pivot through an extra server
to infiltrate the network
D) Less complex logging infrastructure
(B3, Pg187) What is the only way to mitigate an integer Checking that the result of any change to a signed integer falls within an
overflow/underflow? allowed range
A) Takin the absolute value of negative results prior to
running the equation
B) Checking that the result of any change to a signed
integer falls within an allowed range
C) Randomizing salt values prior to hashing user
content
D) Sanitizing user input to block special characters from
being entered
(B2, Pg17) Which Variable name will cause Python to 2nd_phone_number
produce an error?
A) 2nd_phone_number
B)LASTNAM_
C)streetAddress
D)_firstname
HINT You can start a variable name with a letter or an
underscore, but NOT WITH A NUMBER!
What is the following command attempting to Search for subdomains based upon the wordlist provided
accomplish in Kali Linux?
dnsmap myfakedomain.local -w
/usr/share/wordlists/dnsmap.txt
A) Search for subdomains based upon the wordlist
provided
B) Check for users based on the wordlist provided
C) Run checks on the applications based on the wordlist
provided
D) Call yo mama
(B3, Pg121) How do you remove data from a Solid State Destroy it
Drive?
A) Destroy it
B) Place Magnets upon it
C) Snap it
D) Yo mama sit on it
CORRECT ANSWERS
(B2, Pg122) What does it mean when a computer It can run multiple chunks of code concurrently
program is "multi-threaded"?
A) It calls multiple external libraries
B) It has multiple serial number for different users
C) It can run multiple chunks of code concurrently
D) It has multiple functions defined in the program
(B3, Pg162) Which of the following is a common result Sending a website user's session cookie to an attacker
of a reflected cross-site scripting attack?
A) Tricking a user into making an authenticated
transaction
B) Sending a website user's session cookie to an
attacker
C) Embedding the attacker's malware in web
application source code
D) Stealing password hashes from a website's back end
database
HINT It may be under the session guessing section, but
if you read further into it, you will see where it mentions
XSS attack.
(B3, Pg90) What tool can be used to fingerprint the Nmap
operating system of a host?
A) netstat
B)dig
C)nslookup
D)nmap
(B3, Pg151) What type of vulnerability is illustrated File Inclusion
where there is code in the web page?
A) File Inclusion
B) Clickjacking
C)Cross-Site Scripting
D) SQL injection
HINT While it doesn't exactly say "code in the web
page", it mentions how you can sometimes view a page
that looks like PHP code and how that code can gain
you access to the access logs of the server.
,(B3, Pg88-89) An alert indicates that a compromised Identify services running on network hosts
host was used by an attacker to run the command
below. What was the attacker attempting to do?
$ nmap -sS 192.168.10.0/24
A) Map a network drive to a remote host
B) Identify services running on network hosts
C) Execute a script on a remote host
D) Send Spoofed packets to network hosts
What type of artifact can a blue team member use to Metadata
identify the name that is associated to the file?
A) Metadata
B) Windows security logs
C)Prefetch
D)File Ownership
(B3, Pg307-308) What is A Registry Key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
\CurrentVersion\Run considered to be?
A) Domain Name
B) Log File Path
C) Registry Key
D) Yo Mama's Number
(B1, Pg236) If a user agent is used, where would it be In a GET Request
found in the HTTP Protocol?
A) In the response header
B) In the response body
C)Delimited by an h1 tag
D) In a GET Request
, What benefit does moving from local logging to using Harder for attackers to overwrite logs
a log server provide organizations?
A) Enables the use of network intrusion detection
systems (NIDS)
B) Harder for attackers to overwrite logs
C) Attackers will have to pivot through an extra server
to infiltrate the network
D) Less complex logging infrastructure
(B3, Pg187) What is the only way to mitigate an integer Checking that the result of any change to a signed integer falls within an
overflow/underflow? allowed range
A) Takin the absolute value of negative results prior to
running the equation
B) Checking that the result of any change to a signed
integer falls within an allowed range
C) Randomizing salt values prior to hashing user
content
D) Sanitizing user input to block special characters from
being entered
(B2, Pg17) Which Variable name will cause Python to 2nd_phone_number
produce an error?
A) 2nd_phone_number
B)LASTNAM_
C)streetAddress
D)_firstname
HINT You can start a variable name with a letter or an
underscore, but NOT WITH A NUMBER!
What is the following command attempting to Search for subdomains based upon the wordlist provided
accomplish in Kali Linux?
dnsmap myfakedomain.local -w
/usr/share/wordlists/dnsmap.txt
A) Search for subdomains based upon the wordlist
provided
B) Check for users based on the wordlist provided
C) Run checks on the applications based on the wordlist
provided
D) Call yo mama
(B3, Pg121) How do you remove data from a Solid State Destroy it
Drive?
A) Destroy it
B) Place Magnets upon it
C) Snap it
D) Yo mama sit on it
