CREST CPSA CORRECT EXAMS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Solaris Command : Services and Status - ✔✔svcs -a
✔✔Solaris Command: Start Service (Admin) - ✔✔svcadm start <service>
✔✔NT 3.1 Versions - ✔✔Windows NT 3.1 (All)
✔✔NT 3.5 Versions - ✔✔Windows NT 3.5 (All)
✔✔NT 3.51 Versions - ✔✔Windows NT 3.51 (All)
✔✔NT 4.0 Versions - ✔✔Windows NT 4.0 (All)
✔✔NT 5.0 Versions - ✔✔Windows 2000 (All)
✔✔NT 5.1 Versions - ✔✔Windows XP (Home, pro, MC, Tablet, PC, Starter, Embedded)
✔✔NT 5.2 Versions - ✔✔Windows XP (64 bit, Pro 64 bit)
Windows Server 2003 and R2
Windows Home Server
✔✔NT 6.0 Versions - ✔✔Windows Vista (All)
Windows Server 2008 (Foundation, Standard, Enterprise)
✔✔NT 6.1 Versions - ✔✔Windows 7 (All)
Windows Server 2008 R2 (All)
✔✔NT 6.2 Versions - ✔✔Windows 8
Windows Phone 8
Windows Server 2012
,✔✔%SYSTEMDRIVE%\boot.ini - ✔✔Contains the boot options for computers with BIOS
firmware running NT-based operating system prior to Windows Vista
✔✔%SYSTEMROOT%\repair\SAM
%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\config\RegBack\SAM - ✔✔Stores Windows users'
passwords in a hashed format (in LM hash and NTLM hash). These are backups of
C:\windows\system32\config\SAM
✔✔Windows Commands : System Info - ✔✔ver : OS Version
sc query state=all : Services
tasklist /svc : Processes and Services
echo %USERNAME% : Current user
✔✔Windows Command : Find Files of Type - ✔✔dir /a /s /n c:\*.pdf*
✔✔Windows Commands : Add User, Make Admin - ✔✔net user <user> <pass> /add
net localgroup "Administrators" <user> /add
✔✔Linux Command : Add User, Make Sudoer - ✔✔useradd <user> (adduser <user>)
passwd <user>
sudo useradd <user> sudo (sudo adduser <user> sudo)
✔✔Command : View Network Info - ✔✔Linux: ifconfig
Windows: ipconfig /all
✔✔Command : Display File Contents - ✔✔Linux: cat <file>
Windows: cat <file>
✔✔nslookup - ✔✔A network administration command-line tool for querying the Domain
Name System (DNS) to obtain domain name or IP address mapping or for any other
specific DNS record.
✔✔IIS 1 Defaults - ✔✔Windows NT Addon
✔✔IIS 2 Defaults - ✔✔NT 4.0
✔✔IIS 3 Defaults - ✔✔NT 4 Service Pack
✔✔IIS 4 Defaults - ✔✔NT4 Option Pack
✔✔IIS 5 Defaults - ✔✔Windows 2000
✔✔IIS 5.1 Defaults - ✔✔Windows XP
, ✔✔IIS 6 Defaults - ✔✔Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Pro
✔✔IIS 7 Defaults - ✔✔Windows Vista, Server 2008
✔✔IIS 7.5 Defaults - ✔✔Windows 7, 2008 R2
✔✔IIS 8 Defaults - ✔✔Windows Server 2012, Windows 8
✔✔IIS 8.5 Defaults - ✔✔Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1
✔✔IIS 10 v 1607 Defaults - ✔✔Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Anniversary Update
✔✔IIS 10 v 1709 Defaults - ✔✔Windows 10 Fall Creators, v1709
✔✔IIS 10 v 1809 Defaults - ✔✔Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 October Update
✔✔Windows Command : Disable Firewall - ✔✔netsh advfirewall set currentprofile state
off
netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off
✔✔Sysinternals Suite - ✔✔A set of powerful Windows administration applications used
to view, troubleshoot, and modify Windows functions
✔✔WMCI - ✔✔Windows Management Instrumentation Command-Line
✔✔WMCI Command : Execute Process - ✔✔wmci process call create "process_name"
✔✔WMCI Command : Uninstall Software - ✔✔wmci product get name /value
wmci product where name="XX" call uninstall /nointeractive
✔✔PCI Card Info Storage Common-Use - ✔✔- Store card details (i.e CC number,
expiry) in encrypted form
- Store cardholder details (name, address, contact details...ie PII) in a SEPARATE
encrypted database with a unique reference identifier linking the two
-DO NOT STORE sensitive data (ie CVV2, CVV or CID values)
✔✔Windows : Active Directory Default Location - ✔✔C:\Windows\NTDS
Ntds.dit is the physical storage file
✔✔Windows : Domain Common Folders - ✔✔C:\Windows\SYSVOL
Contains Group Policies, Login Scripts, Staging Folders, etc.
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Solaris Command : Services and Status - ✔✔svcs -a
✔✔Solaris Command: Start Service (Admin) - ✔✔svcadm start <service>
✔✔NT 3.1 Versions - ✔✔Windows NT 3.1 (All)
✔✔NT 3.5 Versions - ✔✔Windows NT 3.5 (All)
✔✔NT 3.51 Versions - ✔✔Windows NT 3.51 (All)
✔✔NT 4.0 Versions - ✔✔Windows NT 4.0 (All)
✔✔NT 5.0 Versions - ✔✔Windows 2000 (All)
✔✔NT 5.1 Versions - ✔✔Windows XP (Home, pro, MC, Tablet, PC, Starter, Embedded)
✔✔NT 5.2 Versions - ✔✔Windows XP (64 bit, Pro 64 bit)
Windows Server 2003 and R2
Windows Home Server
✔✔NT 6.0 Versions - ✔✔Windows Vista (All)
Windows Server 2008 (Foundation, Standard, Enterprise)
✔✔NT 6.1 Versions - ✔✔Windows 7 (All)
Windows Server 2008 R2 (All)
✔✔NT 6.2 Versions - ✔✔Windows 8
Windows Phone 8
Windows Server 2012
,✔✔%SYSTEMDRIVE%\boot.ini - ✔✔Contains the boot options for computers with BIOS
firmware running NT-based operating system prior to Windows Vista
✔✔%SYSTEMROOT%\repair\SAM
%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\config\RegBack\SAM - ✔✔Stores Windows users'
passwords in a hashed format (in LM hash and NTLM hash). These are backups of
C:\windows\system32\config\SAM
✔✔Windows Commands : System Info - ✔✔ver : OS Version
sc query state=all : Services
tasklist /svc : Processes and Services
echo %USERNAME% : Current user
✔✔Windows Command : Find Files of Type - ✔✔dir /a /s /n c:\*.pdf*
✔✔Windows Commands : Add User, Make Admin - ✔✔net user <user> <pass> /add
net localgroup "Administrators" <user> /add
✔✔Linux Command : Add User, Make Sudoer - ✔✔useradd <user> (adduser <user>)
passwd <user>
sudo useradd <user> sudo (sudo adduser <user> sudo)
✔✔Command : View Network Info - ✔✔Linux: ifconfig
Windows: ipconfig /all
✔✔Command : Display File Contents - ✔✔Linux: cat <file>
Windows: cat <file>
✔✔nslookup - ✔✔A network administration command-line tool for querying the Domain
Name System (DNS) to obtain domain name or IP address mapping or for any other
specific DNS record.
✔✔IIS 1 Defaults - ✔✔Windows NT Addon
✔✔IIS 2 Defaults - ✔✔NT 4.0
✔✔IIS 3 Defaults - ✔✔NT 4 Service Pack
✔✔IIS 4 Defaults - ✔✔NT4 Option Pack
✔✔IIS 5 Defaults - ✔✔Windows 2000
✔✔IIS 5.1 Defaults - ✔✔Windows XP
, ✔✔IIS 6 Defaults - ✔✔Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Pro
✔✔IIS 7 Defaults - ✔✔Windows Vista, Server 2008
✔✔IIS 7.5 Defaults - ✔✔Windows 7, 2008 R2
✔✔IIS 8 Defaults - ✔✔Windows Server 2012, Windows 8
✔✔IIS 8.5 Defaults - ✔✔Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1
✔✔IIS 10 v 1607 Defaults - ✔✔Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Anniversary Update
✔✔IIS 10 v 1709 Defaults - ✔✔Windows 10 Fall Creators, v1709
✔✔IIS 10 v 1809 Defaults - ✔✔Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 October Update
✔✔Windows Command : Disable Firewall - ✔✔netsh advfirewall set currentprofile state
off
netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off
✔✔Sysinternals Suite - ✔✔A set of powerful Windows administration applications used
to view, troubleshoot, and modify Windows functions
✔✔WMCI - ✔✔Windows Management Instrumentation Command-Line
✔✔WMCI Command : Execute Process - ✔✔wmci process call create "process_name"
✔✔WMCI Command : Uninstall Software - ✔✔wmci product get name /value
wmci product where name="XX" call uninstall /nointeractive
✔✔PCI Card Info Storage Common-Use - ✔✔- Store card details (i.e CC number,
expiry) in encrypted form
- Store cardholder details (name, address, contact details...ie PII) in a SEPARATE
encrypted database with a unique reference identifier linking the two
-DO NOT STORE sensitive data (ie CVV2, CVV or CID values)
✔✔Windows : Active Directory Default Location - ✔✔C:\Windows\NTDS
Ntds.dit is the physical storage file
✔✔Windows : Domain Common Folders - ✔✔C:\Windows\SYSVOL
Contains Group Policies, Login Scripts, Staging Folders, etc.