WGU C845 VUN1 TASK 1
FREQUENTLY TESTED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
data disclosure
ANSWER
A breach or release of data due to an attack in which sensitive data is disclosed to the public.
Question 2.
bastion host
ANSWER
A server positioned between a trusted and untrusted network that is hardened and expected
to be attacked.
Question 3.
event
ANSWER
Any action on a network.
Question 4.
plaintext
ANSWER
The original version of the message in plain, easily readable language.
Question 5.
patent
ANSWER
The strongest form of protection for intellectual property. Protects new, useful, and not-
obvious creations.
, Question 6.
hash function
ANSWER
A one-way function that produces a message digest or hash value based on an input message.
Question 7.
intrusion detection system (IDS)
ANSWER
Hardware or software that detects a situation and takes a predetermined action such as
alerting an operator or beginning a log recording. Intrusion detection is a passive operation.
An intrusion detection system location in the network may be determined by placing an "H" for
host and an "N" for network preceding the letters IDS.
Question 8.
nonrepudiation
ANSWER
The concept that a sender cannot deny that they sent a message.
Question 9.
federated access
ANSWER
A single sign-on technology allowing a user access to networks usually owned and maintained
by third parties.
Question 10.
bare-metal hypervisor
ANSWER
A hypervisor that is installed directly on the host machine. In this case, it serves as an
operating system interfacing the host machine components such as CPU, RAM, and disk drives
with the virtual machines. A bare-metal hypervisor is referred to as a Type 1 hypervisor.
FREQUENTLY TESTED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
data disclosure
ANSWER
A breach or release of data due to an attack in which sensitive data is disclosed to the public.
Question 2.
bastion host
ANSWER
A server positioned between a trusted and untrusted network that is hardened and expected
to be attacked.
Question 3.
event
ANSWER
Any action on a network.
Question 4.
plaintext
ANSWER
The original version of the message in plain, easily readable language.
Question 5.
patent
ANSWER
The strongest form of protection for intellectual property. Protects new, useful, and not-
obvious creations.
, Question 6.
hash function
ANSWER
A one-way function that produces a message digest or hash value based on an input message.
Question 7.
intrusion detection system (IDS)
ANSWER
Hardware or software that detects a situation and takes a predetermined action such as
alerting an operator or beginning a log recording. Intrusion detection is a passive operation.
An intrusion detection system location in the network may be determined by placing an "H" for
host and an "N" for network preceding the letters IDS.
Question 8.
nonrepudiation
ANSWER
The concept that a sender cannot deny that they sent a message.
Question 9.
federated access
ANSWER
A single sign-on technology allowing a user access to networks usually owned and maintained
by third parties.
Question 10.
bare-metal hypervisor
ANSWER
A hypervisor that is installed directly on the host machine. In this case, it serves as an
operating system interfacing the host machine components such as CPU, RAM, and disk drives
with the virtual machines. A bare-metal hypervisor is referred to as a Type 1 hypervisor.
