GSEC UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Network Topology - Correct Answer- The Physical/Logical shape of a network
Logical Topology - Correct Answer- Gives the description for the physical layout, shows
VLAN's and where they are placed on the physical topology
Trunk Port - Correct Answer- Connects packets that travel to all VLAN's on a switch
Baseband Systems - Correct Answer- Transmits one signal on the medium (fiber, copper, etc)
Broadband - Correct Answer- Form of multiplexing to join multiple signals on a medium
Ethernet - Correct Answer- Designed as baseband system that can be used in multiplexing
CSMA/CD - Correct Answer- Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision Detection
Unicast - Correct Answer- Broadcast for a single device
Multicast - Correct Answer- Broadcast for a specific group or multiple devices
Broadcast - Correct Answer- Message for everyone to receive and process
Hub - Correct Answer- Broadcasts packets to every single port
Switch - Correct Answer- Broadcasts packets to device found on a singular port
Content Addressable Memory (CAM) - Correct Answer- Is a table that contains the MAC
address and port associated to that MAC Address
,Virtual LAN (VLAN) - Correct Answer- Splitting a switch in which certain ports can only
talk to certain ports (Segment networks within a switch)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) - Correct Answer- A different way of switching
packets that can be used on a dedicated line
802.1x - Correct Answer- Network Access Control that is a layer 2 authentication
(Credentialed Question of 2FA)
A security appliance should be set in place when - Correct Answer- There is a change in trust
level in the network
Protocol - Correct Answer- is an agreement or rules of engagement for how computer
networks communicate
OSI Protocol Stack (7) - Correct Answer- Layer 7) Application
Layer 6) Presentation
Layer 5) Session
Layer 4) Transport
Layer 3) Network
Layer 2) Data Link
Layer 1) Physical
Application Layer 7 OSI Stack - Correct Answer- Browsers, FTP, HTTP, SCP
Presentation Layer 6 OSI Stack - Correct Answer- Makes data presentable to the application
or user (ASCII)
Session Layer 5 OSI Stack - Correct Answer- Handles the establishment/maintenance of
connections between systems
, Transport Layer 4 OSI Stack - Correct Answer- Determines that application the packet should
be sent to through port numbers (Web on 80,443)
Network Layer 3 OSI Stack - Correct Answer- Moving packets from one network to another
network, uses logical addressing instead of physical addressing
Data Link Layer 2 OSI Stack - Correct Answer- Takes a packet and frames it suitable for
transmission
Physical Layer 1 OSI Stack - Correct Answer- Network cable, electromagnetic radiation
TCP/IP Protocol Stack (4) - Correct Answer- Layer 4) Application
Layer 3) Transport (TCP/UDP)
Layer 2) Internet (IP)
Layer 1) Network
Network Address in: 10.1.2.0/24 Subnet - Correct Answer- 10.1.2.0
Broadcast Address in: 10.1.2.0/24 Subnet - Correct Answer- 10.1.2.255
Class A CIDR Addressing (Mask, IP Range) - Correct Answer- N.H.H.H, 255.0.0.0 - 1-127
10.0.0.0/8
16.7 Million IP's
Class B CIDR Addressing (Mask, IP Range) - Correct Answer- N.N.H.H, 255.255.0.0 - 128-
191
172.16.0.0/16
65,536 IP's
Class C CIDR Addressing (Mask, IP Range) - Correct Answer- N.N.N.H, 255.255.255.0 -
192-223
192.168.1.0/24
CORRECT Answers
Network Topology - Correct Answer- The Physical/Logical shape of a network
Logical Topology - Correct Answer- Gives the description for the physical layout, shows
VLAN's and where they are placed on the physical topology
Trunk Port - Correct Answer- Connects packets that travel to all VLAN's on a switch
Baseband Systems - Correct Answer- Transmits one signal on the medium (fiber, copper, etc)
Broadband - Correct Answer- Form of multiplexing to join multiple signals on a medium
Ethernet - Correct Answer- Designed as baseband system that can be used in multiplexing
CSMA/CD - Correct Answer- Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision Detection
Unicast - Correct Answer- Broadcast for a single device
Multicast - Correct Answer- Broadcast for a specific group or multiple devices
Broadcast - Correct Answer- Message for everyone to receive and process
Hub - Correct Answer- Broadcasts packets to every single port
Switch - Correct Answer- Broadcasts packets to device found on a singular port
Content Addressable Memory (CAM) - Correct Answer- Is a table that contains the MAC
address and port associated to that MAC Address
,Virtual LAN (VLAN) - Correct Answer- Splitting a switch in which certain ports can only
talk to certain ports (Segment networks within a switch)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) - Correct Answer- A different way of switching
packets that can be used on a dedicated line
802.1x - Correct Answer- Network Access Control that is a layer 2 authentication
(Credentialed Question of 2FA)
A security appliance should be set in place when - Correct Answer- There is a change in trust
level in the network
Protocol - Correct Answer- is an agreement or rules of engagement for how computer
networks communicate
OSI Protocol Stack (7) - Correct Answer- Layer 7) Application
Layer 6) Presentation
Layer 5) Session
Layer 4) Transport
Layer 3) Network
Layer 2) Data Link
Layer 1) Physical
Application Layer 7 OSI Stack - Correct Answer- Browsers, FTP, HTTP, SCP
Presentation Layer 6 OSI Stack - Correct Answer- Makes data presentable to the application
or user (ASCII)
Session Layer 5 OSI Stack - Correct Answer- Handles the establishment/maintenance of
connections between systems
, Transport Layer 4 OSI Stack - Correct Answer- Determines that application the packet should
be sent to through port numbers (Web on 80,443)
Network Layer 3 OSI Stack - Correct Answer- Moving packets from one network to another
network, uses logical addressing instead of physical addressing
Data Link Layer 2 OSI Stack - Correct Answer- Takes a packet and frames it suitable for
transmission
Physical Layer 1 OSI Stack - Correct Answer- Network cable, electromagnetic radiation
TCP/IP Protocol Stack (4) - Correct Answer- Layer 4) Application
Layer 3) Transport (TCP/UDP)
Layer 2) Internet (IP)
Layer 1) Network
Network Address in: 10.1.2.0/24 Subnet - Correct Answer- 10.1.2.0
Broadcast Address in: 10.1.2.0/24 Subnet - Correct Answer- 10.1.2.255
Class A CIDR Addressing (Mask, IP Range) - Correct Answer- N.H.H.H, 255.0.0.0 - 1-127
10.0.0.0/8
16.7 Million IP's
Class B CIDR Addressing (Mask, IP Range) - Correct Answer- N.N.H.H, 255.255.0.0 - 128-
191
172.16.0.0/16
65,536 IP's
Class C CIDR Addressing (Mask, IP Range) - Correct Answer- N.N.N.H, 255.255.255.0 -
192-223
192.168.1.0/24
