Test Bank For Business Data Networks and Security 11th Edition By Raymond R. Panko

Test Bank

For

Business Data Networks and Security
11th Edition

Raymond R. Panko, University of Hawai`i at Mānoa
Julia L. Panko, Weber State University


Prepared by

Raymond R. Panko, University of Hawai`i at Mānoa




Business Data Networks and Security, 11e (Panko)
Chapter 1 Core Network Concepts and Terminology

1) Flooding a host with traffic so that it cannot serve its legitimate users is a ________ attack.
A) hacking
B) virus
C) malware
D) DoS
Answer: D
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 1a
Objective: Discuss how the Internet is changing and the security challenges these changes are
creating.
AACSB: Applying Information Technology


1
Copyright © 2019 Pearson Education, Inc.

,2) The KrebsOnSecurity.com attack ________.
A) was a denial of service attack.
B) used IoT devices to attack the site
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
Answer: C
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 1b
Objective: Discuss how the Internet is changing and the security challenges these changes are
creating.
AACSB: Applying Information Technology, Analytical Thinking

3) Internet communication that does not involve a human is referred to with the term ________.
A) World Wide Web
B) impersonal
C) anonymous
D) IoT
Answer: D
Difficulty: Difficult
Question: 1c
Objective: Discuss how the Internet is changing and the security challenges these changes are
creating.
AACSB: Applying Information Technology, Analytical Thinking




2
Copyright © 2019 Pearson Education, Inc.

,4) If a host cannot reach a DNS server, it ________.
A) cannot have a host name
B) will have to rely on host names
C) will need to use a DHCP server
D) is unlikely to be able to communicate with most server hosts
Answer: D
Difficulty: Difficult
Question: 1d
Objective: Discuss how the Internet is changing and the security challenges these changes are
creating.
AACSB: Applying Information Technology, Analytical Thinking

5) The Mirai bots in the KrebsOnSecurity.com attack were ________.
A) client hosts
B) server hosts
C) IoT devices
D) all of the above
Answer: C
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 1e
Objective: Discuss how the Internet is changing and the security challenges these changes are
creating.
AACSB: Applying Information Technology

6) ISPs ________.
A) carry traffic in the Internet
B) connect users to the Internet
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
Answer: C
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 3a
Objective: Discuss how the Internet is changing and the security challenges these changes are
creating.
AACSB: Applying Information Technology, Analytical Thinking




3
Copyright © 2019 Pearson Education, Inc.

, 7) A packet sent from one host to another over the Internet will ALWAYS pass through
________.
A) a single ISP
B) more than 2 ISPs
C) exactly 2 ISPs
D) none of the above
Answer: D
Difficulty: Difficult
Question: 3c
Objective: Discuss how the Internet is changing and the security challenges these changes are
creating.
AACSB: Applying Information Technology, Analytical Thinking, Application of Knowledge

8) We call any device connected to the Internet a(n) ________.
A) IP
B) client
C) router
D) host
Answer: D
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 4a
Objective: Discuss how the Internet is changing and the security challenges these changes are
creating.
AACSB: Applying Information Technology

9) Which of the following is a host when it's on a network?
A) a client PC
B) a server
C) a mobile phone
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 4b
Objective: Discuss how the Internet is changing and the security challenges these changes are
creating.
AACSB: Applying Information Technology




4
Copyright © 2019 Pearson Education, Inc.