SANS 401 GSEC Exam 2025-2026 most recent
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Network Topology - ,,,,answer,,,,..The Physical/Logical shape
of a network
Logical Topology - ,,,,answer,,,,..Gives the description for the
physical layout, shows VLAN's and where they are placed on
the physical topology
Trunk Port - ,,,,answer,,,,..Connects packets that travel to all
VLAN's on a switch
Baseband Systems - ,,,,answer,,,,..Transmits one signal on the
medium (fiber, copper, etc)
Broadband - ,,,,answer,,,,..Form of multiplexing to join
multiple signals on a medium
Ethernet - ,,,,answer,,,,..Designed as baseband system that
can be used in multiplexing
CSMA/CD - ,,,,answer,,,,..Carrier Sense Multiple Access/
Collision Detection
Unicast - ,,,,answer,,,,..Broadcast for a single device
,Multicast - ,,,,answer,,,,..Broadcast for a specific group or
multiple devices
Broadcast - ,,,,answer,,,,..Message for everyone to receive and
process
Hub - ,,,,answer,,,,..Broadcasts packets to every single port
Switch - ,,,,answer,,,,..Broadcasts packets to device found on a
singular port
Content Addressable Memory (CAM) - ,,,,answer,,,,..Is a table
that contains the MAC address and port associated to that
MAC Address
Virtual LAN (VLAN) - ,,,,answer,,,,..Splitting a switch in which
certain ports can only talk to certain ports (Segment
networks within a switch)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) - ,,,,answer,,,,..A
different way of switching packets that can be used on a
dedicated line
802.1x - ,,,,answer,,,,..Network Access Control that is a layer 2
authentication (Credentialed Question of 2FA)
A security appliance should be set in place when -
,,,,answer,,,,..There is a change in trust level in the network
, Protocol - ,,,,answer,,,,..is an agreement or rules of
engagement for how computer networks communicate
OSI Protocol Stack (7) - ,,,,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 - ,,,,answer,,,,..Browsers, FTP,
HTTP, SCP
Presentation Layer 6 OSI Stack - ,,,,answer,,,,..Makes data
presentable to the application or user (ASCII)
Session Layer 5 OSI Stack - ,,,,answer,,,,..Handles the
establishment/maintenance of connections between
systems
Transport Layer 4 OSI Stack - ,,,,answer,,,,..Determines that
application the packet should be sent to through port
numbers (Web on 80,443)
Network Layer 3 OSI Stack - ,,,,answer,,,,..Moving packets
from one network to another network, uses logical
addressing instead of physical addressing
version Comprehensive 215 questions and verified
answers accurate solutions Already graded A+ Get it
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Network Topology - ,,,,answer,,,,..The Physical/Logical shape
of a network
Logical Topology - ,,,,answer,,,,..Gives the description for the
physical layout, shows VLAN's and where they are placed on
the physical topology
Trunk Port - ,,,,answer,,,,..Connects packets that travel to all
VLAN's on a switch
Baseband Systems - ,,,,answer,,,,..Transmits one signal on the
medium (fiber, copper, etc)
Broadband - ,,,,answer,,,,..Form of multiplexing to join
multiple signals on a medium
Ethernet - ,,,,answer,,,,..Designed as baseband system that
can be used in multiplexing
CSMA/CD - ,,,,answer,,,,..Carrier Sense Multiple Access/
Collision Detection
Unicast - ,,,,answer,,,,..Broadcast for a single device
,Multicast - ,,,,answer,,,,..Broadcast for a specific group or
multiple devices
Broadcast - ,,,,answer,,,,..Message for everyone to receive and
process
Hub - ,,,,answer,,,,..Broadcasts packets to every single port
Switch - ,,,,answer,,,,..Broadcasts packets to device found on a
singular port
Content Addressable Memory (CAM) - ,,,,answer,,,,..Is a table
that contains the MAC address and port associated to that
MAC Address
Virtual LAN (VLAN) - ,,,,answer,,,,..Splitting a switch in which
certain ports can only talk to certain ports (Segment
networks within a switch)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) - ,,,,answer,,,,..A
different way of switching packets that can be used on a
dedicated line
802.1x - ,,,,answer,,,,..Network Access Control that is a layer 2
authentication (Credentialed Question of 2FA)
A security appliance should be set in place when -
,,,,answer,,,,..There is a change in trust level in the network
, Protocol - ,,,,answer,,,,..is an agreement or rules of
engagement for how computer networks communicate
OSI Protocol Stack (7) - ,,,,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 - ,,,,answer,,,,..Browsers, FTP,
HTTP, SCP
Presentation Layer 6 OSI Stack - ,,,,answer,,,,..Makes data
presentable to the application or user (ASCII)
Session Layer 5 OSI Stack - ,,,,answer,,,,..Handles the
establishment/maintenance of connections between
systems
Transport Layer 4 OSI Stack - ,,,,answer,,,,..Determines that
application the packet should be sent to through port
numbers (Web on 80,443)
Network Layer 3 OSI Stack - ,,,,answer,,,,..Moving packets
from one network to another network, uses logical
addressing instead of physical addressing
