SANS FOR500 Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
Analysis - Correct answer-The act of looking at all the individual findings,
including the existence of data, or lack thereof, as well as associated metadata
DIP - Correct answer-Digital Investigative Plan
What are the three items of a digital investigative plan? - Correct answer-1. Basic
Background of the investigation for context
2. Clear, detailed explanation of what is being requested
3. Plan of Action
What are the evidence of analysis categories? - Correct answer-1. User
Communications
2. File Download
3. Program Execution
4. File Opening/Creation
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, 5. File Knowledge
6. Physical Location
7. USB Key Usage
8. Account Usage
9. Browser Usage
Arsenal Image Mounter - Correct answer-Forensic Tool Used to mount images as a
drive or physical device for read-only viewing
Volatile Data - Correct answer-Data that will disappear or be destroyed once the
computer system is powered off
hiberfil.sys - Correct answer-complete copy of everything in RAM when a
computer is in hibernation mode
working S0 - Correct answer-System power state where the system is fully
functional. Some hardware components can be placed into low-power state when
not being used to save power
Sleep S0 - Correct answer-System power state that can quickly switch from a low
power state to a high power state, so that it can respond quickly to hardware and
network events
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Answers
Analysis - Correct answer-The act of looking at all the individual findings,
including the existence of data, or lack thereof, as well as associated metadata
DIP - Correct answer-Digital Investigative Plan
What are the three items of a digital investigative plan? - Correct answer-1. Basic
Background of the investigation for context
2. Clear, detailed explanation of what is being requested
3. Plan of Action
What are the evidence of analysis categories? - Correct answer-1. User
Communications
2. File Download
3. Program Execution
4. File Opening/Creation
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, 5. File Knowledge
6. Physical Location
7. USB Key Usage
8. Account Usage
9. Browser Usage
Arsenal Image Mounter - Correct answer-Forensic Tool Used to mount images as a
drive or physical device for read-only viewing
Volatile Data - Correct answer-Data that will disappear or be destroyed once the
computer system is powered off
hiberfil.sys - Correct answer-complete copy of everything in RAM when a
computer is in hibernation mode
working S0 - Correct answer-System power state where the system is fully
functional. Some hardware components can be placed into low-power state when
not being used to save power
Sleep S0 - Correct answer-System power state that can quickly switch from a low
power state to a high power state, so that it can respond quickly to hardware and
network events
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