WATCHGUARD NETWORK SECURITY ESSENTIALS ACTUAL
EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | LATEST EXAM UPDATE
Back Orifice is an example of a backdoor. T/F - CORRECT ANSWER - True
A group of compromised computers that have software installed by a worm or
Trojan is known as which of the following?
A. Botnet
B. Virus
C. Honeypot
D. Zombie - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Botnet
Which of the following is an inline device that checks all packets?
A. Host-biased intrusion detection system
B. Statistical anomaly
C. Network intrusion detection system
D. Personal software firewall - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Host-biased
intrusion detection system
By turning on the phishing filter a person can prevent spyware. T/F -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
Ransomware holds a user's files for ransom by encrypting them. T/F -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
Which of the following can help to secure the BIOS of a computer? Select two:
- Use a case lock
,- Use a BIOS supervisor password.
- Configure a user password
- Disable USB ports - CORRECT ANSWER - Use a case lock
Which of the following is the best mode to use when scanning for viruses?
- Safe mode
- Last known good configuration
- Command prompt only
- Boot into Windows normally - CORRECT ANSWER -
Which of the following methods of malware delivery is used in computer
programs to bypass normal authentication?
- Privilege escalation
- Active interception
- Backdoor
- Rootkit - CORRECT ANSWER -
Which one of the following navigiational paths shows the current service pack
level to the user?
- Click start, right-click network, and select properties
- Click start, right click computer, and select properties
- Click start, right click computer, and select manage
- Click start, right click network, and select manage - CORRECT ANSWER -
Click Start, right-click Computer, and select Properties
An IT security technician needs to establish host based security for company
workstations. Which of the following will BEST meet this requirement?
- Implement IIS hardening by restricting service accounts
- Implement database hardening y applying vendor guidelines
,- Implement perimeter firewall rules to restrict access
- Implement OS hardening by applying GPOs - CORRECT ANSWER -
Implement OS hardening by applying GPOs
Which of the following should you implement to keep a well-maintained
computer?
- Update the firewall
- Update the BIOS
- Use a surge protector
- Remove the unnecessary firewall - CORRECT ANSWER - Update the BIOS
To open the Local Group Policy console window, a user can only use the MMC
in the Run prompt. T/F - CORRECT ANSWER - False
The convert command converts an NTFS drive to FAT32. T/F - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
The systeminfo commands show a list of hot fixes that have been installed to
the operating system. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The option Never Click for Updates is recommended by Microsoft. T/F -
CORRECT ANSWER -
A service pack is a group of updates, bug fixes, updated drivers, and security
fixes. T/F - CORRECT ANSWER - True
A recently installed application update caused a vital application to crash during
the middle of the
workday. The application remained down until a previous version could be
reinstalled on the
, server, and this resulted in a significant loss of data and revenue.
Which of the following could BEST prevent this issue from occurring again?
A. Application configuration baselines
B. Application hardening
C. Application access controls
D. Application patch management - CORRECT ANSWER -
Which commands disable a service in the command line?
- net stop
- net start
-net disable
-sc config - CORRECT ANSWER - sc config
Hardening is the act of configuring an OS securely, updating it, and removing
unnecessary applications. T/F - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Which of the following encompasses application patch management?
- Configuration management
- Policy management
- Cross-site request forgery
- Fuzzing - CORRECT ANSWER - Configuration management
Which of the following is required to allow multiple servers to exist on one
physical server?
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Virtualization
- Infrastructure as a Service(IaaS) - CORRECT ANSWER - Virtualization
EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | LATEST EXAM UPDATE
Back Orifice is an example of a backdoor. T/F - CORRECT ANSWER - True
A group of compromised computers that have software installed by a worm or
Trojan is known as which of the following?
A. Botnet
B. Virus
C. Honeypot
D. Zombie - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Botnet
Which of the following is an inline device that checks all packets?
A. Host-biased intrusion detection system
B. Statistical anomaly
C. Network intrusion detection system
D. Personal software firewall - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Host-biased
intrusion detection system
By turning on the phishing filter a person can prevent spyware. T/F -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
Ransomware holds a user's files for ransom by encrypting them. T/F -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
Which of the following can help to secure the BIOS of a computer? Select two:
- Use a case lock
,- Use a BIOS supervisor password.
- Configure a user password
- Disable USB ports - CORRECT ANSWER - Use a case lock
Which of the following is the best mode to use when scanning for viruses?
- Safe mode
- Last known good configuration
- Command prompt only
- Boot into Windows normally - CORRECT ANSWER -
Which of the following methods of malware delivery is used in computer
programs to bypass normal authentication?
- Privilege escalation
- Active interception
- Backdoor
- Rootkit - CORRECT ANSWER -
Which one of the following navigiational paths shows the current service pack
level to the user?
- Click start, right-click network, and select properties
- Click start, right click computer, and select properties
- Click start, right click computer, and select manage
- Click start, right click network, and select manage - CORRECT ANSWER -
Click Start, right-click Computer, and select Properties
An IT security technician needs to establish host based security for company
workstations. Which of the following will BEST meet this requirement?
- Implement IIS hardening by restricting service accounts
- Implement database hardening y applying vendor guidelines
,- Implement perimeter firewall rules to restrict access
- Implement OS hardening by applying GPOs - CORRECT ANSWER -
Implement OS hardening by applying GPOs
Which of the following should you implement to keep a well-maintained
computer?
- Update the firewall
- Update the BIOS
- Use a surge protector
- Remove the unnecessary firewall - CORRECT ANSWER - Update the BIOS
To open the Local Group Policy console window, a user can only use the MMC
in the Run prompt. T/F - CORRECT ANSWER - False
The convert command converts an NTFS drive to FAT32. T/F - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
The systeminfo commands show a list of hot fixes that have been installed to
the operating system. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The option Never Click for Updates is recommended by Microsoft. T/F -
CORRECT ANSWER -
A service pack is a group of updates, bug fixes, updated drivers, and security
fixes. T/F - CORRECT ANSWER - True
A recently installed application update caused a vital application to crash during
the middle of the
workday. The application remained down until a previous version could be
reinstalled on the
, server, and this resulted in a significant loss of data and revenue.
Which of the following could BEST prevent this issue from occurring again?
A. Application configuration baselines
B. Application hardening
C. Application access controls
D. Application patch management - CORRECT ANSWER -
Which commands disable a service in the command line?
- net stop
- net start
-net disable
-sc config - CORRECT ANSWER - sc config
Hardening is the act of configuring an OS securely, updating it, and removing
unnecessary applications. T/F - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Which of the following encompasses application patch management?
- Configuration management
- Policy management
- Cross-site request forgery
- Fuzzing - CORRECT ANSWER - Configuration management
Which of the following is required to allow multiple servers to exist on one
physical server?
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Virtualization
- Infrastructure as a Service(IaaS) - CORRECT ANSWER - Virtualization
