Fundamentals of Cybersecurity Final
Exam Questions And Actual Answers.
We need to create a three-factor authentication system. The system already uses a USB device that is
unlocked with the user's fingerprint. Which of the following can we add to implement three separate
factors?
A. A file of secret information stored on the user's authorized computers
B. Signature recognition
C. A process that requires the user's cell phone
D. A PIN entered via a built-in PIN pad - Answer D. A PIN entered via a built-in PIN pad
There are three types of tokens; which of the following is not a correct type?
A. Offensive tokens
B. One-time password tokens
C. Challenge-response tokens
D. Passive tokens - Answer A. Offensive tokens
In practice, computer-based access control begins by making each process into its own:
A. house.
,B. island.
C. apartment.
D. planet. - Answer B. Island
____________ flaws in the software, such as finger service, are often exploited.
A. Windows
B. Shell shock
C. Buffer overflow
D. Blue screen of death - Answer C. Buffer Overflow
Most Microsoft Windows fatal errors (blue screen of death) are caused by:
A. hardware failure.
B. applications.
C. device drivers.
D. security violations. - Answer C. Device Drivers
Random access memory (RAM) access choices include which of the following? Multiple Choice
,A. read and write access.
B. no access.
C. write access only.
D. read access only. - Answer A. Read and Write Access, B. No Access, and D. Read Access Only
A type of security control that takes measures to help restore a system is referred to as:
A. detective.
B. preventative.
C. All of these are correct.
D. corrective. - Answer D. Corrective
On Unix-based systems, users type commands into a program to handle keyboard commands called a:
A. Typewriter.
B. CMD.
C. Shell.
D. Linux. - Answer C. Shell
, One of the vulnerabilities the Morris worm used was a networking service called finger. The purpose of
the finger service is to:
A. determine which ports are open on a computer.
B. report which device drivers a computer uses.
C. determine which operating system is running on a computer.
D. report the status of individual computer users. - Answer D. Report the Status of Individual Computer
Users
An example of _________ security control is when you unplug a computer from the internet to protect it
from malware.
A. mechanical
B. logical
C. physical
D. cryptographic - Answer A. Mechanical
True or False? A computer's basic input/output system (BIOS) is a computer program stored in read-only
memory (ROM). - Answer True
_________ is another name applied to IDE connections.
A. PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express)
Exam Questions And Actual Answers.
We need to create a three-factor authentication system. The system already uses a USB device that is
unlocked with the user's fingerprint. Which of the following can we add to implement three separate
factors?
A. A file of secret information stored on the user's authorized computers
B. Signature recognition
C. A process that requires the user's cell phone
D. A PIN entered via a built-in PIN pad - Answer D. A PIN entered via a built-in PIN pad
There are three types of tokens; which of the following is not a correct type?
A. Offensive tokens
B. One-time password tokens
C. Challenge-response tokens
D. Passive tokens - Answer A. Offensive tokens
In practice, computer-based access control begins by making each process into its own:
A. house.
,B. island.
C. apartment.
D. planet. - Answer B. Island
____________ flaws in the software, such as finger service, are often exploited.
A. Windows
B. Shell shock
C. Buffer overflow
D. Blue screen of death - Answer C. Buffer Overflow
Most Microsoft Windows fatal errors (blue screen of death) are caused by:
A. hardware failure.
B. applications.
C. device drivers.
D. security violations. - Answer C. Device Drivers
Random access memory (RAM) access choices include which of the following? Multiple Choice
,A. read and write access.
B. no access.
C. write access only.
D. read access only. - Answer A. Read and Write Access, B. No Access, and D. Read Access Only
A type of security control that takes measures to help restore a system is referred to as:
A. detective.
B. preventative.
C. All of these are correct.
D. corrective. - Answer D. Corrective
On Unix-based systems, users type commands into a program to handle keyboard commands called a:
A. Typewriter.
B. CMD.
C. Shell.
D. Linux. - Answer C. Shell
, One of the vulnerabilities the Morris worm used was a networking service called finger. The purpose of
the finger service is to:
A. determine which ports are open on a computer.
B. report which device drivers a computer uses.
C. determine which operating system is running on a computer.
D. report the status of individual computer users. - Answer D. Report the Status of Individual Computer
Users
An example of _________ security control is when you unplug a computer from the internet to protect it
from malware.
A. mechanical
B. logical
C. physical
D. cryptographic - Answer A. Mechanical
True or False? A computer's basic input/output system (BIOS) is a computer program stored in read-only
memory (ROM). - Answer True
_________ is another name applied to IDE connections.
A. PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express)
