NETWORK SECURITY PRACTICE TEST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Which of the following is a computer network in a defined area that links buildings and consists
of multiple LANs within that limited geographical area? - ANS CAN
TCP is an example of what kind of transport protocol? - ANS Connection oriented
Which of the following devices forwards data packets to all connected ports? - ANS Hub
Users are complaining that the network's performance is unsatisfactory. It takes a long time to
pull files from the server, and, under heavy loads, workstations can become disconnected from
the server. The network is heavily used, and a new videoconferencing application is about to be
installed. The network is a 1000BASE-T system created with Ethernet hubs. Which device are
you most likely to install to alleviate the performance problems? - ANS Switch
As part of your network administrative responsibilities, you have completed your monthly
backups. As part of backup best practices, where should the media be stored? - ANS In a
secure offsite location
Before leaving for the day, one of the security administrators sends an email to the director of
security, informing him that an evil twin had been found and removed from the network. The
director forwards the email to you and asks what this means. Which of the following is the best
reply? - ANS A rouge wireless access point was found connected to the network.
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,You have been asked to provide a virtualized environment. Which of the following makes it
possible for many instances of an operating system to be run on the same machine? -
ANS Hypervisor
As part of its digital transformation strategy, your company no longer wants to be responsible
for hosting the email system on premises or even in the cloud. Which of the following service
models might you recommend? - ANS SaaS
A security analyst identifies malware that is traced back to the IP address 93.184.216.34. Which
one of the following tools might the security analyst use to determine if an active connection to
that IP address still resides on the infected system? - ANS netstat
Which network topology offers the greatest level of redundancy but has the highest
implementation cost? - ANS Wired Mesh
At which OSI layers can a switch operate? - ANS Layer 2
When a WAN is confined to a certain geographic area, such as a city, it is known as a -
ANS MAN
You have been asked to install a network that will give the network users the greatest amount of
fault tolerance. Which of the following network topologies would you choose? - ANS MESH
A single cable break can cause complete network disruption and it uses a single backbone to
connect all network devices. - ANS BUS Topology
At which OSI layers can a Router operate? - ANS Layer 3
Which of the following are sublayer of the data link layer? - ANS MAC
Which of the following is considered a transport protocol? - ANS TCP
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, Which of the following protocols offers guaranteed delivery? - ANS TCP
Which of the following devices passes data based on the MAC address? - ANS Switch
A client on your network has had no problems accessing the wireless network in the past, but
recently she moved to a new office. Since the move, she cannot access the network. Which of
the following is most likely the cause of the problem? - ANS The client system has moved too
far from the WAP.
With which cloud service model can consumers use the provider's applications but not manage
or control any of the underlying cloud infrastructure? - ANS Saas
What should you do if a weakness is discovered that affects network security, and no patch has
yet been released? - ANS Take the at-risk system offline
Which of the following is the best defense against social engineering? - ANS Awareness and
education
Many employees fell for a phishing email that appeared to be from a department head and
demanded that employees click on a link and complete an online survey by the end of the day.
Which one of the following principles of influence did these employees succumb to? -
ANS Authority
Which of the following is an attack that affects data availability? - ANS DDOS
How would you mitigate ARP poisoning on a small network? - ANS Use static mappings for IP
addresses
Which of the following threats is unknown to others and does not yet have a patch available? -
ANS Zero-day attack
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Which of the following is a computer network in a defined area that links buildings and consists
of multiple LANs within that limited geographical area? - ANS CAN
TCP is an example of what kind of transport protocol? - ANS Connection oriented
Which of the following devices forwards data packets to all connected ports? - ANS Hub
Users are complaining that the network's performance is unsatisfactory. It takes a long time to
pull files from the server, and, under heavy loads, workstations can become disconnected from
the server. The network is heavily used, and a new videoconferencing application is about to be
installed. The network is a 1000BASE-T system created with Ethernet hubs. Which device are
you most likely to install to alleviate the performance problems? - ANS Switch
As part of your network administrative responsibilities, you have completed your monthly
backups. As part of backup best practices, where should the media be stored? - ANS In a
secure offsite location
Before leaving for the day, one of the security administrators sends an email to the director of
security, informing him that an evil twin had been found and removed from the network. The
director forwards the email to you and asks what this means. Which of the following is the best
reply? - ANS A rouge wireless access point was found connected to the network.
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,You have been asked to provide a virtualized environment. Which of the following makes it
possible for many instances of an operating system to be run on the same machine? -
ANS Hypervisor
As part of its digital transformation strategy, your company no longer wants to be responsible
for hosting the email system on premises or even in the cloud. Which of the following service
models might you recommend? - ANS SaaS
A security analyst identifies malware that is traced back to the IP address 93.184.216.34. Which
one of the following tools might the security analyst use to determine if an active connection to
that IP address still resides on the infected system? - ANS netstat
Which network topology offers the greatest level of redundancy but has the highest
implementation cost? - ANS Wired Mesh
At which OSI layers can a switch operate? - ANS Layer 2
When a WAN is confined to a certain geographic area, such as a city, it is known as a -
ANS MAN
You have been asked to install a network that will give the network users the greatest amount of
fault tolerance. Which of the following network topologies would you choose? - ANS MESH
A single cable break can cause complete network disruption and it uses a single backbone to
connect all network devices. - ANS BUS Topology
At which OSI layers can a Router operate? - ANS Layer 3
Which of the following are sublayer of the data link layer? - ANS MAC
Which of the following is considered a transport protocol? - ANS TCP
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, Which of the following protocols offers guaranteed delivery? - ANS TCP
Which of the following devices passes data based on the MAC address? - ANS Switch
A client on your network has had no problems accessing the wireless network in the past, but
recently she moved to a new office. Since the move, she cannot access the network. Which of
the following is most likely the cause of the problem? - ANS The client system has moved too
far from the WAP.
With which cloud service model can consumers use the provider's applications but not manage
or control any of the underlying cloud infrastructure? - ANS Saas
What should you do if a weakness is discovered that affects network security, and no patch has
yet been released? - ANS Take the at-risk system offline
Which of the following is the best defense against social engineering? - ANS Awareness and
education
Many employees fell for a phishing email that appeared to be from a department head and
demanded that employees click on a link and complete an online survey by the end of the day.
Which one of the following principles of influence did these employees succumb to? -
ANS Authority
Which of the following is an attack that affects data availability? - ANS DDOS
How would you mitigate ARP poisoning on a small network? - ANS Use static mappings for IP
addresses
Which of the following threats is unknown to others and does not yet have a patch available? -
ANS Zero-day attack
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