CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 Chapter 3 questions with complete solutions

What is HIDS? CORRECT ANSWERS: Host-based Intrusion Detection System What is a personal firewall? CORRECT ANSWERS: an application that protects an individual computer from unwanted Internet traffic, by way of a set of rules and policies What is a pop-up blocker? CORRECT ANSWERS: An application/add-on on a web browser that blocks pop-up windows that usually contain advertisements What is ad filtering? CORRECT ANSWERS: Pop-up blocking What are content filters? CORRECT ANSWERS: Individual computer programs that block external files that use JavaScript or images from loading into the browser What is the root of trust? CORRECT ANSWERS: A set of code and functions, usually embedded into a trusted platform module, that allows or denies tasks such as booting and drive encryption. What is a measured boot? CORRECT ANSWERS: Takes measurements of the secure boot process, signs those results with a TPM, and reports those measurements to a trusted third party such as a remote attestation service. What is attestation? CORRECT ANSWERS: The act of verifying whether a process is secure; for example, the secure boot process of a UEFI-based system What are removable media controls? CORRECT ANSWERS: Security controls put into place to protect the data residing on USB flash drives and other removable media, and to protect the systems that they connect to. What is High Availability? CORRECT ANSWERS: When a system or component (such as a RAID array) is continuously operational for an extended period of time. The component should have an average 99.9% uptime or higher. What is a self-encrypting drive (SED)? CORRECT ANSWERS: Hard drives that encrypt all of the contents held within using encryption keys that are maintained independently from the CPU of the housing computer. What is a hardware security module (HSM)? CORRECT ANSWERS: A physical device that deals with the encryption of authentication processes, digital signings and payment processes. What is bluejacking? CORRECT ANSWERS: The sending of unsolicited messages to Bluetooth-enabled devices such as mobile phones and tablets. What is bluesnarfing? CORRECT ANSWERS: The unauthorized