Palo Alto PCCET UPDATED Questions
and CORRECT Answers
which malware type is installed in the bios of a machine, which means operating system level
tools cannot detect it? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- root kit
which type of advanced malware has entire sections of code that serve no purpose other than
to change the signature of the malware that's producing an infinite number of signatures
hashes for even the smallest of malware programs? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a.
obfuscated
b. distributed
c. multi functional
d. polymorphism CORRECT
which type of fishing attack is specifically directed at senior executives or other high profile
targets within an organization? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. spear phishing
b. whaling CORRECT
c. water holing
d. pharming
which type of cyber attack sends extremely high volumes of network traffic such as packets
data or transactions that render the victim's network unavailable or unusable? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- a. DDoS
b. phishing bot net CORRECT I THINK
c. DoS
d. spamming bot net
which wireless security protocol includes improved security for IOT devices smart bulbs
wireless appliances? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. WEP
b. WPA2
c. WPA3
d. WPA1
, with zero test capability provides a combination of anti-malware and intrusion and prevention
technologies to protect against both known and unknown threats including mobile device
threats? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. inspection of all traffic
b. least privilege
c. secure access
d. cyber threat protection CORRECT
which core components of cortex combines security orchestration insert management and
interactive investigation to serve security teams across the incident life cycle? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- a. Cortex XDR
b. Cortex XSOAR CORRECT
c. Cortex Data Lake
d. Auto Focus
choose the network device that transmits an electronic signal so that the wireless device is
can connect to a network - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. router
b. access point CORRECT
c. hub
d. switch
routing protocols are defined at which layer of the OSI model and specify how routers
communicate with one another on a network - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. network
CORRECT
b. application
c. data link
d. transport
which record specifies authoritative information about a DNS zone such as primary name
server email address of the domain administrator and domain serial number? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- a. Canonical Name (CNAME)
b. Mail Exchanger (MX)
c. Pointer (PTR)
d. Start of Authority (SOA) CORRECT
and CORRECT Answers
which malware type is installed in the bios of a machine, which means operating system level
tools cannot detect it? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- root kit
which type of advanced malware has entire sections of code that serve no purpose other than
to change the signature of the malware that's producing an infinite number of signatures
hashes for even the smallest of malware programs? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a.
obfuscated
b. distributed
c. multi functional
d. polymorphism CORRECT
which type of fishing attack is specifically directed at senior executives or other high profile
targets within an organization? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. spear phishing
b. whaling CORRECT
c. water holing
d. pharming
which type of cyber attack sends extremely high volumes of network traffic such as packets
data or transactions that render the victim's network unavailable or unusable? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- a. DDoS
b. phishing bot net CORRECT I THINK
c. DoS
d. spamming bot net
which wireless security protocol includes improved security for IOT devices smart bulbs
wireless appliances? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. WEP
b. WPA2
c. WPA3
d. WPA1
, with zero test capability provides a combination of anti-malware and intrusion and prevention
technologies to protect against both known and unknown threats including mobile device
threats? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. inspection of all traffic
b. least privilege
c. secure access
d. cyber threat protection CORRECT
which core components of cortex combines security orchestration insert management and
interactive investigation to serve security teams across the incident life cycle? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- a. Cortex XDR
b. Cortex XSOAR CORRECT
c. Cortex Data Lake
d. Auto Focus
choose the network device that transmits an electronic signal so that the wireless device is
can connect to a network - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. router
b. access point CORRECT
c. hub
d. switch
routing protocols are defined at which layer of the OSI model and specify how routers
communicate with one another on a network - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. network
CORRECT
b. application
c. data link
d. transport
which record specifies authoritative information about a DNS zone such as primary name
server email address of the domain administrator and domain serial number? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- a. Canonical Name (CNAME)
b. Mail Exchanger (MX)
c. Pointer (PTR)
d. Start of Authority (SOA) CORRECT
