GSEC Prep Exam With Complete Solutions
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Which of the following processes is the public/private key-pair created for PKI? -
ANSWER Initialization
Which one of the following protocols operates at the Session layer of the OSI model? -
ANSWER Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol (ISAKMP) &
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol (BGMP)
Which is a security advantage of using elastic containers for application deployment? -
ANSWER Footholds disappear
Which of the following statements about DMZ are correct? - ANSWER It contains
company resources that are available on the Internet, such as Web servers and FTP
servers. & It is the boundary between the Internet and a private network.
How many phases does IKE have? - ANSWER Two
Which of the following should be implemented to protect an organization from spam? -
ANSWER E-mail filtering
You are going to upgrade your hard disk's file system from FAT to NTFS. What are the
major advantages of the NTFS file system over FAT16 and FAT32 file systems? -
ANSWER NTFS give improved disk compression than FAT16 and FAT32. NTFS gives
better file security than FAT16 and FAT32. NTFS file system supports for larger hard
disks.
Which of the following is the term used for unsolicited emails, which are sent to
thousands of email users? - ANSWER Spam
, Which of the above would be a common persistence vector? - ANSWER Registry key
Which of the following statements about buffer overflow is true? - ANSWER It is a
situation in which an application receives more data than it is designed to hold.
You are the administrator of a Microsoft-based network. Of all your servers, they are
clustered. Based on the following, which are likely to be reasons for the clustering? -
ANSWER Load Balancing & Failover
What would be some of the first things you would do to harden a system? - ANSWER
Lock down permissions, reduce the number of packages installed, limit services
You are writing a backup plan. Your goal is to attempt to ensure you have speed to
recovery but also to reduce the amount of storage space needed for the backups as
much as possible. Which backup scheme would you choose? - ANSWER Full backups
weekly; differential backup nightly afterward
Which of the following files contains the shadowed password entries in Linux? -
ANSWER /etc/shadow
Which of the following Windows 7 features provides an administrator with the ability to
passively inventory installed software and configure policies to block execution of
out-of-date or insecure software? - ANSWER App Locker
There are three major considerations when choosing a biometric mechanism. What are
they? - ANSWER Reliability, user acceptance, and cost
You have been hired to design a TCP/IP-based network that will contain both Unix and
Windows computers. You are planning a name resolution strategy. Which of the
following services will best suit the requirements of the network? - ANSWER DNS
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Which of the following processes is the public/private key-pair created for PKI? -
ANSWER Initialization
Which one of the following protocols operates at the Session layer of the OSI model? -
ANSWER Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol (ISAKMP) &
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol (BGMP)
Which is a security advantage of using elastic containers for application deployment? -
ANSWER Footholds disappear
Which of the following statements about DMZ are correct? - ANSWER It contains
company resources that are available on the Internet, such as Web servers and FTP
servers. & It is the boundary between the Internet and a private network.
How many phases does IKE have? - ANSWER Two
Which of the following should be implemented to protect an organization from spam? -
ANSWER E-mail filtering
You are going to upgrade your hard disk's file system from FAT to NTFS. What are the
major advantages of the NTFS file system over FAT16 and FAT32 file systems? -
ANSWER NTFS give improved disk compression than FAT16 and FAT32. NTFS gives
better file security than FAT16 and FAT32. NTFS file system supports for larger hard
disks.
Which of the following is the term used for unsolicited emails, which are sent to
thousands of email users? - ANSWER Spam
, Which of the above would be a common persistence vector? - ANSWER Registry key
Which of the following statements about buffer overflow is true? - ANSWER It is a
situation in which an application receives more data than it is designed to hold.
You are the administrator of a Microsoft-based network. Of all your servers, they are
clustered. Based on the following, which are likely to be reasons for the clustering? -
ANSWER Load Balancing & Failover
What would be some of the first things you would do to harden a system? - ANSWER
Lock down permissions, reduce the number of packages installed, limit services
You are writing a backup plan. Your goal is to attempt to ensure you have speed to
recovery but also to reduce the amount of storage space needed for the backups as
much as possible. Which backup scheme would you choose? - ANSWER Full backups
weekly; differential backup nightly afterward
Which of the following files contains the shadowed password entries in Linux? -
ANSWER /etc/shadow
Which of the following Windows 7 features provides an administrator with the ability to
passively inventory installed software and configure policies to block execution of
out-of-date or insecure software? - ANSWER App Locker
There are three major considerations when choosing a biometric mechanism. What are
they? - ANSWER Reliability, user acceptance, and cost
You have been hired to design a TCP/IP-based network that will contain both Unix and
Windows computers. You are planning a name resolution strategy. Which of the
following services will best suit the requirements of the network? - ANSWER DNS
