Computer Science & Information Technology - Introduction To Computer Science. Quiz Level 1

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Users are trying to communicate with a network but are unable to do so. A network administrator sees connection attempts on port 20 from outside IP addresses that are being blocked. How can the administrator resolve this?

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The security administrator runs an rpm verify command which records the MD5 sum, permissions, and timestamp of each file on the system. The administrator saves this information to a separate server. Which of the following describes the procedure the administrator has performed?

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Users can authenticate to a company's web applications using their credentials form a popular social media site. Which of the following poses the greatest risk with this integration?

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A corporation has experienced several media leaks of proprietary data on various web forums. The posts were made during business hours and it is believed that the culprit is posting during work hours from a corporate machine. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) wants to scan internet traffic and keep records for later use in legal proceedings once the culprit is found. Which of the following provides the BEST solution?

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The finance department just procured a software application that needs to communicate back to the vendor server via SSL. Which of the following default ports on the firewall must the security engineer open to accomplish this task?

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A security administrator is investigating a recent server breach. The breach occurred as a result of a zero-day attack against a user program running on the server. Which of the following logs should the administrator search for information regarding the breach?

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A user attempts to install new and relatively unknown software recommended by a colleague. The user is unable to install the program, despite having successfully installed other programs previously. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause for the user's inability to complete the installation?

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A network administrator has identified port 21 being open and the lack of an IDS as a potential risk to the company. Due to budget constraints, FTP is the only option that the company can is to transfer data and network equipment cannot be purchased. Which of the following is this known as?

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A security Operations Center was scanning a subnet for infections and found a contaminated machine. One of the administrators disabled the switch port that the machine was connected to, and informed a local technician of the infection. Which of the following steps did the administrator perform?

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A security administrator wants to block unauthorized access to a web server using a locally installed software program. Which of the following should the administrator deploy?

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The security manager must store a copy of a sensitive document and needs to verify at a later point that the document has not been altered. Which of the following will accomplish the security manager's objective?

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A security administrator has concerns that employees are installing unapproved applications on their company provide smartphones. Which of the following would BEST mitigate this?

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Internet banking customers currently use an account number and password to access their online accounts. The bank wants to improve security on high value transfers by implementing a system which call users back on a mobile phone to authenticate the transaction with voice verification. Which of the following authentication factors are being used by the bank?

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A technician wants to secure communication to the corporate web portal, which is currently using HTTP. Which of the following is the FIRST step the technician should take?

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Which of the following is MOST critical in protecting control systems that cannot be regularly patched?

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Which of the following is replayed during wireless authentication to exploit a weak key infrastructure?

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Which of the following is the BEST technology for the sender to use in order to secure the in-band exchange of a shared key?

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Which of the following design components is used to isolate network devices such as web servers?

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Which of the following is considered a risk management BEST practice of succession planning?

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Which of the following authentication protocols makes use of UDP for its services?

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Which of the following authentication methods can use the SCTP and TLS protocols for reliable packet transmissions?

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Which of the following access methods uses radio frequency waves for authentication?

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When designing a corporate NAC solution, which of the following is the MOST relevant integration issue?

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A software developer utilizes cryptographic functions to generate codes that verify message integrity. Due to the nature if the data that is being sent back and forth from the client application to the server, the developer would like to change the cryptographic function to one that verities both authentication and message integrity. Which of the following algorithms should the software developer utilize?

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