Networking Fundamentals Final Exam


White, Black, and Gray Hat Hackers are differentiated by the skills they possess and the techniques they apply to access networks.





As the Internet of Things (IoT) expands, the potential power of botnets increases as well.
At what Layer of the Open Source Interconnection (OSI) model do proxy servers operate?
Which of the following Access Control List (ACL) commands would permit Web-browsing traffic from any IP address to any IP address?
What kind of firewall blocks traffic based on application data contained within the packets?
Which of the following features is common to both an Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) and traditional firewalls?
Which Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) feature allows a Network Admin to restrict traffic generated by a specific game?
What software might be installed on a device in order to authenticate it to the Network?
Which of the following is NOT One of the three Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) services provided by Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) and Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System (TACACS) 1?
What feature of Windows Server allows for Agentless Authentication?
Which command on an Arista switch would require an Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) notification when too many devices try to connect to a port?
Active Directory (AD) and 389 Directory Server are both compatible with which Directory Access Protocol?
Edie maps out a Network by using an application to analyze IP information. Which of the following terms best describe this specific act?
Blacklisting would be especially reflective protection against ________.
How do Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) and Network-based Intrusion
Prevention Systems (NIPS) differ from their counterparts, Host-based Intrusion Detection Systems (HIDS) and Host Intrusion Prevention Systems (HIPS)?
An Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) temporarily stops all team members from accessing a database of code. After evaluating the network, the team finds out that the event occurred because a team member accessed the Network through a Virtual Private
Network (VPN), which the Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) was programmed to
prohibit. This is an example of _____.
Which of the following is an example of an Air-gapped system?
Which of the following is an example of Defensive Hacking?
Mondo is a hacker who has accessed a Network and stolen the credit card as well as Social
Security Numbers (SSN) stored there. He tries to sell the information online, but Mondo’s buyers say the information he sent them consisted of useless random numbers, and the buyers began to
harass him. What most likely has happened here?
Which of the following is an example of a Logical Rules-based Detection Principle?
What term refers to capturing data as it flows through a Network in order to log and analyze the data later?
Countermeasures include basic policies for things like creating acceptable passwords and
expectations for internet use, not just technological solutions.
A researcher studying malicious code or malware would likely do so on a(n) _____ computer.
Detection-specific data refers to _________.
Network-based Intrusion Prevention Systems (NIPS), Host-based Intrusion Detection
Systems (HIDS), and Firewalls as well as similar technology are examples of _____.
Whitelisting is an example of an application-level __________.
Which of the following is an example of a misfeasor?
Ultimately, White, Gray, and Black hats are primarily distinguished by __________.
What tool typically shows up in search results for Penetration Testing software?
Which of the following is an example of a function performed by the analyzer of an Intrusion
Detection Systems (IDS) or Intrusion Preventive Systems (IPS)?
Air gapping provides the least protection against which of the following kinds of cyberattacks?
Veronica tries to hack into a Bank Manager’s account to uncover security vulnerabilities. When
she succeeds, Veronica surprises the manager and their IT Department by sending a screenshot of the sensitive information along with a note saying, “Look what I can do! Wonder who else could do it, too?” Veronica is a _____.
Which of the following is an example of a clandestine user?
Which of the following is an example of a masquerader?
Which type of scanning tool is designed especially for wireless networks?
A sensor in an Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) is the part that _________.
Which of the following represents an action that fits the definition of being a hacker?
Tools like Network Mapper (NMAP) and Metasploit reveal __________ that can be _________.
What is the difference between Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Intrusion Preventive Systems (IPS)?
What is the name of the Port Scanning Tool that checks all 65,535 ports to determine whether
there is an active service running on the Host Computer?
When many systems are infected by the same malware and are used to engage in things like Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, it’s called __________.
Which type of malware is delivered not only through email attachments or enticing links but also through software that often has legitimate applications?
The common link across all types of malware is _________.
Cookies are used for all of the following EXCEPT __________.
Free applications and websites are highly likely to host legal ___________.
Which of the following pairs contains two types of malware that are both able to self-replicate?
Backdoors effectively defeat firewalls by _________.
Botnets are closely associated with __________.
What could happen if a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system falls victim to a successful cyberattack?
What is the name of the 2003 worm that was the first piece of malware that specifically targeted
Microsoft Structured Query Language (SQL) servers?