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Chapter 1 The API is software that resides between the application
CHAPTER 1 – OPERATING SYSTEMS SECURITY: KEEPING COMPUTERS AND NETWORKS SECURE TRUE/FALSE 1. In the world of computers and networks, the operating system provides both the lock and the key to information. 2. The API is software that resides between […]
Chapter 10 Microsoft Outlook Into Which File Types Can
CHAPTER 10 – E-MAIL SECURITY TRUE/FALSE 1. MIME is designed for the exchange of electronic mail between networked systems, particularly via the Internet. 2. POP3 is popular among many ISPs because it is designed so that messages are downloaded to […]
Chapter 11 An online UPS connects city power directly to the electrical
CHAPTER 11 – SECURITY THROUGH DISASTER RECOVERY TRUE/FALSE 1. There are two types of UPS systems that are commonly marketed: onsite and offsite. 2. An online UPS normally regulates power to provide insurance for brownouts as well as outages. ANS: […]
Chapter 12 Active intrusion detection is effective as long as
CHAPTER 12 – SECURITY THROUGH MONITORING AND AUDITING TRUE/FALSE 1. Active intrusion detection is effective as long as the server or network administrator regularly checks the logs and recorded information for possible intrusion attempts. 2. At minimum, active intrusion detection […]
Chapter 2 A benign virus is one that replicates but does not
CHAPTER 2 – VIRUSES, WORMS, AND MALICIOUS SOFTWARE TRUE/FALSE 1. The W32.Pinfi virus is an example of a destructive virus that can infect Mac OS systems. 2. A benign virus is one that replicates but does not inflict harm on […]
Chapter 3 A secret key is used to both encrypt and decrypt data
CHAPTER 3 – SECURITY THROUGH AUTHENTICATION AND ENCRYPTION TRUE/FALSE 1. Sniffer software turns the NIC on its host computer into a virtual listening ear, capturing the network traffic that goes across that NIC on a particular network segment. 2. The […]
Chapter 4 If Active Directory is installed and you are working on a DC
CHAPTER 4 – ACCOUNT-BASED SECURITY TRUE/FALSE 1. A formal account policy may include decisions about the format of usernames and restrictions on how passwords are constructed. 2. The advantage of having accounts based on the position or function is that, […]
Chapter 5 Disk quotas reduce the risk that a user will occupy
CHAPTER 5 – FILE, DIRECTORY, AND SHARED RESOURCE SECURITY TRUE/FALSE 1. There are two general ways in which a system may be evaluated: Orange Book and Blue Book. 2. Disk quotas reduce the risk that a user will occupy all […]
Chapter 6 The payload data within the IP packet is actually the TCP header
CHAPTER 6 – FIREWALLS AND BORDER SECURITY TRUE/FALSE 1. TCP/IP consists of nearly 200 nonproprietary protocols that interconnect computer systems efficiently and reliably. 2. UDP does not provide the same level of reliability and error checking as TCP, because it […]
Chapter 7 The star topology is the oldest communications design
CHAPTER 7 – PHYSICAL AND NETWORK TOPOLOGY SECURITY TRUE/FALSE 1. In Red Hat Linux 9.x you configure screen effects, which are similar to a screen saver, and you can associate a password with the screen effects. 2. In decentralized situations, […]
Chapter 8 What The Maximum Speed Transmission For Directional
CHAPTER 8 – WIRELESS SECURITY TRUE/FALSE 1. WLANA is a consortium of universities researching wireless networking, located at Rutgers University. 2. Network signals are transmitted over radio waves in a fashion similar to the way your local radio station broadcasts. […]
Chapter 9 supports network connection authentication to prevent someone
CHAPTER 9 – WEB, REMOTE ACCESS, AND VPN SECURITY TRUE/FALSE 1. HTTPS is used primarily in native HTTP communications and does not encrypt data in IP-level communications. 2. Port 21 is a control port for FTP commands that controls how […]