Question 1
Which port category does the port 110 fall into?
Correct Answer:
A. Well known port
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Question 2
Which of the following Linux commands can change both the username and group name a file belongs to?
Correct Answer:
B. chgrp
Question 3
The Windows 'tracert' begins by sending what type of packet to the destination host?
Correct Answer:
A. A UDP packet with a TTL of 1
Question 4
To update from a Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server, users of the machine must have what rights, If any?
Correct Answer:
D. Local Administrator
Question 5
Which of the following tools is used to configure, control, and query the TCP/IP network interface parameters?
Correct Answer:
D. IFCONFIG
Question 6
Which of the following TCP packet flags indicates that host should IMMEDIATELY terminate the connection containing the packet?
Correct Answer:
D. RST
Question 7
Which of the following SIP INVITE lines indicates to the remote registrar the VoIP phone that initiated the call?
Correct Answer:
D. User-Agent
Question 8
Which of the following is a characteristic of hash operations?
Correct Answer:
D. Variable length output
Question 9
Which services will have listening ports on a hardened Linux log server?
Correct Answer:
C. SSH and syslog
Question 10
Which logging capability is provided natively by syslog?
Correct Answer:
B. Collection
Question 11
Your software developer comes to you with an application that controls a user device. The application monitors its own behavior and that of the device and creates log files. The log files are expected to grow steadily and rapidly. Your developer currently has the log files stored in the /bin folder with the application binary. Where would you suggest that the developer store the log files?
Correct Answer:
A. /var/log
Question 12
You are responsible for technical support at a company. One of the employees complains that his new laptop cannot connect to the company wireless network. You have verified that he is entering a valid password/passkey. What is the most likely problem?
Correct Answer:
C. MAC filtering is blocking him.
Question 13
What is the maximum number of connections a normal Bluetooth device can handle at one time?
Correct Answer:
E. 7
Question 14
Which of the following statements about Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) are true? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.
Correct Answer:
A. It uses TCP port 443 as the default port.; B. It is a protocol used in the Universal Resource Locater (URL) address line to connect to a secure site.
Question 15
What is the motivation behind SYN/FIN scanning?
Correct Answer:
B. SYN/FIN packets are commonly used to launch denial of service attacks against BSD hosts.