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chpt 16 networking
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. Where do most network threats come from? | A) Internal users |
| What aspect of protecting your network involves theft of equipment? | B) Physical security |
| Which of the following items make up the strongest complex passwords? | A) Lowercase letters B) Uppercase letters C) Numbers D) Special characters This is the correct answer. E) All of the above |
| What is another name for port filtering? | A) Port blocking |
| What is the term used to describe when folder permissions flow downward into subfolders? | B) Inheritance |
| How should user accounts be established? | E) Answers B and C B) Only given to specified individuals C) Allowed access to needed resources |
| Where would a DMZ more commonly be found? | D) On a larger network |
| Just after opening a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, Rowan notices that some of his filenames have changed and that his network connection no longer works. What type of malware has infected his computer? | B) Macro |
| What problem does a rogue access point introduce? | C) Unauthorized access to a wireless network |
| What is the difference between a virus and a worm? | D) A worm replicates across networks. A virus does not. |
| Which statements about passwords are true? | E) Answers A and C A) You should change your password regularly. C) Writing your password on a piece of paper in case you forget it is okay as long as you keep the paper in a locked drawer. |
| Which statement is true? | A) A DoS uses a zombie whereas a DDoS uses a botnet to attack a single system. |
| What is a honeypot? | A) It acts as a fake network, luring potential hackers away from the actual network. |
| You receive an e-mail from your credit card company informing you that your card number has been stolen. You click a link in the e-mail and are taken to what looks like your credit card company’s Web site, | where you are asked to enter your credit card number to determine if it is among those that were recently stolen. What should you do? B) Call the toll-free number listed on the Web site to verify it is legitimate before entering your card number. |
| Which are examples of a software firewall? | E) Answers B and D B) Host-based firewalls D) ZoneAlarm Pro |
| Bogus e-mails trying to trick you into revealing information constitute_____ attacks. | Phishing |
| ____________is when you separate and either allow or deny access based only on the packet type being sent. | Packet filtering |
| A __________is either hardware or software that protects a network from threats by using a variety of methods. | Firewalls |
| When your network blocks out traffic based on port number, you are using ___________. | Port Filtering |
| The microsoft windows XP operating includes a built-in feature called_______ to protect from network threats. | Windows firewall |
| The infamous smurf attack is a classic | Denial of service(DOS) attack |
| Many IT professionals are surprised when they first learn that the majority of network threats are _________________, | Internal |
| The ____________ is when a network administrator has set up a perimeter defense using two routers on the outer edge of your corporate network between your firewall and the internet. | Demilitarized zone(DMZ) |
| _____hides your private network's IP addresses from the internet. | Network address translation. |
| A ________ makes copies of itself across hard drives but not across a network. | Virus |
| The term ________ defines any program or code that's designed to do something on a system or network that you don't want to have happen. | Malware |
| A __________ is a piece of malware that looks or pretends to do one thing while, at the same time, doing something evil. | Tojan |
| _________ the process of using or manipulating people inside the networking environment to gain access to that network from the outside. | Social engineering |
| _____________are the work of hackers whose only interest is in bringing a network to its knees | Denial of service attack(DOS) |
| A ___________ is an unauthorized wireless access point(wap) installed in a computer network. | Rogue access points |
| ____________ is using another person's wireless network without that person's permission. | Lenching |
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