Set 1 CompTIA Security+ Practice Questions

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    Which of the following does relates to Biometricsy?

    • Finger print
    • Residential address
    • User password
    • User ID card
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Comptia Security+ Practice Questions covering the exam objective: Concepts of Security. You can take these for practice or take it as a topic wise practice exam. Feedback and comments are welcome!

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  • 2. 

    Which of the following services when placed on the edge of the network, will provide security to the entire network?

    • Firewall

    • Router

    • Antivirus

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Firewall
    Explanation
    Router is a gateway and antivirus resides on all systems. Firewall is meant to safe guard the network from external attacks.

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  • 3. 

    Access Control list contains information relating to user to resource access mapping. T/F?

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    The information of mapping users to their permissions for resource access would be available in the ACL.

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  • 4. 

    Which of the following is the best way to ascertain unique identification of an employee?

    • Smart Card

    • Username/Password

    • Biometric

    • Credit Card

    Correct Answer
    A. Biometric
    Explanation
    Biometric will authenticate or establish User ID depending on the physical attribute of the user. For ex: Finger print, hand scan or retina scan.

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  • 5. 

    Which of the following would provide security for Web site access?

    • Anonymous logon

    • Digital signature

    • Certificate

    • Token

    Correct Answer
    A. Certificate
    Explanation
    Certificates are best used during WAN access. For ex: when using web sites that require you to provide confidential information about yourself, or when you are logging in to the Intranet, from an unknown location.

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  • 6. 

    Which of the following is an example of the DoS?

    • A computer on your network has crashed

    • Your router is unable to find a destination outside of your network

    • Your Web server has gone into a loop trying to service a client request.

    • You keyboard is no longer responding.

    Correct Answer
    A. Your Web server has gone into a loop trying to service a client request.
    Explanation
    DoS is a way of engaging a Web Server continuously in one specific task by outing it on a loop and ensuring it is unable to respond to any further requests.

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  • 7. 

    MAC allows dynamic sharing of resources. T/F?

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    MAC uses a static or predefined set of access privileges and hence cannot allow dynamic sharing of resources.

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  • 8. 

    To allow access to a campus you would use smart card. T/F?

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    To allow access to a campus you would use smart cards.

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  • 9. 

    Who is responsible for access control in the MAC model?

    • Mandatory Access Control

    • Discretionary Access Control

    • Role Based Access Control

    • Any of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Mandatory Access Control
    Explanation
    System administrator is responsible for access control in the MAC model. The owner will be responsible for DAC. The RBAC is dependent on the role played by the user in the organization.

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  • 10. 

    When debugging an Operating system, a programmer would make use of a back door door. T/F?

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    A programmer makes use of back doors in the program for the purpose of debugging or observing the performance of the program.

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  • 11. 

    To transfer mails between email servers and respective clients you would require POP3 service. T/F?

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    To transfer mails between email servers and their respective clients POP3 (Post Office Protocol Version 3) is used.

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  • 12. 

    Which of the following is a key component in the Kerberos system?

    • Key Distribution Center

    • Token

    • RAS server

    • Certificate Server

    Correct Answer
    A. Key Distribution Center
    Explanation
    The Kerberos system requires a Key Distribution Center (KDC) which is responsible for authenticating any network user, Computer or Service. Depending on whether the authentication fails or succeeds the ticket will be granted to the end user, Computer or Service.

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  • 13. 

    Which of the following is a disadvantage when using a Wireless LAN?

    • Loss of signal strength

    • Eavesdropping

    • Blackout

    • EMI

    Correct Answer
    A. Eavesdropping
    Explanation
    Wireless LANs is dependent on frequency for transmission and reception. This makes the media very susceptible to overhearing or eavesdropping.

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  • 14. 

    Which of the following is an advantage with clear text authentication?

    • Advantage is that it is easy to remember passwords

    • Advantage is that it is easy to implement

    • Advantage is it is free of errors

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Advantage is that it is easy to implement
    Explanation
    Clear text authentication is very simple and easy to implement and verify. But a network that has implemented clear text security is not very secure as it is very easy to decipher clear text passwords.

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  • 15. 

    Which of the following use clear text password for authentication?

    • PAP

    • CHAP

    • Certificate

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. PAP
    Explanation
    PAP uses clear text and is a two-way handshake protocol.

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  • 16. 

    Which of the following is used to establish an error free IP-based network?

    • DNS

    • DHCP

    • RAS

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. DHCP
    Explanation
    It is imperative that users be assigned IP addresses for the purpose of connecting to the company resources. This dynamic allocation will be possible only with the help of DHCP service.

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  • 17. 

    A token is authentication protocol. T/F?

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    A token is generated when a user has been successfully authenticated. This token is attached to the users� session and will be destroyed once the session is terminated or after the user has logged out. This token will contain user access permission assigned on the network resources for that user. Token is a system and not a protocol.

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  • 18. 

    RADIUS is a dial-up protocol. T/F?

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    RADIUS is a RAS authentication Service.

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  • 19. 

    DDoS is a best way for testing Web server vulnerabilities. T/F?

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    DDoS (Distributed DoS) would test for more vulnerabilities on the server than the DoS would.

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  • 20. 

    Which of the following services relates to acknowledgment-less data transfer?

    • ARP

    • FTP

    • TFTP

    • DHCP

    Correct Answer
    A. TFTP
    Explanation
    TFTP (trivial File Transfer Protocol) uses UDP for data transfer and hence does not facilitate acknowledgements.

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