Set 1 CompTIA Security+ Practice Questions

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1. Which of the following does relates to Biometricsy?

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The Biometrics uses finger prints, retinal scan and some times the DNA structure too to establish user Id.

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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... see morecomments are welcome! see less

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

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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RADIUS is a RAS authentication Service.

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

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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?

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

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Which of the following does relates to Biometricsy?
Which of the following services when placed on the edge of the...
Access Control list contains information relating to user to resource...
Which of the following is the best way to ascertain unique...
Which of the following would provide security for Web site access?
Which of the following is an example of the DoS?
MAC allows dynamic sharing of resources. T/F?
To allow access to a campus you would use smart card. T/F?
Who is responsible for access control in the MAC model?
When debugging an Operating system, a programmer would make use of a...
To transfer mails between email servers and respective clients you...
Which of the following is a key component in the Kerberos system?
Which of the following is a disadvantage when using a Wireless LAN?
Which of the following is an advantage with clear text authentication?
Which of the following use clear text password for authentication?
Which of the following is used to establish an error free IP-based...
A token is authentication protocol. T/F?
RADIUS is a dial-up protocol. T/F?
DDoS is a best way for testing Web server vulnerabilities. T/F?
Which of the following services relates to acknowledgment-less data...
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