Practice Assessment Review

Question 1

What is measured in ohms?

Answer 1

Resistance

Question 2

What is measured in amps?

Answer 2

Current

Question 3

Alarm that is triggered manually and could be implemented as a wireless pendant, concealed sensor or trigger, or call contact.

Answer 3

Duress alarm

Question 4

Alarm that sounds when the circuit is opened or closed, depending on the type of alarm. This could be caused by a door opening or by a fence being cut.

Answer 4

Circuit-based alarm

Question 5

Alarm that is linked to a detector triggered by movement within a room or other area. The sensors in these detectors are either microwave radio reflection or passive infrared (PIR).

Answer 5

Motion-based alarm

Question 6

Alarms that uses radio frequency ID (RFID) tags and readers that can be used to track the movement of tagged objects within an area.

Answer 6

Proximity alarms

Question 7

Backup that selects new files and files modified since the original full job. Has moderate time and storage requirements and relatively faster during restore

Answer 7

Differential backup

Question 8

Backup that is an option for creating full backups with lower data transfer requirements. Not generated directly from the original data but instead assembled from other backup jobs.

Answer 8

Synthetic backup

Question 9

Backup job that produces a file that contains all the data from the source. This means that the backup file is nominally the same size.

Answer 9

Full backup

Question 10

Backup that selects only new files and files modified since the previous job. Has the lowest time and storage requirement, but longer restore time.

Answer 10

Incremental backup

Question 11

A group policy that configures computer settings and user profile settings for all computers and user accounts within a domain.

Answer 11

Domain group policy

Question 12

A script that performs some type of configuration or process activity when the user signs in.

Answer 12

Login script

Question 13

The action of installing applications that are obtained outside of the device’s official app store.

Answer 13

Sideloading

Question 14

Will reset the device to its factory state.

Answer 14

Wiping

Question 15

The default shell command interpreter uses what stream for the user’s keyboard input?

Answer 15

stdin

Question 16

Any errors in a terminal stream are identified by which stream?

Answer 16

stderr

Question 17

Which stream reads data from a shell from the tty device and displays it through the terminal.

Answer 17

stdout

Question 18

A set of common interface standards designed to facilitate compatibility between different operating systems, including but not limited to Unix-like systems and Windows.

Answer 18

POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface)

Question 19

Play or show some sort of content embedded in a web page, or other video/multimedia format.

Answer 19

Plugin

Question 20

Add or change a browser feature via its application programming interface (API).

Answer 20

Extensions

Question 21

Indicates the site used to perform web searches directly from the address bar.

Answer 21

A search provider

Question 22

A method used by developers to integrate custom-developed software with other software applications.

Answer 22

API (Application Programming Interface)

Question 23

When used with a particular command, what switch lists the syntax and switched used for the command?

Answer 23

/?

Question 24

What wildcard character can be used to indicate a string of characters?

Answer 24

• (asterisk)

Question 25

When used with the *dir* command, what switch(es) can be used to list files using a wide format with no details?

Answer 25

/w

Question 26

Evidence that is not immediately visible or accessible, but can be uncovered through further investigation or forensic processes.

Answer 26

Latent evidence

Question 27

Involves recovering and analyzing data to determine the nature and scope of a security incident.

Answer 27

Digital forensics

Question 28

An option for creating full backups with lower data transfer requirements.

Answer 28

Synthetic backup

Question 29

Backup job that selects only new files and files modified since the previous job. Has the lowest time and storage requirement.

Answer 29

Incremental

Question 30

Backup job that selects new files and files modified since the original full job. Has moderate time and storage requirement

Answer 30

Differential

Question 31

Remote Desktop Protocol on a Windows workstation or server runs on what TCP port?

Answer 31

port 3389

Question 32

SSH uses what TCP port?

Answer 32

port 22

Question 33

VNC (Virtual Network Connection) works over what TCP port?

Answer 33

port 5900

Question 34

To delete a drive mapping, what is the correct syntax?

Answer 34

net use X: /delete

Question 35

A tool used by the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to restore the OS environment to its ship state.

Answer 35

Recovery partition

Question 36

A technician provides a passcode to the user and connects over port 443. What type of Windows help session does the user create when using CTRL+START+Q?

Answer 36

Microsoft Quick Assist

Question 37

A user asks for help from a technician or co-worker via an invitation file protected by a passcode.

Answer 37

Microsoft Remote Assistance (MSRA)

Question 38

How many bits long is an IPv6 address in total, and how many bits identify the host portion?

Answer 38

In IPv6, the address is **128** bits long and the interface address portion is always the last **64** bits.

Question 39

Console that allows administrators to view, edit, and troubleshoot the properties of installed hardware, update drivers, and remove or disable devices

Answer 39

Device Manager (devmgmt.msc)

Question 40

Console that displays a summary of any fixed and removable disks.

Answer 40

Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc)

Question 41

Tool that runs various operations to speed up the performance of hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs).

Answer 41

Defragment and Optimize Drives (dfrgui.exe)

Question 42

Console that provides administrators with an advanced interface for creating, modifying, disabling, and deleting user accounts. This console is also useful for resetting the password for an account.

Answer 42

Local Users and Groups (lusrmgr.msc)

Question 43

On a solid state drive (SSD), data is stored in units called what?

Answer 43

Blocks

Question 44

Defragment and Optimize Drives tool (dfrgui.exe) on a solid state drive (SSD) does what?

Answer 44

The tool runs a trim process that identifies data that the OS has marked as **deletable**. When the tool initiates a trim, data that is marked as deletable ultimately has its occupied blocks tagged as **writable**.

Question 45

A network engineer implements a proxy at a small company. The configuration does not require settings on every client machine. What type of proxy does the engineer deploy?

Answer 45

A **transparent** proxy does not require any client configuration as the server handles the appropriate settings. An **intercepting** proxy does not require that each client is individually configured.

Question 46

What means that unless there is a rule specifying that access should be granted, any request for access is denied?

Answer 46

Implicit deny

Question 47

What means that a specific rule is created that denies any access to a system or service?

Answer 47

Explicit deny

Question 48

Which file does the technician inspect for problems related to a specific operating system boot problem?

Answer 48

BOOTMGFW

Question 49

Reset is usually effective in restoring unresponsive or frozen systems and is one of the first things to try when faced with a malfunctioning app or slow performance.

Answer 49

soft reset

Question 50

Reset that removes all user data, apps, and settings. The device will either have to be manually reconfigured or restored from a backup configuration. This would be a drastic measure.

Answer 50

factory reset

Question 51

Command that clears a system’s DNS cache.

Answer 51

ipconfig /flushdns

Question 52

A lunchtime attack is where a threat actor is able to access a computer that has been left unlocked. What might a security engineer suggest as a solution to deter lunchtime attacks?

Answer 52

Policies -- can configure screensavers that lock the desktop after a period of inactivity.

Question 53

A method where a fraudulent DNS address may be used to direct users to fraudulent websites.

Answer 53

DNS spoofing