PRACTICE TEST CORE 2

Question 1

What is samba?

Answer 1

Enables the integration of Linux and Windows systems so that workstations can use the Windows file and print sharing protocol to access shared resources on a Windows host.

Question 2

What is GFS?

Answer 2

Grandfather-father-son (GFS) is a backup rotation scheme that uses son tapes to store the most recent data and have the shortest retention period.

Question 3

What is SMART?

Answer 3

(Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) is a hard disk monitoring program. It is an alerting tool, not a diagnostic tool.

Question 3

What is chmod?

Answer 3

Can secure files and directories. Only the owner can change permissions.

Question 4

What uses a 4-way handshake to allow a station to associate with an access point, authenticate its credential, and exchange a key to use for data encryption?

Answer 4

WPA2

Question 4

What kind of software is often inadvertently installed by users, leading to recommendations for its removal due to potential security risks?

Answer 4

PUA (Potientially Unwanted Applications)

Question 5

Which of the following will block untrusted application sources from running on mobile devices?

Answer 5

Anti-Malware

Question 5

Is .apk an apple format? T or F

Answer 5

False

Question 6

What technique is used on hard drives that reset them to factory condition and the hard drives only contain the information necessary to interact with a file system?

Answer 6

Low-level formatting

Question 7

What technique ensures that old data is removed using zeroes or random patterns, leaving the disk in a “clean” state, ready to be passed to the new owner?

Answer 7

Erasing/wiping

Question 8

A security researcher wants to install an older operating system for research and testing. What is the most common medium that comes with a disc that the researcher should use?

Answer 8

Optical media

Question 8

Which of the following uses the file-copy tool as Windows using “robocopy”?

Answer 8

Automated backups

Question 9

A technician detected and reported an incident, resulting in the appropriate unit being notified and tasked with acting as first responders, taking charge of the situation, and formulating the appropriate response. What is this unit called?

Answer 9

CSIRT

Question 10

An administrator uses a method that assigns permissions and rights to a collection of user accounts. What is this called?

Answer 10

Security group

Question 11

Identify a subject and its permissions for the resource. A subject could be a human user, a computer, or a software service.

Answer 11

ACL (Access Control List)