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Answer 23 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is an incremental backup?
Set of rules that denies packets that dont meet a certain criteria
A backup that archives all files that have changed since the last backup
With devices to authenticate users asking for access
A backup that archives all selected files regardless of if they have changed since the last backup.

2. What products can be used to protect network devices?
With devices to authenticate users asking for access
Software firewall - IDs - App and OS patches
A PC that was taken over by malware - and now sends SPAM email to other pc's unknown to the user.
Read - write - read and execute - modify - full control

3. What is two factor security?
Software that protects and blocks against the IP's of known phishing sites
Physical+Data security
An application that filters data packets - uses resources of the pcm potentially slowing it
NT Backup

4. What is malicious software installed on a computer with the knowledge or permission of the user?
Physical+Data security
At home or business - full-time internet access - laptop or desktop?
Malware
On a secure tunnel over an unsecure network

5. What are file level permissions?
Malware
Broadcasts the networks name - can be turned off to make network 'disappear'
A backup that archives all selected files regardless of if they have changed since the last backup.
Read - write - read and execute - modify - full control

6. What folder level permissions are available?
Malware
At home or business - full-time internet access - laptop or desktop?
A backup that archives all files that have changed since the last backup
Read - write - list folder contents - read and execute - modify

7. What is phishing protection software?

8. What does SSID do?

9. What questions should you ask to determine security factors?
At home or business - full-time internet access - laptop or desktop?
An application that filters data packets - uses resources of the pcm potentially slowing it
SHA+MD5
With devices to authenticate users asking for access

10. Where should network equipment be housed?
Actively stops computers from accessing the PC
SHA+MD5
In a locked secure room
Read - write - read and execute - modify - full control

11. What is packet filtering?
A backup that archives all selected files regardless of if they have changed since the last backup.
Set of rules that denies packets that dont meet a certain criteria
On a secure tunnel over an unsecure network
At home or business - full-time internet access - laptop or desktop?

12. When is VPN (virtual private network) used?
SHA+MD5
NT Backup
Software firewall - IDs - App and OS patches
On a secure tunnel over an unsecure network

13. What is the command in a batch file to do a backup?
On a secure tunnel over an unsecure network
In a locked secure room
NT Backup
Broadcasts the networks name - can be turned off to make network 'disappear'

14. What is hash encoding?
Broadcasts the networks name - can be turned off to make network 'disappear'
SHA+MD5
Ensures messages are not corrupted or tampered with
Set of rules that denies packets that dont meet a certain criteria

15. What is a zombie?

16. What is a software firewall?
An application that filters data packets - uses resources of the pcm potentially slowing it
A PC that was taken over by malware - and now sends SPAM email to other pc's unknown to the user.
With devices to authenticate users asking for access
Malware

17. Most popular hashing algorithms?
Actively stops computers from accessing the PC
In a locked secure room
Ensures messages are not corrupted or tampered with
SHA+MD5

18. Which wireles tool uses a 64-bit or 128-bit incryption key?
WEP
SHA+MD5
With devices to authenticate users asking for access
Actively stops computers from accessing the PC

19. How can you protect your data?
NT Backup
With devices to authenticate users asking for access
In a locked secure room
A backup that archives all selected files regardless of if they have changed since the last backup.

20. What are two common security errors?
A backup that archives all selected files regardless of if they have changed since the last backup.
Broadcasts the networks name - can be turned off to make network 'disappear'
In a locked secure room
Incorrect permissions and incorrect configuration of the wireless utility

21. What is a full backup?
Malware
A backup that archives all selected files regardless of if they have changed since the last backup.
SHA+MD5
Broadcasts the networks name - can be turned off to make network 'disappear'

22. What does a firewall do?
Software that protects and blocks against the IP's of known phishing sites
Read - write - list folder contents - read and execute - modify
Read - write - read and execute - modify - full control
Actively stops computers from accessing the PC

23. What are biometric devices?
Read - write - list folder contents - read and execute - modify
An application that filters data packets - uses resources of the pcm potentially slowing it
Set of rules that denies packets that dont meet a certain criteria
Devices that detect valid users with their physical characteristics.