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Cisco IT Essentials

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Answer 23 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. What does SSID do?

2. What is hash encoding?
An application that filters data packets - uses resources of the pcm potentially slowing it
Software firewall - IDs - App and OS patches
Ensures messages are not corrupted or tampered with
NT Backup

3. Which wireles tool uses a 64-bit or 128-bit incryption key?
SHA+MD5
Incorrect permissions and incorrect configuration of the wireless utility
On a secure tunnel over an unsecure network
WEP

4. What is malicious software installed on a computer with the knowledge or permission of the user?
Set of rules that denies packets that dont meet a certain criteria
An application that filters data packets - uses resources of the pcm potentially slowing it
Malware
On a secure tunnel over an unsecure network

5. What are file level permissions?
With devices to authenticate users asking for access
Read - write - read and execute - modify - full control
A PC that was taken over by malware - and now sends SPAM email to other pc's unknown to the user.
A backup that archives all selected files regardless of if they have changed since the last backup.

6. Where should network equipment be housed?
Incorrect permissions and incorrect configuration of the wireless utility
At home or business - full-time internet access - laptop or desktop?
In a locked secure room
WEP

7. Most popular hashing algorithms?
SHA+MD5
Malware
With devices to authenticate users asking for access
NT Backup

8. What is a full backup?
SHA+MD5
A backup that archives all selected files regardless of if they have changed since the last backup.
WEP
On a secure tunnel over an unsecure network

9. What is two factor security?
Set of rules that denies packets that dont meet a certain criteria
Ensures messages are not corrupted or tampered with
A backup that archives all files that have changed since the last backup
Physical+Data security

10. What is an incremental backup?
NT Backup
A backup that archives all selected files regardless of if they have changed since the last backup.
Read - write - list folder contents - read and execute - modify
A backup that archives all files that have changed since the last backup

11. What is a software firewall?
Read - write - read and execute - modify - full control
Devices that detect valid users with their physical characteristics.
With devices to authenticate users asking for access
An application that filters data packets - uses resources of the pcm potentially slowing it

12. What are biometric devices?
Read - write - read and execute - modify - full control
Devices that detect valid users with their physical characteristics.
Set of rules that denies packets that dont meet a certain criteria
Ensures messages are not corrupted or tampered with

13. What folder level permissions are available?
Read - write - list folder contents - read and execute - modify
Ensures messages are not corrupted or tampered with
A PC that was taken over by malware - and now sends SPAM email to other pc's unknown to the user.
Actively stops computers from accessing the PC

14. What is the command in a batch file to do a backup?
A backup that archives all selected files regardless of if they have changed since the last backup.
SHA+MD5
NT Backup
Actively stops computers from accessing the PC

15. What products can be used to protect network devices?
A PC that was taken over by malware - and now sends SPAM email to other pc's unknown to the user.
Software firewall - IDs - App and OS patches
A backup that archives all files that have changed since the last backup
WEP

16. What are two common security errors?
Software that protects and blocks against the IP's of known phishing sites
Actively stops computers from accessing the PC
Incorrect permissions and incorrect configuration of the wireless utility
Malware

17. What does a firewall do?
On a secure tunnel over an unsecure network
Actively stops computers from accessing the PC
WEP
A backup that archives all selected files regardless of if they have changed since the last backup.

18. What questions should you ask to determine security factors?
Read - write - list folder contents - read and execute - modify
SHA+MD5
Incorrect permissions and incorrect configuration of the wireless utility
At home or business - full-time internet access - laptop or desktop?

19. What is phishing protection software?

20. What is a zombie?

21. What is packet filtering?
Software that protects and blocks against the IP's of known phishing sites
Actively stops computers from accessing the PC
Read - write - list folder contents - read and execute - modify
Set of rules that denies packets that dont meet a certain criteria

22. When is VPN (virtual private network) used?
Read - write - list folder contents - read and execute - modify
Physical+Data security
NT Backup
On a secure tunnel over an unsecure network

23. How can you protect your data?
WEP
On a secure tunnel over an unsecure network
Devices that detect valid users with their physical characteristics.
With devices to authenticate users asking for access