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1. What is a zombie?

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2. What is a software firewall?
A backup that archives all files that have changed since the last backup
Actively stops computers from accessing the PC
An application that filters data packets - uses resources of the pcm potentially slowing it
A backup that archives all selected files regardless of if they have changed since the last backup.

3. What are biometric devices?
Malware
Devices that detect valid users with their physical characteristics.
Incorrect permissions and incorrect configuration of the wireless utility
Software that protects and blocks against the IP's of known phishing sites

4. What is two factor security?
Physical+Data security
In a locked secure room
Devices that detect valid users with their physical characteristics.
NT Backup

5. Most popular hashing algorithms?
Actively stops computers from accessing the PC
Broadcasts the networks name - can be turned off to make network 'disappear'
SHA+MD5
A backup that archives all files that have changed since the last backup

6. What questions should you ask to determine security factors?
At home or business - full-time internet access - laptop or desktop?
Ensures messages are not corrupted or tampered with
Incorrect permissions and incorrect configuration of the wireless utility
WEP

7. What is an incremental backup?
A backup that archives all files that have changed since the last backup
At home or business - full-time internet access - laptop or desktop?
Physical+Data security
Broadcasts the networks name - can be turned off to make network 'disappear'

8. What is packet filtering?
Set of rules that denies packets that dont meet a certain criteria
At home or business - full-time internet access - laptop or desktop?
SHA+MD5
Physical+Data security

9. What is hash encoding?
In a locked secure room
WEP
Malware
Ensures messages are not corrupted or tampered with

10. What are file level permissions?
Read - write - read and execute - modify - full control
At home or business - full-time internet access - laptop or desktop?
Broadcasts the networks name - can be turned off to make network 'disappear'
NT Backup

11. What is a full backup?
Read - write - list folder contents - read and execute - modify
Set of rules that denies packets that dont meet a certain criteria
In a locked secure room
A backup that archives all selected files regardless of if they have changed since the last backup.

12. What is malicious software installed on a computer with the knowledge or permission of the user?
Actively stops computers from accessing the PC
At home or business - full-time internet access - laptop or desktop?
With devices to authenticate users asking for access
Malware

13. How can you protect your data?
Set of rules that denies packets that dont meet a certain criteria
With devices to authenticate users asking for access
Ensures messages are not corrupted or tampered with
Software that protects and blocks against the IP's of known phishing sites

14. What folder level permissions are available?
Read - write - list folder contents - read and execute - modify
On a secure tunnel over an unsecure network
Set of rules that denies packets that dont meet a certain criteria
SHA+MD5

15. What does a firewall do?
On a secure tunnel over an unsecure network
A backup that archives all selected files regardless of if they have changed since the last backup.
Devices that detect valid users with their physical characteristics.
Actively stops computers from accessing the PC

16. Which wireles tool uses a 64-bit or 128-bit incryption key?
Software that protects and blocks against the IP's of known phishing sites
Software firewall - IDs - App and OS patches
WEP
Ensures messages are not corrupted or tampered with

17. What products can be used to protect network devices?
Incorrect permissions and incorrect configuration of the wireless utility
Software firewall - IDs - App and OS patches
A backup that archives all files that have changed since the last backup
WEP

18. What does SSID do?

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19. What are two common security errors?
Incorrect permissions and incorrect configuration of the wireless utility
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.
Software that protects and blocks against the IP's of known phishing sites

20. Where should network equipment be housed?
A PC that was taken over by malware - and now sends SPAM email to other pc's unknown to the user.
NT Backup
Read - write - list folder contents - read and execute - modify
In a locked secure room

21. What is the command in a batch file to do a backup?
A backup that archives all files that have changed since the last backup
Software that protects and blocks against the IP's of known phishing sites
Incorrect permissions and incorrect configuration of the wireless utility
NT Backup

22. What is phishing protection software?

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23. When is VPN (virtual private network) used?
In a locked secure room
On a secure tunnel over an unsecure network
Physical+Data security
Set of rules that denies packets that dont meet a certain criteria

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