WGU C172 - Network and Security Foundational Practice Exam Questions with certified Answers 2024/2025
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WGU C172 - Network and Security Foundational Practice Exam Questions with certified Answers 2024/2025
Telnet and SSH - correct answer Allow remote management of accounts and devices, with SSH being encrypted
Storage area network (SAN) - correct answer Allows access to storage devices specific...
WGU C172 - Network and Security
Foundational Practice Exam Questions with
certified Answers 2024/2025
Telnet and SSH - correct answer Allow remote management of accounts and devices,
with SSH being encrypted
Storage area network (SAN) - correct answer Allows access to storage devices
specifically
Wireless local area network (WLAN) - correct answer A LAN with wireless connectivity
Local area network (LAN) - correct answer Consists of computers connected within a
limited area
Personal area network (PAN) - correct answer Centered around a person and their
devices, often over Bluetooth or USB
Campus area network (CAN) - correct answer Provides networking of multiple LANs
across a limited area
Metropolitan area network (MAN) - correct answer Provides networking across a larger
area than a CAN, but smaller than a WAN
Wide area network (WAN) - correct answer Covers a large geographical area within its
network
Client-server network model - correct answer Distinct server and client for data storage
and access
,Peer-to-peer model (P2P) - correct answer No individually designated server or client,
each machine can act as both
Bus network topology - correct answer Single line of devices connected together by
one shared network cable
Ring topology - correct answer Network topology designed to combat traffic collisions
Star network topology - correct answer Improvement upon the bus topology,
composed of a central network device connected to various network devices
Mesh topology - correct answer Often drawn as a web of direct connections between
computers or nodes in a network
Centralization and Decentralization - correct answer Relates to the distribution of
control and decision-making
Virtualization - correct answer Relies on a hypervisor to create the virtual hardware for
devices
Type 1 hypervisors - correct answer Installed on a dedicated bare metal server
Type 2 hypervisors - correct answer Installed as an application on personal computers
or laptops
IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) - correct answer Offers server, storage, and
networking virtualization maintained by the cloud provider
PaaS (Platform as a Service) - correct answer Cloud provider is responsible for the
virtual servers and services running on top of them
, SaaS (Software as a Service) - correct answer Allows consumers to store and publish
information without managing the underlying applications or infrastructure
Asset - correct answer Person, device, location, or information that SecOps aims to
protect
Attack - correct answer Action taken by a threat that exploits a vulnerability
Risk - correct answer The potential of a threat to exploit a vulnerability via an attack
SecOps - correct answer IT security operations responsible for protecting assets by
reducing the risk of attacks
Threat - correct answer Something or someone that can exploit a vulnerability to attack
an asset
Vulnerability - correct answer A weakness in software, hardware, facilities, or humans
that can be exploited by a threat
Purple team - correct answer Engages red and blue teams to debrief, cross-train, and
repeat
White hat hackers - correct answer IT professionals who specialize in penetrating
network security to improve security posture
Black hat hackers - correct answer Possess the knowledge and will to breach systems
for profit
Gray hat hackers - correct answer May or may not be IT professionals and may or may
not choose to break laws in pursuit of their hacking goals
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