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LINUX SECURITY 1ST IN-CLASS EXAM, LINUX SECURITY IN CLASS EXAM 2
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LINUX SECURITY 1ST IN-CLASS EXAM, LINUXSECURITY IN CLASS EXAM 2
One benefit of open source code is the ability to learn what the code does and how the
program operates. - Answers -True
Open source code in an online software repository cannot be altered by an attacker. -
Answers -False
Mint is a derivative of the Debian distribution. - Answers -True
All packages in a source-based distribution of Linux must be compiled from source -
Answers -True
The C-I-A triad is an expansion of the Parkerian hexad. - Answers -False
The package-management system in Linux is used to restrict permissions on files and
folders. - Answers -False
The Linux open source license allows anyone to use, modify, and improve the source
code. - Answers -True
Open source code rarely comes with an associated cryptographic hash. - Answers -
False
Most Linux distributions currently use a package called ipchains as firewall software. -
Answers -False
The process of fixing commercial software is typically less constrained by human
resource issues than open source software projects. - Answers -False
In a Linux system, a smaller number of packages means a smaller surface area for
attack. - Answers -True
A black-hat hacker is someone who performs attacks against victims for malicious
purposes. - Answers -True
The C-I-A triad is the core and defining set of concepts with respect to information
security. - Answers -True
Source-based distributions of Linux enable you to decide how many packages you want
to include in it. - Answers -True
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is a protocol and service for synchronizing clocks
across systems on a network. - Answers -False
, The init process is the super process that is responsible for starting all processes other
than those specified by the runlevel during system startup. - Answers -True
Without proper controls in place, an attacker who gets access to a host system can
make changes to any virtual machine on that host. - Answers -True
Malware written for Windows graphical user interface (GUI) applications may affect
Linux GUI applications. - Answers -False
A hypervisor is a software interface designed specifically for virtual machines with
limited resources. - Answers -False
SELinux and AppArmor provide mandatory access controls. - Answers -True
Because administrators can configure a system to display graphical user interface (GUI)
clients on a remote terminal, malware on one Linux GUI application can spread across
a network to other GUI systems. - Answers -True
The graphical user interface (GUI) is beyond the basic Linux operating system. -
Answers -True
A virtual machine must be periodically updated just like any other system. - Answers -
True
The Linux startup process begins automatically after the boot process loads the Linux
kernel. - Answers -True
Samba can be configured to authenticate to a Windows Active Directory server. -
Answers -True
LILO is the default boot loader for Ubuntu, Red Hat, and many other Linux distributions.
- Answers -False
The sendmail e-mail service and the commercial SMTP server known as Sendmail are
two different entities. - Answers -True
Iptables cannot perform network address translation - Answers -False
Access control lists (ACLs) provide a layer of discretionary access control - Answers -
True
Using nonstandard Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite port
numbers for key services can slow the efforts of attackers who want to break into a
system. - Answers -True
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