ENG2611 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER EXAMINATION
PORTFOLIO DUE DATE:23/10/24
A security policy is important for all of the following reasons except which one? -
(ANSWER)With it, you cannot trust the network's security.
When conducting an audit, the auditor should be which of the following? - (ANSWER)An
external person who is independent of the organization under audit
Which of the following characteristics relates to a demilitarized zone (DMZ)? - (ANSWER)A
type of perimeter network used to host resources designated as accessible by the public from the
Internet
Which term describes an object, computer, program, piece of data, or other logical or physical
component you use in a business process to accomplish a business task? - (ANSWER)Asset
Which of the following refers to a form of encryption also known as point-to-point or host-to-
host encryption? - (ANSWER)Transport mode encryption
Which of the following is not a consideration when placing firewalls on the network? -
(ANSWER)Where hackers are located
Which of the following is a malicious software program distributed by a hacker to take control of
a victim's computers? - (ANSWER)Agent
Which name is given to a VPN created between a client and a server either within the same local
network or across a WAN link or intermediary network to support secure client interaction with
the services of a resource host? - (ANSWER)Client-to-server VPN
, Which of the following characteristics relates to the term algorithm? - (ANSWER)A set of rules
and procedures—usually mathematical in nature—that can define how the encryption and
decryption processes operate
Which term describes the process of converting ciphertext back into plain text? -
(ANSWER)Decryption
Which of the following terms describes hiding information from unauthorized third parties? -
(ANSWER)Cryptography
Which term is a form of exploitation in which an unauthorized or rogue DNS server responds to
DNS queries with false resolutions? - (ANSWER)DNS spoofing
Which term describes a form of security defense that focuses on discouraging a perpetrator with
physical harm, social disgrace, and legal consequences? - (ANSWER)Deterrent
Which of the following refers to the malicious insertion of scripting code onto a vulnerable Web
site? - (ANSWER)Cross-site scripting (XSS)
Which of the following is not a type of malware? - (ANSWER)Chip creep
Which of the following refers to the end user's desktop devices such as a desktop computer,
laptop, VoIP telephone, or other endpoint device? - (ANSWER)Workstation Domain
Which of the following describes a BYOD? - (ANSWER)A policy allowing or encouraging
employees, contractors, and others to connect their own computers, smartphones, and other
devices to their organization's networks
What attack cracks a password or encryption key by trying all possible valid combinations from
a defined set of possibilities (a set of characters or hex values)? - (ANSWER)Brute-force attack
Which of the following is not a step in an incident response solution? - (ANSWER)Evasion
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