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Review Assessment: Week 5 Exam
Name: Status : Score: Week 5 Exam Completed 23 out of 30 points
Time Elapsed: 0 hours, 6 minutes, and 47 seconds out of 0 hours and 15 minutes allowed. Instructions: READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE STARTING THE EXAM This test should be taken without any notes or other material. This test is timed. You will have 15 minutes to complete this test of 30 questions. You must submit the exam PRIOR to the end of the time limit; the exam does NOT automatically stop at the end of the time limit. If you fail to submit your exam prior to the end of the time limit a penalty of ONE QUESTION FOR EVERY 3 SECONDS you exceed the time limit will be assessed. I strongly urge you to have a clock by your computer that you can monitor your time. You only have one opportunity to start and end the exam. If you encounter technical difficulties while taking the exam then the exam cannot be restarted and it will count as your missed exam. Select a place and time that will be uninterrupted for you while taking the exam. You score will appear when you submit your exam. You can see the detailed results of your exam the following Monday. Question 1 1 of 1 points
_____ is a brute force password attack in which hashed values for all words in a specialized dictionary are searched.
Selected Answer: Question 2
Dictionary attack
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If a user cannot detect that a firewall even exists on the network then that device is known as being
Selected Answer: Question 3
transparent
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A(n) _____ host is a specially hardened computer designed to "straddle" the boundary between internal and external networks, where firewalls, proxy servers, IDSs, and border routing functions normally operate.
Selected Answer: Question 4
bastion
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A special-purpose software system that inspects ongoing patterns of network traffic and looks for signs of impending or active attacks is known as
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Selected Answer: Question 5
IDS
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An ICMP-based attack in which the attacker sends a PING packet to the broadcast address using the victim's IP address as the source of the PING is known as a(n) _____ attack.
Selected Answer: Question 6
None of the above
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An area that is accessible to both outside and inside users yet creates a buffer between the two and is usually the location for Internet servers is called a(n) _____.
Selected Answer: Question 7
DMZ
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_____ is a specurity specification, option in IPv4 but required in IPv6, that supports various forms of encryption, authentication, and key management.
Selected Answer: Question 8
IP Security (IPSec)
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_____ permits internal network addresses to be "translated" into public network addresses when the packets leave the inside network in order to protect their IP address from public exposure.
Selected Answer: Question 9
NAT
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_____ is a protocol that defines how proxy mechanisms work to control traffic between networks.
Selected Answer: Question 10 OSPF networks ____ resolve loops by defining best paths through an internetwork. Selected Answer: Question 11 On a link-state network, ____ are connected to the same network segment. Selected Answer: neighbor routers automatically 1 of 1 points
SOCKS
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0 of 1 points Which of the following acronyms refers to protocols used within an autonomous system? Selected Answer: All of the above 1 of 1 points Designated routers share the ____ database view across link-state networks. Selected Answer: adjacencies
Question 13
Question 14
1 of 1 points When packets circulate continuously until they expire, this is referred to as which of the following? Selected Answer: Counting to infinity
Question 15
1 of 1 points In link-state routing, a router that distributes its view of the link-state database or slave routers is known as the ____. Selected Answer: master router
Question 16
1 of 1 points The ____ rule states that information can NOT be sent back the same direction from which it was received. Selected Answer: split horizon 0 of 1 points A router used to connect separate areas is referred to as which of the following? Selected Answer: AS 0 of 1 points Which of the following is a distance routing protocol? Selected Answer: All of the above
Question 17
Question 18
Question 19
1 of 1 points Which of the following tables is referenced to make forwarding decisions on a link-state network? Selected Answer: Forwarding table 1 of 1 points Which of the following is a link-state routing protocol?
Question 20
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Selected Answer: Question 21
OSPF
0 of 1 points Which of the following is a router that connects an independent routing area to another AS? Selected Answer: Both A and B
Question 22
0 of 1 points On an OSPF network, the ____ receives and acknowledges link-state database summary packets from a master router. Selected Answer: redistributed router
Question 23
0 of 1 points Which of the following is a routing protocol based on a common link-state picture of the network topology? Selected Answer: Split routing protocol
Question 24
1 of 1 points In the case of routing, ____ is the maximum number of hops that a packet can cross before being discarded. Selected Answer: infinity 1 of 1 points
Question 25
A(n) _____ is a recognizable communication pattern or packet usedin an attack adn can be the port number or string of characters embedded in the data portion of the packet.
Selected Answer: Question 26
attack signature
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A(n) _____ router is a network located between internal and external networks that manages the inbound traffic permitted to reach the inside networks and the outbound traffic allowed to proceed beyond the boundary.
Selected Answer: Question 27
border
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The UNIX/Linux port scanner used by attackers is
Selected Answer: Question 28
nmap
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A(n) _____ attack uses the three-way TCP handshake process to overload a device on a network.
Selected Answer: Question 29
SYN flood
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_____ hijacking is an IP attack technique in which an imposter takes over an ongoing communications session between a client and server and assumes whatever rights and permissions the session may enjoy.
Selected Answer: Question 30
Session
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A(n) _____ is a specially hardened software service or hardware product that erects a barrier in order to inspect and control traffic flow between network devices.
Selected Answer:
firewall
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