Security+ (Sy0-401) Practice Test 4/12

Front 1

Which of the following wireless encryption schemes offers the highest level of protection?

Back 1

WPA2

Front 2

Which of the wireless security protocols listed below has been deprecated in favor of newer standards due to known vulnerabilities?

Back 2

WEP

Front 3

Which of the following answers refers to an authentication framework frequently used in wireless networks and point-to-point connections?

Back 3

EAP

Front 4

A network access control method whereby the 48-bit address assigned to each network card is used to determine access to the network is known as:

Back 4

MAC Filter

Front 5

Which of the following acronyms refers to a wireless network name?

Back 5

SSID

Front 6

Which of the following protocols was introduced to strengthen existing WEP implementations without requiring the replacement of legacy hardware?

Back 6

TKIP

Front 7

Disabling SSID broadcast does what:

Back 7

Makes a WLAN harder to discover

Front 8

Which of the following protocols encapsulates EAP within an encrypted and authenticated TLS tunnel?

Back 8

PEAP

Front 9

AES-based encryption mode implemented in WPA2 is known as:

Back 9

CCMP

Front 10

An optimal WAP antenna placement provides a countermeasure against: (Select 2 answers)

Back 10

War driving / Site survey

Front 11

Which of the following WAP configuration settings allows for adjusting the boundary range of the wireless signal?

Back 11

Power level controls

Front 12

Which of the following answers refers to a solution allowing administrators to block Internet access for users until they perform required action?

Back 12

Captive portal

Front 13

Which of the following antenna types would provide the best coverage for workstations connecting to a WAP placed in a central point of a typical office?(Select two answers)

Back 13

Non-directional / Omnidirectional

Front 14

Which of the following is an example of a wireless site survey?

Back 14

War driving

Front 15

Which of the following examples falls into the category of technical security controls?

Back 15

Intrusion detection system

Front 16

An antivirus software identifying non-malicious file as a virus due to faulty virus signature file is an example of:

Back 16

False positive error

Front 17

Which of the following examples falls into the category of operational security controls?

Back 17

Change management

(Letting people know of changes)

Front 18

Which of the following terms refers to a situation where no alarm is raised when an attack has taken place?

Back 18

False negative

Front 19

A policy outlining ways of collecting and managing personal data is known as:

Back 19

Privacy policy

Front 20

Which of the following acronyms refers to a set of rules enforced in a network that restrict the use to which the network may be put?

Back 20

AUP

Front 21

One of the goals behind the mandatory vacations policy is to mitigate the occurrence of fraudulent activity within the company.

(True / False)

Back 21

True

Front 22

Which of the following answers refers to a concept of having more than one person required to complete a given task?

Back 22

Separation of duties

Front 23

A security rule that prevents users from accessing information and resources that lie beyond the scope of their responsibilities is known as:

Back 23

Principle of least privilege

Front 24

Which of the following acronyms refers to a risk assessment formula defining probable financial loss due to a risk over a one-year period?

Back 24

ALE