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James--

I would advise you to do your take-home test for Comp. 101 yourself; you
could have done it easily in half the time it took to type it in.  


James wrote:
> 
> To all of you network security guru's
> 
> Can anyone provide the answers below?  I have a bet going with a colleague he
> was wrong on half of them, however, I would like to double check with the
> answers I have.  Tell me if my answers are wrong as they are next to the
> question:
> 
> 1)      What information is stored in the ARP cache? A
> a)      IPaddresses matched to MAC addresses
> b)      Network Routes
> c)      Network protocols
> d)      Network Names
> e)      Hardware configuration alignment to network standards
> 
> 2)      An Ethernet network uses what network access method? C
> 
> a)      CSMA/CA
> b)      ALOHA
> c)      CSMA/CD
> d)      TCP/IP
> e)      Random
> 
> 3)      Why is OSPF called a link-state routing protocol? B
> 
> a)      It links networks together
> b)      It monitors the state of network links or paths
> c)      It links static routes together
> d)      It translates between host and network links
> e)      It defines Wide Area Network routes
> 
> 4)      What type of attack is a SYN flood attack? A
> 
> a)      Denial of Service
> b)      Software Destruction
> c)      Hardware Destruction
> d)      Information Gathering
> e)      False data placement
> 
> 5)      What is the first step in the address resolution process?       A
> 
> a)      ARP looks for the name of the user in the cache
> b)      ARP contacts a router for a route
> c)      ARP checks for media type.
> d)      ARP checks for the address on the Internet
> e)      ARP checks if the address is on the local network
> 
> 
> 6)      If your client were concerned about intrusions where attacks looked as
> though they were coming from a trusted source, what kind of attack would they be
> expecting? B
> a)      IP counterfeiting.
> b)      IP spoofing.
> c)      IP capture.
> d)      IP mirroring.
> e)      IP matching
> 
> 7)      Which defines encryption?  E
> 
> a)      It is a service that provides multiple copies of information to servers
> participating in the Security Module.
> b)      It is the process of replicating data to prevent unauthorized access
> during transmission.
> c)      It is a service that provides multiple copies of information to servers
> participating in the Management Module.
> d)      It is the process of encoding date for platform independent access.
> e)      It is the process of encoding data to prevent unauthorized access during
> transmission.
> 
> 8)      Bob is attempting to connect to an ftp server named ftp.files.com which
> resides on a separate subnet within Bob's organization.  Bob cannot ping the
> server using its IP address.   He can successfully ping his default gateway and
> the addresses of other computers on the same subnet as the ftp server.  What is
> most likely the cause of the problem? E
> a)      Bob's computer is set up with an incorrect default gateway
> b)      Bob's computer has an incorrect subnet mask
> c)      The IP configuration on the ftp server is incorrect
> d)      The hosts file on Bob's computer has no entry for ftp.files.com
> e)      There is no DNS configuration for ftp.files.com
> 
> 9)      The act of a packet, sent by a malicious or errant source, lying about
> the host from which it came is called ________. E
> 
> a)      replacement.
> b)      substitution.
> c)      Piggy-backing.
> d)      counterfeiting.
> e)      spoofing.
> 
> 
> 10)     Ralph wants to configure a Windows NT Server machine as a multihomed
> gateway/router.  Which of the following must Ralph do?  B
> 
> a)      Assign each IP address a different address class
> b)      Configure each network adapter with a unique subnet mask
> c)      Enable IP forwarding
> d)      Define TCP conventions
> e)      Configure each network adapter with the same subnet mask
> 
> 11)     Pete is unable to access a server on a remote subnet.  After monitoring
> the network with a network analysis tool, Pete discovers that his computer is
> broadcasting an ARP request for the MAC address associated with the IP of the
> remote server.  No other users are having difficulty accessing the server.  What
> is most likely the problem?
> a)      Pete's computer has incorrect DNS configuration. C
> b)      Pete's computer has an incorrect subnet mask.
> c)      Pete's computer has an incorrect default gateway.
> d)      The server has an incorrect default gateway.
> e)      The router has an incorrect subnet mask.
> 
> 12)     You have the network ID 209.168.19.0. You occupy four offices of a
> building.  You create a subnet for each office.  You want to allow for the
> largest possible number of host IDs on each subnet.  Which subnet mask do you
> choose? A
> a)      255.255.255.209
> b)      255.255.255.192
> c)      255.255.255.252
> d)      255.255.255.240
> e)      255.255.255.248
> 
> 13)     You are at a host machine that is connected to a TCP/IP network.   You
> ping 127.0.0.1 and fail to get a response. What is the most probable cause of
> the problem?
> a)      TCP/IP is not properly installed on the workstation.  A
> b)      The default gateway address on the workstation is incorrect.
> c)      The subnet mask on the workstation is incorrect.
> d)      The host machine is not set up for DHCP.
> e)      There is no DNS server defined.
> 
> 14)     What command do you use to see the routing tables of a Windows NT Server
> computer?       D
> a)      arp
> b)      nbtstat
> c)      route
> d)      netstat
> e)      show
> 
> 15)     Which of the following is NOT a way to prevent routing loops? E
> 
> a)      Define a maximum hop count
> b)      Split horizon
> c)      Triggered updates
> d)      Poison Reverse
> e)      Count to infinity
> 
> 16)     What is the sequence of packet exchange before a TCP session is
> established? C
> a)      SYN,SYN/ACK,ACK
> b)      SYN,SYN/ACK,FIN
> c)      SYN/ACK,ACK,FIN
> d)      SYN,FIN,RST
> e)      RST,SYN,SYN/ACK,ACK
> 
> 17)     What packet is used to abruptly close a TCP connection? D
> a)      ACK
> b)      HLT
> c)      STP
> d)      RST
> e)      FIN
> 
> 18)     What is the standard port number for FTP data connections? B
> a)      20
> b)      21
> c)      23
> d)      25
> e)      80
> 
> 19)     Which of the following will append /etc/fw/bin  to the currunt path in
> the UNIX Bourne Shell:   D
> a)      set path=$PATH;/etc/fw/bin;export PATH
> b)      set path=$PATH:/etc/fw/bin;export PATH
> c)      set path $PATH;/etc/fw/bin:export PATH
> d)      set path $PATH:/etc/fw/bin:export PATH
> e)      set path=PATH;/etc/fw/bin:export PATH
> 
> 20)     Which command is used to list processes currently running on the system?
> C
> a)      ls
> b)      pr
> c)      ps
> d)      po
> e)      ds

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