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An organization has been made a party in a civil lawsuit 1. A security manager has instructed a system administrator to wipe files on a hard disk. This means that the administrator needs to: a. Perform a low-level format on the hard disk b. Use a degausser to re-align the magnetic storage material on the hard disk c. Use a tool to overwrite files multiple times d. Perform a high-level format on the hard disk 2. An organization ...

Other / Other 21 Mar 2016

layers in the OSI model 1. The layers in the OSI model are: a. Link, internet transport, session, application b. Link, internet, transport, application c. Physical, data link, network, transport, session, presentation, application d. Physical, network transport, session, application 2. A computer has just been rebooted. An application program has started, and the application program needs to send an FTP packet to a server at ...

Other / Other 21 Mar 2016

Digital subscriber line (DSL) service 1. A network engineer who is examining telecommunications circuits has found one that is labeled as a DS-1. What is the maximum throughput that may be expected from this circuit? a. Approximately 7,000k chars/sec b. Approximately 56k bits/sec c. Approximately 170k chars/sec d. Approximately 1,544M bits/sec 2. The size of packets in an ATM networks is: a. 53 bytes b. 1500 bytes c. 1544 b ...

Other / Other 21 Mar 2016

organization that wishes to conduct covert video surveillance 1. What controls can be used in combination with fences and walls to detect intruders? a. Video surveillance b. Motion detectors c. Video surveillance and motion detectors d. Visible notices 2. An organization that wishes to conduct covert video surveillance should consider using: a. Hidden video cameras b. Pan/tilt/zoom cameras c. Night vision cameras d. Weathe ...

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purpose of “secure siting” 1. An organization is located in an area that experiences frequent power blackouts. What will the effect of an electric generator be in this circumstance? a. The organization will have a continuous supply of electric power. b. The organization will have to establish fuel supply contracts with at least two fuel suppliers. c. Electric utility blackouts will result in short electric power outages ...

Other / Other 21 Mar 2016

An employee in an organization is requesting access to more information than is required. 1. An employee in an organization is requesting access to more information than is required. This request should be denied on the basis of which principle: a. Separation of duties b. Least privilege c. Need to know d. Job rotation 2. Two separate employees are required to open a safe containing sensitive information. One employee has pa ...

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A stateful packet filtering firewall protects a web server 1. A systems engineer has discovered that a web server supports only 56- bit SSL connections. What can the systems engineer deduce from this? a. Web communications with this server are highly secure b. The server does not support remote administration c. Web communications with this server are not secure d. The server is running the Windows operating system 2. A network ...

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type of fire extinguisher 1. A secure facility needs to control incoming vehicle traffic and be able to stop determined attacks. What control should be implemented: a. Crash gate b. Guard post c. Turnstile d. Bollards 2. A security-minded organization is relocating its business office into a shared-tenant building. How should the entrance of personnel be controlled? a. One key card system that is jointly operated by all of t ...

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purpose of the Software Engineering Institute 1. The Common Criteria supersedes which evaluation frameworks: a. Neither TCSEC nor ITSEC b. ITSEC c. TCSEC and ITSEC d. TCSEC 2. The TCSEC system evaluation criteria is used to address: a. Confidentiality of information b. Preventive and detective controls c. Penetration testing d. Intrusion prevention systems 3. The TCSEC system evaluation criteria is used to evaluate sys ...

Other / Other 21 Mar 2016

component in a computer used for long-term storage 1. The purpose of a CPU fetch operation is: a. To retrieve data from memory b. To retrieve an instruction from memory c. To retrieve data from the hard disk drive d. To retrieve data from the program counter 2. The component in a computer used for long-term storage is called: a. Secondary storage b. Main storage c. Virtual memory d. File system 3. A source code review u ...

Other / Other 21 Mar 2016