Info Security Chapter 10

A subnet mask is a partition of a network based on IP addresses.

False

Implicit deny is when firewalls look at message addresses to determine whether a message is being sent around an unending loop.

False

Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) is a method of IP address assignment that uses an alternate, public IP address to hide a system's real IP address.

False

The Transport Layer of the OSI Reference Model creates, maintains, and disconnects communications that take place between processes over the network.

False

A firewall is a basic network security defense tool.

True

A network attacker wants to know IP addresses used on a network, remote access procedures, and weaknesses in network systems.

True

A network protocol governs how networking equipment interacts to deliver data across the network.

True

A wireless access point (WAP) is the connection between a wired and wireless network.

True

Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) is a storage networking standard used to link data storage devices to networks using IP for its transport layer.

True

Network access control (NAC) works on wired and wireless networks.

True

The OSI Reference Model is a theoretical model of networking with interchangeable layers.

True

The Physical Layer of the OSI Reference Model must translate the binary ones and zeros of computer language into the language of the transport medium.

True

The term "router" describes a device that connects two or more networks and selectively interchanges packets of data between them.

True

The three main categories of network security risk are reconnaissance, eavesdropping, and denial of service.

True