IT Essentials: Chapter 13 Quiz Answers

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Which two characteristics of network traffic are being monitored if a network technician configures the company firewall to operate as a packet filter? (Choose two.)

-Group of answer choices ports -protocols

A technician discovers that an employee has attached an unauthorized wireless router to the company network so that the employee can get Wi-Fi coverage while outside taking a break. The technician immediately reports this to a supervisor. What are two actions that the company should take in response to this situation? (Choose two.)

-Immediately remove the device from the network. -Consult the company security policy to decide on actions to take against the employee.

A technician has recently changed jobs from supporting a small company to a large company in the security group. What are two types of passwords the larger company could use to secure a workstation? (Choose two.)

-login -BIOS

A corporate executive has asked the IT department to provide a solution to ensure data security of removable drives that are being taken off the premises. Which security solution should be recommended?

BitLocker To Go

Which action could be used to determine if a host is compromised and flooding traffic onto the network?

Disconnect the host from the network.

When a support technician is troubleshooting a security issue on a system, which action should the technician take just before documenting the findings and closing the ticket?

Ensure that all applications are working.

A technician in a small business is configuring the local security policy for a computer. Which configuration setting would the technician use to require the user to change the password after 90 days?

Maximum password age

Which is an example of social engineering?

an unidentified person claiming to be a technician collecting user information from employees

As data is being stored on a local hard disk, which method would secure the data from unauthorized access?

data encryption

A technician has recently joined an organization and during the first week on the job, discovers a security breach. What policy should the technician implement after the security breach has occurred?

incident handling policy

Which type of hard drive format is commonly performed at the factory where the drive is assembled?

low-level

When configuring Windows security, which term is used to mean a rule assocated with an object such as a folder or printer?

permission

Which type of security threat uses email that appears to be from a legitimate sender and asks the email recipient to visit a website to enter confidential information?

phishing

A corporate employee has recently taken the mandated security awareness training and is wanting to use the correct security term. Which issue can occur when browsing the internet and is often initiated by the destination website?

pop-up

When a user turns on the PC on Wednesday, the PC displays a message indicating that all of the user files have been locked. In order to get the files unencrypted, the user is supposed to send an email and include a specific ID in the email title. The message also includes ways to buy and submit bitcoins as payment for the file decryption. After inspecting the message, the technician suspects a security breach occurred. What type of malware could be responsible?

ransomware


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