Quiz 6

Which statement regarding a demilitarized zone (DMZ) is NOT true?

Which function does an Internet content filter NOT perform?

Which of the following is a multipurpose security device?

How does network address translation (NAT) improve security?

Which of the following devices can identify the application that sends packets and then makes decisions about filtering based on it?

Francisco was asked by a student intern to explain the danger of a MAC flooding attack on a switch. What would Francisco say?

What is the difference between a network intrusion detection system (NIDS) and a network intrusion prevention system (NIPS)?

Isabella is a security support manager for a large enterprise. In a recent meeting, she was asked which of the standard networking devices already present on the network could be configured to supplement the specific network security hardware devices that were recently purchased. Which of these standard networking devices would Isabella recommend?

Which is the most secure type of firewall?

Which statement about network address translation (NAT) is true?

Which device watches for attacks and sounds an alert only when one occurs?

Which of these would NOT be a filtering mechanism found in a firewall ACL rule?

Sebastian was explaining to his supervisor why the enterprise needed to implement port security. His supervisor asked what security action a flood guard could do when a MAC flooding attack occurred. Which of the following was NOT an answer that was given by Sebastian?

In which of the following configurations are all the load balancers always active?

Raul was asked to configure the VPN to preserve bandwidth. Which configuration would he choose?

Which of the following CANNOT be used to hide information about the internal network?

Which device is easiest for an attacker to take advantage of to capture and analyze packets?

Ximena noticed that Sofia had created a network bridge on her new laptop between the unsecured wireless network and the organization's secure intranet. Ximena explained to Sofia the problem associated with setting up the bridge. What did Ximena tell Sofia?

Which device intercepts internal user requests and then processes those requests on behalf of the users?

Which of these is NOT used in scheduling a load balancer?