IT Challenge Questions

#1. A cryptographic attack based on a database of pre-computed hash values and the original plain text values.

Rainbow table attack

Frequency analysis

Teardrop Attack

Software exploitation

#2. Which of the following is the correct order of the OSI Model?

application,presentation,session,network,transport,data-link,physical

application,presentation,session,transport,network,data-link,physical

application,presentation,session,transport,physical,network,data-link

application,session,presentation,transport,network,data-link,physical

#3. This attack looks at blocks of encrypted data to check and see if there is a pattern.

Brute force attacks

Frequency analysis

Birthday attack

Software exploitation

#4. Which of the following is NOT true.

HTTP uses PORT 80

FTP uses PORT 21

SNMP uses PORT 167

TELNET uses PORT 23

#5. ______ algorithms provide one-way encryption and are sometimes referred to as one-way functions

Symmetric

Hashing

Code signing

Asymmetric

#6. This Layer of the OSI model provides independence from differences in data representation (encryption) by translating from application to network format, and vice versa

Application

Transport

Data Link

Presentation

#7. Well-known Ports are in what range?

0 - 1023

1 - 1024

1024 – 49,151

#8. Which part of the TCP/IP model do IP, ICMP, ARP, IGMP operate?

Internet Layer

Network Interface Layer

Host to Host Layer

Application Layer

#9. When planning for redundant power sources in a server deployment, which of the following should be purchased? (Select TWO).

Select all that apply:

Redundant power supplies

Dual NICs

Redundant cooling

Multiple UPSs

RAID controllers

#10. VPN Man-in-the-Middle Attacks take place and affect which layer of the OSI model?

Network Layer

Data-Link Layer

Presentation Layer

Session Layer

#11. What Authentication technology was designed to prevent a Man in the Middle attack?

SESAME

CHAP

Kerberos

TACACS

#12. Both SMTP Buffer Overflow Attacks and DNS Query Malformed Packet Attacks affect which layer of the OSI model?

Session Layer

Data-Link Layer

Presentation Layer

Application Layer

#13. This Layer of the OSI model provides transparent transfer of data between end systems, or hosts, and is responsible for end-to-end error recovery and flow control. It ensures complete data transfer.

Transport

Application

Network

Session

#14. Which Access Control Model uses and Integrity Verification Procedure (IVP) ensures that all CDIs in the system are valid

Chinese Firewall Model

Clarke-Wilson Model

The Biba Model

Data-Enhancer Model

#15. This Layer of the OSI model provides switching and routing technologies, creating logical paths, known as virtual circuits, for transmitting data from node to node

Network

Physical

Session

Application

#16. Which protocol uses a three hand-shake to establish connectivity?

UDP

TCP

ICMP

IGMP

#17. What layer(s) on the OSI Model’s Data and Physical layers corresponding to in the TCP/IP model ?

Internet

Application

Host to Host

Network-Interface

#18. Telnet, FTP, SMTP, DNS reside on which layer of the TCP/IP Model

Host to Host

Network Layer

Application

Internet

#19. This malware attacks the anti-virus software, attempting to disable the signature library.

Stealth virus

Macro Virus

Retro Virus

Boot-Sector virus

#20. Which of the following statements is true.

UDP uses protocol number 1, TCP uses protocol number 17

UDP uses protocol number 6, TCP uses protocol number 7

TCP uses protocol number 1, UDP uses protocol number 17

ICMP uses protocol number 1, TCP uses protocol number 6

IT Challenge Questions

Results

#1. A cryptographic attack based on a database of pre-computed hash values and the original plain text values.

#2. Which of the following is the correct order of the OSI Model?

#3. This attack looks at blocks of encrypted data to check and see if there is a pattern.

#4. Which of the following is NOT true.

#5. ______ algorithms provide one-way encryption and are sometimes referred to as one-way functions

#6. This Layer of the OSI model provides independence from differences in data representation (encryption) by translating from application to network format, and vice versa

#7. Well-known Ports are in what range?

#8. Which part of the TCP/IP model do IP, ICMP, ARP, IGMP operate?

#9. When planning for redundant power sources in a server deployment, which of the following should be purchased? (Select TWO).

#10. VPN Man-in-the-Middle Attacks take place and affect which layer of the OSI model?

#11. What Authentication technology was designed to prevent a Man in the Middle attack?

#12. Both SMTP Buffer Overflow Attacks and DNS Query Malformed Packet Attacks affect which layer of the OSI model?

#13. This Layer of the OSI model provides transparent transfer of data between end systems, or hosts, and is responsible for end-to-end error recovery and flow control. It ensures complete data transfer.

#14. Which Access Control Model uses and Integrity Verification Procedure (IVP) ensures that all CDIs in the system are valid

#15. This Layer of the OSI model provides switching and routing technologies, creating logical paths, known as virtual circuits, for transmitting data from node to node

#16. Which protocol uses a three hand-shake to establish connectivity?

#17. What layer(s) on the OSI Model’s Data and Physical layers corresponding to in the TCP/IP model ?

#18. Telnet, FTP, SMTP, DNS reside on which layer of the TCP/IP Model

#19. This malware attacks the anti-virus software, attempting to disable the signature library.

#20. Which of the following statements is true.

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