IT Challenge Questions

#1. 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

#2. The process of converting plaintext data into ciphertext data to prevent loss of confidentiality is known as?

Hashing

Decryption

Encryption

Code signing

#3. The ___________model provides the most granular level of access control.

Mandatory Access Control (MAC)

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Attribute-Based

Discretionary Access Control (DAC)

#4. You are currently employed as an Security Administrator and need to be able to grant access for a user based on their assigned job role. The role requires the user to access files at a certain time of the day. Which of the following would you use to accomplish this task?

Mandatory Access Control

Role-Based Access Control

Rule Based Access Control

Attribute-Based

#5. 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

#6. 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

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

UDP

TCP

ICMP

IGMP

#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. 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

#10. 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

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

Host to Host

Network Layer

Application

Internet

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

Stealth virus

Macro Virus

Retro Virus

Boot-Sector virus

#13. 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

#14. 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

#15. The science of scrambling, or encrypting, data. Which also includes the study of algorithms and other methods that help protect the confidentiality of data is referring to which of the following.

Cryptanalysis

Hashing

Cryptography

Cryto-Debugging

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

Symmetric

Hashing

Code signing

Asymmetric

#17. 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

#18. A Banking institution needs to implement controls to ensure that the job roles and responsibilities do not cause a conflict of interest within the organization. Which model would best help prevent this from happening?

Chinese Firewall Model

Clarke-Wilson Model

The Bell–LaPadula Model

The Biba Model

#19. Which of the following protocols is used in a Smurf attack?

TCP

UDP

ICMP

SNMP

#20. (MAC) Address spoofing takes place and affects which layer of the OSI model?

Application Layer

Data-Link Layer

Presentation Layer

Session Layer

Results

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

#2. The process of converting plaintext data into ciphertext data to prevent loss of confidentiality is known as?

#3. The ___________model provides the most granular level of access control.

#4. You are currently employed as an Security Administrator and need to be able to grant access for a user based on their assigned job role. The role requires the user to access files at a certain time of the day. Which of the following would you use to accomplish this task?

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

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

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

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

#9. Which of the following statements is true.

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

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

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

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

#14. 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

#15. The science of scrambling, or encrypting, data. Which also includes the study of algorithms and other methods that help protect the confidentiality of data is referring to which of the following.

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

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

#18. A Banking institution needs to implement controls to ensure that the job roles and responsibilities do not cause a conflict of interest within the organization. Which model would best help prevent this from happening?

#19. Which of the following protocols is used in a Smurf attack?

#20. (MAC) Address spoofing takes place and affects which layer of the OSI model?

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Results

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

#2. The process of converting plaintext data into ciphertext data to prevent loss of confidentiality is known as?

#3. The ___________model provides the most granular level of access control.

#4. You are currently employed as an Security Administrator and need to be able to grant access for a user based on their assigned job role. The role requires the user to access files at a certain time of the day. Which of the following would you use to accomplish this task?

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

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

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

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

#9. Which of the following statements is true.

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

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

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

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

#14. 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

#15. The science of scrambling, or encrypting, data. Which also includes the study of algorithms and other methods that help protect the confidentiality of data is referring to which of the following.

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

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

#18. A Banking institution needs to implement controls to ensure that the job roles and responsibilities do not cause a conflict of interest within the organization. Which model would best help prevent this from happening?

#19. Which of the following protocols is used in a Smurf attack?

#20. (MAC) Address spoofing takes place and affects which layer of the OSI model?

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