Deck 18: Security Strategies

Question 1

An RFID badge is related to which type of authentication method?

A) smart card
B) biometric scanner
C) digital certificate
D) privacy filter

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What keystroke should you press to get a logon window if you don't use the welcome screen?

A) Alt+F1
B) Ctrl+Ins+Home
C) Alt+F5+End
D) Ctrl+Alt+Delete

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is true about the Windows Encrypted File System?

A) files can be marked for encryption, but not folders
B) an encrypted file moved to an unencrypted folder remains encrypted
C) EFS only works on NTFS and FAT32
D) you need to download special software to use EFS

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Using Group Policy, you can set security policies to help secure a workstation.

Question 5

You should beware of a person attempting to use your computer after you step away from it, a term referred to as which of the following?

A) shoulder surfing
B) tailgating
C) social engineering
D) session hijacking

Question 6

After initially installing Windows 7, you need to disable the Guest account so nobody can use it.

Question 7

It's usually a good idea to run several anti-malware programs at the same time on your computer.

Question 8

A privacy filter is used for what aspect of security?

A) theft of a laptop
B) computer authentication
C) data encryption
D) screen viewing

Question 9

On a peer-to-peer network, authentication is the responsibility of the domain.

Question 10

One way to authenticate users on a computer is to use a small device that contains authentication information. What is this device called?

A) retinal scanner
B) LoJack token
C) smart card
D) TPM

Question 11

Which type of malware can hijack internal Windows components and often goes undetected because it is already loaded when the antivirus software loads?

A) Trojan horse
B) rootkit
C) adware
D) worm

Question 12

Which of the following is true about the Guest account in Windows 7?

A) it is disabled by default
B) it automatically has a complex password
C) you cannot rename it
D) it has administrative access

Question 13

Which of the following is true about passwords.

A) it's best to write your password down so you don't get locked out of your computer
B) passwords cannot be longer than 14 characters
C) by default, accounts with a blank password cannot logon remotely
D) letters and numbers are allowed, but no symbols such as '@' or '!'

Question 14

Which of the following provides a strong magnetic field used to completely erase data on a hard drive or tape drive?

A) ATA Secure Erase
B) low-level format
C) degausser
D) magnetic data filter

Question 15

Requiring users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to get a logon window is more secure than the welcome screen.

Question 16

Which command can you perform at the Windows RE command prompt to repair the OS boot record on Windows 7?

A) fixmbr
B) bootrec \fixmbr
C) fixboot
D) bootrec \fixboot

Question 17

Which type of malware hides in the MBR program of a hard drive?

A) boot sector virus
B) Trojan horse
C) keylogger
D) spyware

Question 18

If you want your computer to be protected by BitLocker Encryption using computer authentication, what feature must your computer have?

A) a USB port
B) an authentication key on the hard drive
C) a TPM chip on the motherboard
D) a PIN on the BIOS

Question 19

If you don't want to use BitLocker to protect your computer, you can still configure a power-on password using which of the following?

A) Windows POP technology
B) the BIOS
C) a feature available on some DVD drives
D) your USB keyboard

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT true about using Group Policy on business and professional editions of Windows?

A) you can rename default user accounts
B) you can require user accounts to have non-blank passwords
C) you can use gpedit.msc to see if any policies conflict
D) you can disable logon scripts

Question 21

What are the risks in using BitLocker to secure your system and how can you mitigate these risks?

Question 22

There are eight criteria for creating a strong password. List five of them.

Question 23

To keep a system secure from tailgating, users need to practice the habit of ___________ their workstation when they step away from their desks.

Question 24

Describe file and folder encryption in Windows (not how you encrypt a file).

Question 26

Windows _______________ is antispyware included in Windows 7\Vista.

Question 27

With respect to the default users and password settings, how can you use Group Policy to make your system more secure?

Question 28

The ______________ account is disabled by default and should be replaced by a standard account for infrequent users of your network.

Question 29

What are two methods users can use to lock down their computer?

Question 30

To prevent spread of malware, an infected computer should be ____________ by disconnecting it from the wired or wireless network.

Question 31

Describe Windows Firewall.

Question 32

List three varieties of smart cards.

Question 33

Under what circumstances can a blank password be more secure than a non-blank password?

Question 34

Describe how you can control how a user logs on to a Windows system and how doing so can make a system more secure.

Question 35

What is a rootkit and why is it so difficult to detect?

Question 36

If you need to understand the parent-child relationships between running processes and view parent processes as they call other processes, what tool should you use?

A) Task Manager
B) SearchIndexer
C) Process Explorer
D) Windows Defender

Question 37

The best protection against attacks is ________________ protection, for example when multiple firewalls protect the network's computers.