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When you visit a website, your computer is a _____ and the computer returning data is a _____
Host , Node
Host , Client
End Point , Router
Client , Server
2
What are brute-force attacks?
Attacks that use frequency analysis to break passwords
Attacks against DNS server to enable DDoS attacks
Attack that check all possible solutions to break encryption
Attacks on firewalls to gain access to a company's data
3
Which of the following describes Moore's Law?
The number of transistors on a chip doubles every two years
ALL OF THE ABOVE
Used to predict future computing speed to plan development
Computing power tends to double every two years
4
What is the output of the following pseudocode?
0
9
nothing is displayed
3
5
The amount of time it takes data to travel between two points is known as
Latency
Bandwidth
Electron gradation
Download speed
6
Which layer of the TCP/IP protocol suite breaks data into pieces and reassembled them.
Application Layer
SSL Layer
IP Layer
TCP Layer
7
When a router goes down, another path is usually available to route traffic. This is known as
TCP
Internet hierarchy
Fault Tolerance
Packet Switching
8
An IP address such as
172.34.307.112
is hierarchical by design because
The last three digits (112) specify it's primary domain
The first two sets of digits (172.34) specify its network
The first set of digits (172) specify the country location
Each set of numbers between the periods is a sub-domain
9
What is an Internet Protocol (IP) and why are protocols used?
Protocols are a set of rules that allow data to be sent
They are rules that keep guys from stealing your data
Protocols classify the data into clusters used for Internet
Protocols are procedures used to police the Internet
10
What is the correct answer to 34 MOD 6
0
9
4
2
11
How does a computer resolve a domain name into an IP address?
It asks a DNS server for the corresponding IP address
It uses a Border Gateway Protocol to get the address
It scans addresses until it finds the one it's looking for
It creates an IP address for the domain
12
What is bandwidth?
The amount of data that can be transmitted in a given time.
The size of the cable that connects homes to the Internet
The speed that data can be downloaded
The time it takes a bit of data to travel between two points
13
Public Key Encryption ...
Is an open source algorithm
ALL OF THE ABOVE
Keeps data secure as it transfers across the internet
Uses asymmetric keys to encrypt and decrypt
14
When you enter a URL in a web browser's navigation bar and hit return the following occurs
A GET request is sent to a web server per the HTTP protocol
The server only returns data when the stars align
A POST request is sent to a web server per the HTML protocol
Your computer sends a status code to the server
15
Some websites set HTTP
cookies
on your computer when you visit them. What do
cookies
do?
They store information regarding insecure websites visited
Provide a website with your info to personalize webpages
An ideal remedy when your blood sugar crashes mid-afternoon
They store info regarding a user's browsing history
16
What is the correct answer to 7 MOD 9
0
2
7
9
17
X MOD 2
yields a result of 1. Which of the following is true about
X
X is even
X is odd
X must have the value of 1
X is less than 2
18
HTTPS uses a trust model to ensure that you are visiting a legit website with the following
Public and private keys issued by Certificate Authorities
A two-factor authentication process
Captcha tests that prove you are not a robot
Digital Certificates issued by Certificate Authorities
19
A Software program that prevents unauthorized access to or from a network
A badass router
A packet sniffer
A Firewall
Anti-Virus Software
20
The protocols that utilize Public Key encryption to ensure secure data transfer on the internet
Anti-Virus Protocols
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) / Transport Layer Security (TLS)
Network Address Translation Protocols
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocols
21
What allows the use of websites names like example.com, instead of numbers like 93.184.216.34 ?
The hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)
A digital certificate
The secure socket layer protocol (SSL)
The domain name system (DNS)
22
Breaking a message into pieces & sending them independently to be reassembled on the other end
HTTP
Internet Protocol
Secure Socket Layer
Packet Switching
23
In which of the following network schematics is redundant routing between P and S NOT possible.
B
D
C
A
24
When you enable wifi on your phone at school, the first thing that happens is ...
You are assigned a MAC address and then an IP address
You download a driver to use the school wifi
An IP address is assigned to your phone
Paul blocks your internet connecting, just for fun
25
How do Internet packets travel to their destination
Along the same path to stay in order
Along a variety of different paths
Router to router based on the Travelling Salesman algorithm
Timed to arrive at the destination in their correct order
26
Why was IPv6 created, and how many bits are used for an IPv6 address
IPv6 is more secure. IPv6 uses 96 bit addresses
IPv6 is easier to read than IPv4.IPv6 uses 96 bit addresses
IPv4 is running out of addresses.IPv6 uses 128 bit addresses
IPv6 is faster than IPv4. IPv6 uses 64 bit addresses
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How can consumers ensure that a website is not a phishing scam before making an online purchase
Use a firewall to block malware
Use antivirus software and keep it up to date
Go to the website directly instead of clicking an email link
Call the company directly to be safe
28
Only clients/servers run web applications to view/send website data. This is known as
Packet Switching
End-to-end Architecture
Transmission Control Protocol
Internet Protocol
29
The Domain Name System (DNS) hierarchy is an inverted tree structure
False
True
30
What is the addressing scheme for IPv4 IP addresses?
It utilizes a 96 bit addressing scheme
It's written in hexadecimal due to its length
It utilizes a 32 bit addressing scheme
It's generally written in binary for readability
31
In following IP address,
72.34.111.16
what do the last two groups of digits (
111.16)
specify?
The individual node in the network
The primary domain where the node is located
Information pertaining to a nodes private IP address
It's a secret, encrypted for use by the ugly deep dark web
32
Which web address is the third-level domain of the following: anytime.anyway.anyplace.edu/apcsp
anyway.anyplace.edu
edu
anyplace.edu/apcsp
anytime.anyway.anyplace.edu
33
Which cybersecurity attack floods a website with many requests causing it to slow down or crash
A Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDos) attack
A firewall breach
A net-phishing attack, which casts a wide "net of requests"
A Man-in-the-Middle attack
34
The Internet and the World Wide Web are synonyms (i.e. they are the same thing)
True
False
35
What does the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) do?
Defines protocols and standards for how the Internet works.
Provides the public with info regarding safe web practices
Manages IP Addresses and Domain Names
Talk about the good ol' days before Snapchat was a thing
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Any device within a network that’s able to send, receive, and/or forward information is a ...
node
server
computer
client
