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CompTIA Security+ Certification Practice Test 1 (Exam SY0-501)
CompTIA Security+ Certification Practice Test 1 (Exam SY0-501)
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Which social engineering attack relies on identity theft
impersonation
Shoulder surfing
Dumpster diving
Watering hole attack
2
Which of the following answers lists an example of spyware?
Vulnerability scanner
Keylogger
Computer worm
Packet sniffer
3
Phishing scams targeting people holding high positions in an organization/business are know as
Vishing
Bluejacking
Whaling
Pharming
4
What is adware?
Software that displays advertisements
Malicious program that sends copies of itself to computers
Malicious software that collects information about users
Unsolicited or undesired electronic messages
5
Which of the follwing concepts describes the use of a one way transformation in order to ..
Hashing
Key escrow
Non-repudiation
Steganography
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Which of the following would provide the strongest protection?
Biometric controls on data center entry points
Prohibiting removable media
Incorporating a full-disk encryption system
A host-based intrusion detection system
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A standalone malicious computer program that typically propagates itself over a computer..
Trojan
Spam
Worm
Spyware
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Harmful programs used to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive information...
Spyware
Adware
Malware
Ransomware
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Which of the following is required to allow multiple servers to exist on one physical server?
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Virtualization
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Software as a Service (SaaS)
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Digital signature are used for ensuring which of the following items? (Select TWO).
Non-Repudiation
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
11
Which of the following is used by the recipient of a digitally signed email to verify the...
Sender’s private key
Recipient’s public key
Sender’s public key
Recipient’s private key
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A collection of software tools used by a hacker to mask intrusion and obtain administrator..
Trojan
Spyware
Rootkit
Backdoor
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A malware-infected networked host under remote control of a hacker is commonly referred to as:
Worm
Honeypot
Trojan
Bot
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Which of the fo1llowing security concepts would Sara, the security administrator, use to...
Cloud computing
Clean desk policy
Routine log review
Record time offset
15
Which of the terms listed below refers to an example of a crypto-malware?
Keylogger
Ransomware
Rootkit
Backdoor
