GISP Online Practice Questions and Answers

Fill in the blank with the appropriate value.

Service Set Identifiers (SSIDs) are case sensitive text strings that have a maximum length of_______ characters.

Which of the following rated systems of the Orange book has mandatory protection of the TCB?

A. B-rated

B. A-rated

C. D-rated

D. C-rated

Which of the following statements about biometric authentication is true?

A. A user provides his user name and password for authentication.

B. A user uses a smart card for authentication.

C. A sensor scans some physical characteristics of a user and sends that information to the authentication server.

D. A user is issued a device that is used for authentication.

Which of the following statements about Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) are true? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.

A. It is used to provide host name resolution in a TCP/IP-based network.

B. It is used to dynamically assign IP addresses to computers.

C. It reduces the complexity of managing network client IP address configuration.

D. It reduces the risk of a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Which of the following works at the network layer and hides the local area network IP address and topology?

A. Hub

B. MAC address

C. Network address translation (NAT)

D. Network interface card (NIC)

Which of the following command-line utilities queries the DNS server to check whether or not the zone database contains the correct information?

A. IPCONFIG

B. TELNET

C. NSLOOKUP

D. NETSTAT

Which of the following are the types of password guessing attacks? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.

A. Man-in-the-middle attack

B. Dictionary attack

C. Brute force attack

D. Password attack

How long are cookies in effect if no expiration date is set?

A. Forever

B. Until the session ends.

C. Fifteen days

D. One year

Which of the following methods of encryption uses a single key to encrypt and decrypt data?

A. PGP

B. Symmetric

C. S/MIME

D. Asymmetric

Which of the following services are provided by Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose three.

A. Authentication

B. Data encryption

C. Authorization

D. Accounting