How Many Questions Of GSEC Free Practice Test

NEW QUESTION 1
Which of the following types of computers is used for attracting potential intruders?

• A. Files pot
• B. Honey pot
• C. Data pot
• D. Bastion host

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 2
John works as a professional Ethical Hacker. He is assigned a project to test the security of www.we- are-secure.com. He installs a rootkit on the Linux server of the We-are-secure network. Which of the following statements are true about rootkits?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

• A. They allow an attacker to conduct a buffer overflo
• B. They allow an attacker to set a Trojan in the operating system and thus open a backdoor for anytime acces
• C. They allow an attacker to replace utility programs that can be used to detect the attacker's activit
• D. They allow an attacker to run packet sniffers secretly to capture password

Answer: BCD

NEW QUESTION 3
Which of the following are used to suppress gasoline and oil fires? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose three.

• A. Halon
• B. CO2
• C. Soda acid
• D. Water

Answer: ABC

NEW QUESTION 4
Which of the following protocols is used by a host that knows its own MAC (Media Access Control) address to query a server for its own IP address?

• A. RARP
• B. ARP
• C. DNS
• D. RDNS

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 5
You are the security director for an off-shore banking site. From a business perspective, what is a major factor to consider before running your new vulnerability scanner against the company's business systems?

• A. It may harm otherwise healthy system
• B. It may produce false negative result
• C. It may generate false positive result
• D. It may not return enough benefit for the cos

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 6
What is the maximum number of connections a normal Bluetooth device can handle at one time?

• A. 2
• B. 4
• C. 1
• D. 8
• E. 7

Answer: E

NEW QUESTION 7
What is a security feature available with Windows Vista and Windows 7 that was not
present in previous Windows operating systems?

• A. Data Execution Prevention (DEP)
• B. User Account Control (UAC)
• C. Encrypting File System (EFS)
• D. Built-in IPSec Client

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 8
Many IIS servers connect to Microsoft SQL databases. Which of the following statements about SQL server security is TRUE?

• A. SQL Server patches are part of the operating system patche
• B. SQL Server should be installed on the same box as your IIS web server when they communicate as part of the web applicatio
• C. It is good practice to never use integrated Windows authentication for SQL Serve
• D. It is good practice to not allow users to send raw SQL commands to the SQL Serve

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 9
Which of the following is an Implementation of PKI?

• A. SSL
• B. 3DES
• C. Kerberos
• D. SHA-1

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 10
Which of the following areas of a network contains DNS servers and Web servers for Internet users?

• A. VPN
• B. MMZ
• C. VLAN
• D. DMZ

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 11
You work as a Network Administrator for Tech Perfect Inc. The company has a Linux-based network. You want to kill a process running on a Linux server. Which of the following commands will you use to know the process identification number (PID) of the process?

• A. killall
• B. ps
• C. getpid
• D. kill

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 12
You work as a Network Administrator for NetTech Inc. The company wants to encrypt its e-mails. Which of the following will you use to accomplish this?

• A. PPTP
• B. IPSec
• C. PGP
• D. NTFS

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 13
When considering ingress filtering, why should all inbound packets be dropped if they contain a source address from within the protected network address space?

• A. The packets are probably corrupte
• B. The packets may have been accidentally routed onto the Interne
• C. The packets may be deliberately spoofed by an attacke
• D. The packets are a sign of excess fragmentatio
• E. A and B
• F. B and C
• G. B and D
• H. A and D

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 14
Which of the following quantifies the effects of a potential disaster over a period of time?

• A. Risk Assessment
• B. Business Impact Analysis
• C. Disaster Recovery Planning
• D. Lessons Learned

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 15
Which of the following fields CANNOT be hashed by Authentication Header (AH) in transport mode?

• A. Length
• B. Source IP
• C. TTL
• D. Destination IP

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 16
A sensor that uses a light beam and a detecting plate to alarm if the light beam is obstructed is most commonly used to identify which of the following threats?

• A. Power
• B. Smoke
• C. Natural Gas
• D. Water
• E. Toxins

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 17
Which of the following protocols are used to provide secure communication between a client and a server over the Internet?
Each correct answer represents a part of the solution. Choose two.

• A. SSL
• B. HTTP
• C. TLS
• D. SNMP

Answer: AC

NEW QUESTION 18
Which of the following is an UDP based protocol?

• A. telnet
• B. SNMP
• C. IMAP
• D. LDAP

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 19
Which of the following statements best describes where a border router is normally placed?

• A. Between your firewall and your internal network
• B. Between your firewall and DNS server
• C. Between your ISP and DNS server
• D. Between your ISP and your external firewall

Answer: D

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