SSCP Exam Questions
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- Question #709Network and Communications Security
In the days before CIDR (Classless Internet Domain Routing), networks were commonly organized by classes. Which of the following would have been true of a Class B network?
IP AddressingClassful AddressingNetwork FundamentalsTCP/IP - Question #710Network and Communications Security
Which of the following is an IP address that is private (i.e. reserved for internal networks, and not a valid address to use on the Internet)?
Private IP addressesRFC 1918Network addressing - Question #711Network and Communications Security
Which of the following is an IP address that is private (i.e. reserved for internal networks, and not a valid address to use on the Internet)?
Private IP addressesRFC 1918IP addressingNetwork segmentation - Question #712Network and Communications Security
Which of the following is an IP address that is private (i.e. reserved for internal networks, and not a valid address to use on the Internet)?
Private IP addressesNetwork addressingRFC 1918 - Question #713Network and Communications Security
Which of the following media is MOST resistant to tapping?
Network MediaPhysical SecurityTapping ResistanceFiber Optics - Question #714Network and Communications Security
Which of the following is a tool often used to reduce the risk to a local area network (LAN) that has external connections by filtering Ingress and Egress traffic?
FirewallNetwork SecurityTraffic FilteringPerimeter Security - Question #715Network and Communications Security
Which of the following protocols suite does the Internet use?
Internet ProtocolsTCP/IPNetworking Fundamentals - Question #716Access Controls
Organizations should consider which of the following first before allowing external access to their LANs via the Internet?
AuthenticationRemote Access SecurityNetwork Access Control - Question #717Network and Communications Security
Which one of the following is usually not a benefit resulting from the use of firewalls?
FirewallsNetwork SecuritySecurity ControlsThreat Prevention - Question #718Network and Communications Security
Which of the following OSI layers provides routing and related services?
OSI ModelNetwork LayerRoutingNetworking Fundamentals - Question #719Network and Communications Security
Which of the following DoD Model layer provides non-repudiation services?
DoD ModelTCP/IP ModelApplication layerNon-repudiation - Question #720Network and Communications Security
What is the 802.11 standard related to?
802.11Wireless networksNetworking standardsWi-Fi - Question #721Network and Communications Security
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is a protocol that one program can use to request a service from a program located in another computer in a network. Within which OSI/ISO layer is RPC i...
OSI ModelRPCNetworking Protocols - Question #722Network and Communications Security
Within the OSI model, at what layer are some of the SLIP, CSLIP, PPP control functions provided?
OSI ModelData Link LayerPPPSLIP - Question #723Network and Communications Security
In the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) Reference Model, at what level are TCP and UDP provided?
OSI ModelTCP/UDPTransport LayerNetworking Protocols - Question #724Network and Communications Security
FTP, TFTP, SNMP, and SMTP are provided at what level of the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) Reference Model?
OSI ModelApplication LayerNetwork ProtocolsProtocol Stack - Question #725Network and Communications Security
Which of the following is TRUE regarding Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP)?
TCP/UDPNetworking ProtocolsTransport LayerConnection-oriented - Question #726Network and Communications Security
Which OSI/ISO layer is responsible for determining the best route for data to be transferred?
OSI ModelNetwork LayerRoutingNetworking Fundamentals - Question #727Network and Communications Security
Which of the following is true related to network sniffing?
Network SniffingNetwork Security AttacksPassive Monitoring - Question #728Cryptography
Which of the following is unlike the other three choices presented?
CryptographyAttack typesDenial of Service (DoS)Vulnerabilities - Question #729Network and Communications Security
The standard server port number for HTTP is which of the following?
HTTPPort numbersNetworking protocols - Question #733Network and Communications Security
In SSL/TLS protocol, what kind of authentication is supported when you establish a secure session between a client and a server?
SSL/TLSAuthenticationNetwork ProtocolsClient-Server Security - Question #734Network and Communications Security
Which of the following is true of network security?
FirewallNetwork SecuritySecurity Controls - Question #735Access Controls
What is called the access protection system that limits connections by calling back the number of a previously authorized location?
Access ControlRemote AccessAuthentication - Question #736Network and Communications Security
What is a decrease in amplitude as a signal propagates along a transmission medium best known as?
AttenuationSignal PropagationNetwork TransmissionPhysical Layer - Question #737Network and Communications Security
Which device acting as a translator is used to connect two networks or applications from layer 4 up to layer 7 of the ISO/OSI Model?
OSI ModelNetwork DevicesGatewayNetworking Fundamentals - Question #738Network and Communications Security
In which layer of the OSI Model are connection-oriented protocols located in the TCP/IP suite of protocols?
OSI ModelTCP/IP SuiteTransport LayerConnection-oriented Protocols - Question #739Network and Communications Security
Which of the following is a telecommunication device that translates data from digital to analog form and back to digital?
ModemTelecommunicationsDigital-to-Analog ConversionAnalog-to-Digital Conversion - Question #740Network and Communications Security
Which of the following transmission media would NOT be affected by cross talk or interference?
Transmission mediaFiber opticsInterferenceCrosstalk - Question #741Network and Communications Security
What is called an attack where the attacker spoofs the source IP address in an ICMP ECHO broadcast packet so it seems to have originated at the victim's system, in order to flood i...
Smurf attackDoS attacksIP spoofingICMP - Question #742Network and Communications Security
What is the main difference between a Smurf and a Fraggle attack?
DoS AttacksSmurf AttackFraggle AttackNetwork Protocols - Question #743Network and Communications Security
Why are coaxial cables called "coaxial"?
Coaxial CableNetworking CablesNetwork ComponentsPhysical Layer - Question #744Network and Communications Security
The International Standards Organization / Open Systems Interconnection (ISO/OSI) Layers does NOT have which of the following characteristics?
OSI ModelNetwork Communication ModelsNetworking Fundamentals - Question #745Network and Communications Security
In telephony different types of connections are being used. The connection from the phone company's branch office to local customers is referred to as which of the following choice...
TelephonyLocal LoopCommunication Links - Question #746Network and Communications Security
Communications and network security relates to transmission of which of the following?
Network traffic typesCommunications securityVoice securityMultimedia security - Question #747Network and Communications Security
One of the following statements about the differences between PPTP and L2TP is NOT true
PPTPL2TPVPN ProtocolsNAT compatibility - Question #748Security Concepts and Practices
You have been tasked to develop an effective information classification program. Which one of the following steps should be performed first?
Information ClassificationData ClassificationSecurity Program DevelopmentData Governance - Question #749Systems and Application Security
A group of independent servers, which are managed as a single system, that provides higher availability, easier manageability, and greater scalability is:
Server ClusteringHigh AvailabilityScalabilitySystem Architecture - Question #750Systems and Application Security
A server cluster looks like a:
Server clusteringHigh availabilitySystem resilienceAbstraction - Question #751Systems and Application Security
If any server in the cluster crashes, processing continues transparently, however, the cluster suffers some performance degradation. This implementation is sometimes called a:
High AvailabilityServer ArchitectureRedundancyClustering - Question #752Network and Communications Security
Which of the following is immune to the effects of electromagnetic interference (EMI) and therefore has a much longer effective usable length?
Fiber OpticsEMINetwork CablingTransmission Media - Question #753Network and Communications Security
Which of the following methods of providing telecommunications continuity involves the use of an alternative media?
Telecommunications continuityNetwork redundancyAlternative routingBusiness continuity planning - Question #754Network and Communications Security
Which port does the Post Office Protocol Version 3 (POP3) make use of?
POP3Port numbersNetwork protocols - Question #755Network and Communications Security
Which of the following are WELL KNOWN PORTS assigned by the IANA?
Well-known portsIANAPort numbersNetwork protocols - Question #756Network and Communications Security
Which of the following are REGISTERED PORTS as defined by IANA ?
IANA PortsRegistered PortsPort RangesNetwork Protocols - Question #757Access Controls
Which of the following countermeasures would be the most appropriate to prevent possible intrusion or damage from wardialing attacks?
WardialingAuthenticationAccess ControlRemote Access Security - Question #758Network and Communications Security
What is the maximum length of cable that can be used for a twisted-pair, Category 5 10Base-T cable?
NetworkingEthernet standardsCable lengthsPhysical layer - Question #759Network and Communications Security
What type of cable is used with 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet?
EthernetNetworking CablesFast EthernetUTP - Question #760Network and Communications Security
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is very heavily used for protecting which of the following?
SSL/TLSNetwork ProtocolsWeb SecurityTransport Layer Security - Question #761Network and Communications Security
Secure Shell (SSH) is a strong method of performing:
SSHAuthenticationRemote AccessNetwork Protocols