SANS SEC401 MODULE QUIZZES EXAM
WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
Which of the following presents simulated hardware to the
virtual machine OS?
a) Physical BIOS settings
b) Host OS
c) Device manager from physical system
d) Hypervisor - ANSWERS-d) Hypervisor
- book 1, page 110
Designed to be a software upgrade to existing devices that
supported WEP, which of the following security protocols
utilizes RC4 and TKIP to provide data communication
confidentiality?
,a) WPA1
b) Enhanced WEP
c) WPA3
d) WPA2 - ANSWERS-a) WPA1
- book 1, page 194
What is an often-ignored IT asset in security hardening?
a) Servers
b) Routers
c) Applications
d) Desktops - ANSWERS-b) routers
- book 1, page 27
What security framework provides cloud security guidance
across 14 domains?
a) COBIT
b) CSA Cloud Controls Matrix
c) ISO 27000
,d) NIST 800-53R4 / FedRAMP - ANSWERS-b) CSA Cloud
Controls Matrix
- book 1, page 144
Which of the following maps the components of the
conceptual design via the use of a network diagram?
a) Conceptual design
b) Logical design
c) Enterprise design
d) Physical design - ANSWERS-b) Logical design
- book 1, page 19
What principle of Know Your Environment understands the
value of a senior leader's laptop?
a) Knowing the physical design of communication
b) Knowing the logical design of valuable data
c) Knowing the flow of communication
d) Knowing the location of valuable data - ANSWERS-d)
Knowing the location of valuable data
- book 1, page 22
, Which layer 4 protocol is a good multicast solution for
optimized real-time communications delivered over a
wireless network?
a) UDP
b) ICMP
c) IP
d) TCP - ANSWERS-a) UDP
- book 1, page 93
What term characterizes a virtual Kali Linux machine
running on a Windows 10 computer?
a) Guest OS
b) Hypervisor OS
c) Default OS
d) Host OS - ANSWERS-a) Guest OS
- book 1, page 110
What is a benefit of cloud computing compared to an on-
premise data center?
WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
Which of the following presents simulated hardware to the
virtual machine OS?
a) Physical BIOS settings
b) Host OS
c) Device manager from physical system
d) Hypervisor - ANSWERS-d) Hypervisor
- book 1, page 110
Designed to be a software upgrade to existing devices that
supported WEP, which of the following security protocols
utilizes RC4 and TKIP to provide data communication
confidentiality?
,a) WPA1
b) Enhanced WEP
c) WPA3
d) WPA2 - ANSWERS-a) WPA1
- book 1, page 194
What is an often-ignored IT asset in security hardening?
a) Servers
b) Routers
c) Applications
d) Desktops - ANSWERS-b) routers
- book 1, page 27
What security framework provides cloud security guidance
across 14 domains?
a) COBIT
b) CSA Cloud Controls Matrix
c) ISO 27000
,d) NIST 800-53R4 / FedRAMP - ANSWERS-b) CSA Cloud
Controls Matrix
- book 1, page 144
Which of the following maps the components of the
conceptual design via the use of a network diagram?
a) Conceptual design
b) Logical design
c) Enterprise design
d) Physical design - ANSWERS-b) Logical design
- book 1, page 19
What principle of Know Your Environment understands the
value of a senior leader's laptop?
a) Knowing the physical design of communication
b) Knowing the logical design of valuable data
c) Knowing the flow of communication
d) Knowing the location of valuable data - ANSWERS-d)
Knowing the location of valuable data
- book 1, page 22
, Which layer 4 protocol is a good multicast solution for
optimized real-time communications delivered over a
wireless network?
a) UDP
b) ICMP
c) IP
d) TCP - ANSWERS-a) UDP
- book 1, page 93
What term characterizes a virtual Kali Linux machine
running on a Windows 10 computer?
a) Guest OS
b) Hypervisor OS
c) Default OS
d) Host OS - ANSWERS-a) Guest OS
- book 1, page 110
What is a benefit of cloud computing compared to an on-
premise data center?
