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Network Defense and Countermeasures: Principles and
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✓ William Easttom cybersecurity exam questions and answers
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✓ Cybersecurity principles and practices practice test 2026
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,TEST m BANK m FOR
Network mDefense mand mCountermeasures mPrinciples mand mPractices, m4th mEdition mby mWilliam
mEasttom m2026
Chapter m1-17
Chapter m1 m m Introduction mto mNetwork mSecurity
1) Which mof mthe mfollowing mis mthe munique maddress mof mthe mnetwork minterface mcard
m(NIC)?
A) IP maddress
B) NIC maddress
C) MAC maddress
D) URL
maddress
mAnswer: m C
2) Which mof mthe mfollowing mcommands mcan myou muse mto mfind myour mcomputer‟s
mIP maddress mand mnetwork minformation mabout myour msystem?
A) Ipconfig
B) Ping
C) Tracert
D) None mof mthe
mabove mAnswer:
mA
3) Which mof mthe mfollowing mcommands mcan mbe mused mto mdetermine mif ma msystem mis
mreachable mand mhow mlong ma mpacket mtakes mto mreach mthat msystem?
A) Ipconfig
B) Ping
C) Tracert
D) None mof mthe
mabove mAnswer:
mB
4) Which mof mthe mfollowing mprotocols moperates mat mthe mtransport mlayer mof mthe mOSI
mmodel?
A) FTP
B) TCP
C) DNS
D) IP
Answer: m B
5) Which mof mthe mfollowing mlayers mof mthe mOSI mmodel mis mresponsible mfor mrouting
mthe minformation min mthe mnetwork?
A) Transport mlayer
B) Network mlayer
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,C) Session mlayer
D) Physical
mlayer mAnswer:
mB
6) The mOSI mmodel mis mdivided minto mhow mmany mlayers?
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, A) Four
B) Five
C) Six
D) Seven
mAnswer:
mD
7) Most mattacks mcan mbe mclassified mas mone mof mthree mbroad mclasses. mWhich mof mthe
mfollowing mis mnot mone mof mthese mclasses?
A) Viruses
B) Malware
C) Blocking
D) Intrusion
mAnswer:
mA
8) Denial mof mservice m(DoS) mattacks mfall munder mwhich mof mthe mfollowing mcategories mof
mattacks?
A) Viruses
B) Malware
C) Blocking
D) Intrusion
mAnswer:
mC
9) Which mof mthe mfollowing mis ma msmall mtext mfile mthat mweb mpages mcan mplace mon
myour mcomputer mto mkeep mtrack mof myour mbrowsing mactivity?
A) Spyware
B) Cookie
C) Key mlogger
D) Trojan
mAnswer:
mB
10) In mwhich mof mthe mfollowing mattacks mdoes ma mhacker muse ma mcomputer mto mcall
mphone mnumbers min msequence muntil manother mcomputer manswers?
A) War-driving
B) War-calling
C) War-dialing
D) War-flying
mAnswer: m C
11) Which mof mthe mfollowing mtypes mof mhackers mwill mreport ma mvulnerability mwhen mthey
mfind mit?
A) White mhat
B) Gray mhat
C) Green mhat
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Network Defense and Countermeasures: Principles and
Practices (4th Edition by William Easttom) – Complete Test
Bank Chapters 1–17 | 2026 Exam Study Guide & Practice
Questions with Verified Answers
This document contains:
✓ Network Defense and Countermeasures test bank 4th edition
✓ William Easttom cybersecurity exam questions and answers
✓ Network security study guide chapters 1–17
✓ Cybersecurity principles and practices practice test 2026
✓ Network Defense exam prep verified answers study guide
,TEST m BANK m FOR
Network mDefense mand mCountermeasures mPrinciples mand mPractices, m4th mEdition mby mWilliam
mEasttom m2026
Chapter m1-17
Chapter m1 m m Introduction mto mNetwork mSecurity
1) Which mof mthe mfollowing mis mthe munique maddress mof mthe mnetwork minterface mcard
m(NIC)?
A) IP maddress
B) NIC maddress
C) MAC maddress
D) URL
maddress
mAnswer: m C
2) Which mof mthe mfollowing mcommands mcan myou muse mto mfind myour mcomputer‟s
mIP maddress mand mnetwork minformation mabout myour msystem?
A) Ipconfig
B) Ping
C) Tracert
D) None mof mthe
mabove mAnswer:
mA
3) Which mof mthe mfollowing mcommands mcan mbe mused mto mdetermine mif ma msystem mis
mreachable mand mhow mlong ma mpacket mtakes mto mreach mthat msystem?
A) Ipconfig
B) Ping
C) Tracert
D) None mof mthe
mabove mAnswer:
mB
4) Which mof mthe mfollowing mprotocols moperates mat mthe mtransport mlayer mof mthe mOSI
mmodel?
A) FTP
B) TCP
C) DNS
D) IP
Answer: m B
5) Which mof mthe mfollowing mlayers mof mthe mOSI mmodel mis mresponsible mfor mrouting
mthe minformation min mthe mnetwork?
A) Transport mlayer
B) Network mlayer
1
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mEducation, mInc.
,C) Session mlayer
D) Physical
mlayer mAnswer:
mB
6) The mOSI mmodel mis mdivided minto mhow mmany mlayers?
2
Copyright m© m2024 mPearson
mEducation, mInc.
, A) Four
B) Five
C) Six
D) Seven
mAnswer:
mD
7) Most mattacks mcan mbe mclassified mas mone mof mthree mbroad mclasses. mWhich mof mthe
mfollowing mis mnot mone mof mthese mclasses?
A) Viruses
B) Malware
C) Blocking
D) Intrusion
mAnswer:
mA
8) Denial mof mservice m(DoS) mattacks mfall munder mwhich mof mthe mfollowing mcategories mof
mattacks?
A) Viruses
B) Malware
C) Blocking
D) Intrusion
mAnswer:
mC
9) Which mof mthe mfollowing mis ma msmall mtext mfile mthat mweb mpages mcan mplace mon
myour mcomputer mto mkeep mtrack mof myour mbrowsing mactivity?
A) Spyware
B) Cookie
C) Key mlogger
D) Trojan
mAnswer:
mB
10) In mwhich mof mthe mfollowing mattacks mdoes ma mhacker muse ma mcomputer mto mcall
mphone mnumbers min msequence muntil manother mcomputer manswers?
A) War-driving
B) War-calling
C) War-dialing
D) War-flying
mAnswer: m C
11) Which mof mthe mfollowing mtypes mof mhackers mwill mreport ma mvulnerability mwhen mthey
mfind mit?
A) White mhat
B) Gray mhat
C) Green mhat
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Copyright m© m2024 mPearson
mEducation, mInc.
