SANS 401 GSEC Exam || Acknowledged Answers 100%.
Network Topology correct answers The Physical/Logical shape of a network
Logical Topology correct answers Gives the description for the physical layout, shows VLAN's
and where they are placed on the physical topology
Trunk Port correct answers Connects packets that travel to all VLAN's on a switch
Baseband Systems correct answers Transmits one signal on the medium (fiber, copper, etc)
Broadband correct answers Form of multiplexing to join multiple signals on a medium
Ethernet correct answers Designed as baseband system that can be used in multiplexing
CSMA/CD correct answers Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision Detection
Unicast correct answers Broadcast for a single device
Multicast correct answers Broadcast for a specific group or multiple devices
Broadcast correct answers Message for everyone to receive and process
Hub correct answers Broadcasts packets to every single port
Switch correct answers Broadcasts packets to device found on a singular port
Content Addressable Memory (CAM) correct answers Is a table that contains the MAC address
and port associated to that MAC Address
,Virtual LAN (VLAN) correct answers Splitting a switch in which certain ports can only talk to
certain ports (Segment networks within a switch)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) correct answers A different way of switching packets
that can be used on a dedicated line
802.1x correct answers Network Access Control that is a layer 2 authentication (Credentialed
Question of 2FA)
A security appliance should be set in place when correct answers There is a change in trust level
in the network
Protocol correct answers is an agreement or rules of engagement for how computer networks
communicate
OSI Protocol Stack (7) correct answers Layer 7) Application
Layer 6) Presentation
Layer 5) Session
Layer 4) Transport
Layer 3) Network
Layer 2) Data Link
Layer 1) Physical
Application Layer 7 OSI Stack correct answers Browsers, FTP, HTTP, SCP
Presentation Layer 6 OSI Stack correct answers Makes data presentable to the application or user
(ASCII)
, Session Layer 5 OSI Stack correct answers Handles the establishment/maintenance of
connections between systems
Transport Layer 4 OSI Stack correct answers Determines that application the packet should be
sent to through port numbers (Web on 80,443)
Network Layer 3 OSI Stack correct answers Moving packets from one network to another
network, uses logical addressing instead of physical addressing
Data Link Layer 2 OSI Stack correct answers Takes a packet and frames it suitable for
transmission
Physical Layer 1 OSI Stack correct answers Network cable, electromagnetic radiation
TCP/IP Protocol Stack (4) correct answers Layer 4) Application
Layer 3) Transport (TCP/UDP)
Layer 2) Internet (IP)
Layer 1) Network
Network Address in: 10.1.2.0/24 Subnet correct answers 10.1.2.0
Broadcast Address in: 10.1.2.0/24 Subnet correct answers 10.1.2.255
Class A CIDR Addressing (Mask, IP Range) correct answers N.H.H.H, 255.0.0.0 - 1-127
10.0.0.0/8
16.7 Million IP's
Class B CIDR Addressing (Mask, IP Range) correct answers N.N.H.H, 255.255.0.0 - 128-191
Network Topology correct answers The Physical/Logical shape of a network
Logical Topology correct answers Gives the description for the physical layout, shows VLAN's
and where they are placed on the physical topology
Trunk Port correct answers Connects packets that travel to all VLAN's on a switch
Baseband Systems correct answers Transmits one signal on the medium (fiber, copper, etc)
Broadband correct answers Form of multiplexing to join multiple signals on a medium
Ethernet correct answers Designed as baseband system that can be used in multiplexing
CSMA/CD correct answers Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision Detection
Unicast correct answers Broadcast for a single device
Multicast correct answers Broadcast for a specific group or multiple devices
Broadcast correct answers Message for everyone to receive and process
Hub correct answers Broadcasts packets to every single port
Switch correct answers Broadcasts packets to device found on a singular port
Content Addressable Memory (CAM) correct answers Is a table that contains the MAC address
and port associated to that MAC Address
,Virtual LAN (VLAN) correct answers Splitting a switch in which certain ports can only talk to
certain ports (Segment networks within a switch)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) correct answers A different way of switching packets
that can be used on a dedicated line
802.1x correct answers Network Access Control that is a layer 2 authentication (Credentialed
Question of 2FA)
A security appliance should be set in place when correct answers There is a change in trust level
in the network
Protocol correct answers is an agreement or rules of engagement for how computer networks
communicate
OSI Protocol Stack (7) correct answers Layer 7) Application
Layer 6) Presentation
Layer 5) Session
Layer 4) Transport
Layer 3) Network
Layer 2) Data Link
Layer 1) Physical
Application Layer 7 OSI Stack correct answers Browsers, FTP, HTTP, SCP
Presentation Layer 6 OSI Stack correct answers Makes data presentable to the application or user
(ASCII)
, Session Layer 5 OSI Stack correct answers Handles the establishment/maintenance of
connections between systems
Transport Layer 4 OSI Stack correct answers Determines that application the packet should be
sent to through port numbers (Web on 80,443)
Network Layer 3 OSI Stack correct answers Moving packets from one network to another
network, uses logical addressing instead of physical addressing
Data Link Layer 2 OSI Stack correct answers Takes a packet and frames it suitable for
transmission
Physical Layer 1 OSI Stack correct answers Network cable, electromagnetic radiation
TCP/IP Protocol Stack (4) correct answers Layer 4) Application
Layer 3) Transport (TCP/UDP)
Layer 2) Internet (IP)
Layer 1) Network
Network Address in: 10.1.2.0/24 Subnet correct answers 10.1.2.0
Broadcast Address in: 10.1.2.0/24 Subnet correct answers 10.1.2.255
Class A CIDR Addressing (Mask, IP Range) correct answers N.H.H.H, 255.0.0.0 - 1-127
10.0.0.0/8
16.7 Million IP's
Class B CIDR Addressing (Mask, IP Range) correct answers N.N.H.H, 255.255.0.0 - 128-191
