MSIS 4123 QUIZ 2 STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Every valid public-key certificate contains a(n): Answer: digital
signature.
◉ Session filtering keeps track of session/connection states and filters
on which of the following? Select all that apply. Answer: A packet's
TCP/UDP header
A packet's IP header
◉ The principal application of IPsec is: Answer: Virtual Private
Networking
◉ True or False? SQL supports queries to search and extract data from
the database, plus other operations to add or update data in the database.
Answer: True
◉ Which of the following may be part of a phishing attack? Select all
that apply. Answer: A log in request that collects secret authentication
credentials
Drive-by download
Social engineering
, ◉ An attack that tricks a database management system into interpreting
part of an entered password as an SQL expression is called: Answer:
SQL/command injection.
◉ Which of the following statements is CORRECT about the DNS
service? Select all that apply. Answer: not only (
DNS service is used to map a domain name to a MAC address,
A DNS resolver is the software module that sends out DNS queries and
process received DNS responses to find out the IP address in question.
points = 0)
not only (
DNS servers and resolvers encrypt their queries and responses, so others
cannot see what domain names are being resolved.
Sending a rogue DNS response to a DNS resolver in an attempt to
redirect the querying host to a wrong host is called DNS poisoning
points = 0)
◉ The "trust but verify" maxim applies to the website usage
management technique of: Answer: monitoring.
◉ Why does nmap pose a risk when scanning a host or network? Select
all that applies. Answer: not only (
It intercepts network traffic and displays packets, which may contain
secret passwords.
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Every valid public-key certificate contains a(n): Answer: digital
signature.
◉ Session filtering keeps track of session/connection states and filters
on which of the following? Select all that apply. Answer: A packet's
TCP/UDP header
A packet's IP header
◉ The principal application of IPsec is: Answer: Virtual Private
Networking
◉ True or False? SQL supports queries to search and extract data from
the database, plus other operations to add or update data in the database.
Answer: True
◉ Which of the following may be part of a phishing attack? Select all
that apply. Answer: A log in request that collects secret authentication
credentials
Drive-by download
Social engineering
, ◉ An attack that tricks a database management system into interpreting
part of an entered password as an SQL expression is called: Answer:
SQL/command injection.
◉ Which of the following statements is CORRECT about the DNS
service? Select all that apply. Answer: not only (
DNS service is used to map a domain name to a MAC address,
A DNS resolver is the software module that sends out DNS queries and
process received DNS responses to find out the IP address in question.
points = 0)
not only (
DNS servers and resolvers encrypt their queries and responses, so others
cannot see what domain names are being resolved.
Sending a rogue DNS response to a DNS resolver in an attempt to
redirect the querying host to a wrong host is called DNS poisoning
points = 0)
◉ The "trust but verify" maxim applies to the website usage
management technique of: Answer: monitoring.
◉ Why does nmap pose a risk when scanning a host or network? Select
all that applies. Answer: not only (
It intercepts network traffic and displays packets, which may contain
secret passwords.
