SANS 410 ACTUAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉Logical Topology. Answer: Gives the description for the physical
layout, shows VLAN's and where they are placed on the physical
topology
◉Trunk Port. Answer: Connects packets that travel to all VLAN's on
a switch
◉Baseband Systems. Answer: Transmits one signal on the medium
(fiber, copper, etc)
◉Broadband. Answer: Form of multiplexing to join multiple signals
on a medium
◉Ethernet. Answer: Designed as baseband system that can be used
in multiplexing
◉CSMA/CD. Answer: Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision
Detection
◉Unicast. Answer: Broadcast for a single device
,◉Multicast. Answer: Broadcast for a specific group or multiple
devices
◉Broadcast. Answer: Message for everyone to receive and process
◉Hub. Answer: Broadcasts packets to every single port
◉Switch. Answer: Broadcasts packets to device found on a singular
port
◉Content Addressable Memory (CAM). Answer: Is a table that
contains the MAC address and port associated to that MAC Address
◉Virtual LAN (VLAN). Answer: Splitting a switch in which certain
ports can only talk to certain ports (Segment networks within a
switch)
◉Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). Answer: A different way of
switching packets that can be used on a dedicated line
◉802.1x. Answer: Network Access Control that is a layer 2
authentication (Credentialed Question of 2FA)
, ◉A security appliance should be set in place when. Answer: There is
a change in trust level in the network
◉Protocol. Answer: is an agreement or rules of engagement for how
computer networks communicate
◉OSI Protocol Stack (7). Answer: 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. Answer: Browsers, FTP, HTTP, SCP
◉Presentation Layer 6 OSI Stack. Answer: Makes data presentable to
the application or user (ASCII)
◉Session Layer 5 OSI Stack. Answer: Handles the
establishment/maintenance of connections between systems
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉Logical Topology. Answer: Gives the description for the physical
layout, shows VLAN's and where they are placed on the physical
topology
◉Trunk Port. Answer: Connects packets that travel to all VLAN's on
a switch
◉Baseband Systems. Answer: Transmits one signal on the medium
(fiber, copper, etc)
◉Broadband. Answer: Form of multiplexing to join multiple signals
on a medium
◉Ethernet. Answer: Designed as baseband system that can be used
in multiplexing
◉CSMA/CD. Answer: Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision
Detection
◉Unicast. Answer: Broadcast for a single device
,◉Multicast. Answer: Broadcast for a specific group or multiple
devices
◉Broadcast. Answer: Message for everyone to receive and process
◉Hub. Answer: Broadcasts packets to every single port
◉Switch. Answer: Broadcasts packets to device found on a singular
port
◉Content Addressable Memory (CAM). Answer: Is a table that
contains the MAC address and port associated to that MAC Address
◉Virtual LAN (VLAN). Answer: Splitting a switch in which certain
ports can only talk to certain ports (Segment networks within a
switch)
◉Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). Answer: A different way of
switching packets that can be used on a dedicated line
◉802.1x. Answer: Network Access Control that is a layer 2
authentication (Credentialed Question of 2FA)
, ◉A security appliance should be set in place when. Answer: There is
a change in trust level in the network
◉Protocol. Answer: is an agreement or rules of engagement for how
computer networks communicate
◉OSI Protocol Stack (7). Answer: 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. Answer: Browsers, FTP, HTTP, SCP
◉Presentation Layer 6 OSI Stack. Answer: Makes data presentable to
the application or user (ASCII)
◉Session Layer 5 OSI Stack. Answer: Handles the
establishment/maintenance of connections between systems
