350 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. What is the primary purpose of the Tanium platform? A) Network
monitoring B) Real-time endpoint visibility and control C) Email security D)
Web filtering
Answer: B) Real-time endpoint visibility and control
2. What is a Tanium sensor? A) A hardware device B) A pre-built query that
collects specific data from endpoints C) A network appliance D) A mobile
application
Answer: B) A pre-built query that collects specific data from endpoints
3. Which component is responsible for distributing queries in the Tanium
architecture? A) Tanium Client B) Tanium Server C) Tanium Console D)
Tanium Sensor
Answer: B) Tanium Server
4. What is the default communication port for Tanium Client-to-Client
communication? A) 443 B) 80 C) 17472 D) 8080
Answer: C) 17472
5. How does Tanium achieve linear scalability? A) Adding more servers B)
Peer-to-peer client communication C) Cloud computing D) Load balancers
Answer: B) Peer-to-peer client communication
,6. What is a Tanium question? A) A query sent to endpoints to gather
information B) A security alert C) A configuration setting D) A user interface
element
Answer: A) A query sent to endpoints to gather information
7. Which Tanium component provides the web-based user interface? A)
Tanium Server B) Tanium Client C) Tanium Console D) Tanium Module
Server
Answer: C) Tanium Console
8. What is the maximum number of endpoints that can be managed by a
single Tanium deployment? A) 10,000 B) 50,000 C) 100,000 D) Over 1
million
Answer: D) Over 1 million
9. What does NNM stand for in Tanium terminology? A) Network Node
Manager B) No Network Mode C) Node Network Monitor D) Network
Navigation Module
Answer: B) No Network Mode
10. Which file format is primarily used for Tanium sensor definitions? A)
JSON B) XML C) YAML D) CSV
Answer: B) XML
11. What is the primary method Tanium uses to ensure data accuracy? A)
Database validation B) Real-time data collection C) Historical analysis D)
Third-party verification
Answer: B) Real-time data collection
12. What is a Tanium package? A) A software installation file B) A collection
of sensors C) A deployable action that can be executed on endpoints D) A
network configuration
Answer: C) A deployable action that can be executed on endpoints
13. How often does the Tanium Client check for new questions by default?
A) Every 5 seconds B) Every 15 seconds C) Every 30 seconds D) Every 60
seconds
Answer: B) Every 15 seconds
,14. What is the Tanium Client's primary communication method? A)
HTTP only B) HTTPS only C) Both HTTP and HTTPS D) Custom protocol
Answer: C) Both HTTP and HTTPS
15. Which operating systems does Tanium support? A) Windows only B)
Linux only C) Windows and Linux D) Windows, Linux, macOS, and others
Answer: D) Windows, Linux, macOS, and others
16. What is the purpose of the Tanium Zone Server? A) Load balancing B)
Data storage C) Network segmentation support D) User authentication
Answer: C) Network segmentation support
17. What is a saved question in Tanium? A) A frequently asked question B)
A stored query that can be reused C) A help documentation entry D) A user
preference
Answer: B) A stored query that can be reused
18. How does Tanium handle network latency in large deployments? A)
Caching mechanisms B) Peer-to-peer architecture C) Multiple servers D)
Compression algorithms
Answer: B) Peer-to-peer architecture
19. What is the Tanium Client registration process? A) Manual
configuration only B) Automatic discovery and registration C) Third-party
integration D) DNS-based registration
Answer: B) Automatic discovery and registration
20. Which protocol does Tanium primarily use for client-server
communication? A) FTP B) SSH C) HTTP/HTTPS D) SNMP
Answer: C) HTTP/HTTPS
21. What is the default Tanium Server listening port? A) 443 B) 8080 C)
17472 D) 80
Answer: C) 17472
22. How does Tanium ensure high availability? A) Cloud hosting only B)
Clustering and failover mechanisms C) Multiple databases D) Load balancing
Answer: B) Clustering and failover mechanisms
, 23. What is the Tanium Client's memory footprint typically? A) Less than
10MB B) 10-50MB C) 50-100MB D) Over 100MB
Answer: B) 10-50MB
24. Which database does Tanium use by default? A) MySQL B) PostgreSQL
C) SQL Server D) SQLite
Answer: B) PostgreSQL
25. What is the purpose of Tanium's linear chain architecture? A) Data
encryption B) Efficient query distribution C) User management D) Network
monitoring
Answer: B) Efficient query distribution
26. How does Tanium handle disconnected endpoints? A) They are
immediately removed B) They remain in the database with last known data C)
They are marked as inactive D) Both B and C
Answer: D) Both B and C
27. What is a Tanium filter? A) A network security device B) A way to
narrow down question results C) A user permission setting D) A data encryption
method
Answer: B) A way to narrow down question results
28. Which component stores the Tanium platform configuration? A)
Tanium Client B) Tanium Server C) Tanium Console D) Tanium Database
Answer: D) Tanium Database
29. What is the Tanium Client's CPU usage typically? A) Less than 1% B) 1-
3% C) 3-5% D) Over 5%
Answer: B) 1-3%
30. How does Tanium handle data retention? A) All data is kept forever B)
Configurable retention policies C) Fixed 30-day retention D) No data retention
Answer: B) Configurable retention policies
31. What is the Tanium Trace feature used for? A) Performance monitoring
B) Network troubleshooting C) Client communication debugging D) User
activity tracking
Answer: C) Client communication debugging
1. What is the primary purpose of the Tanium platform? A) Network
monitoring B) Real-time endpoint visibility and control C) Email security D)
Web filtering
Answer: B) Real-time endpoint visibility and control
2. What is a Tanium sensor? A) A hardware device B) A pre-built query that
collects specific data from endpoints C) A network appliance D) A mobile
application
Answer: B) A pre-built query that collects specific data from endpoints
3. Which component is responsible for distributing queries in the Tanium
architecture? A) Tanium Client B) Tanium Server C) Tanium Console D)
Tanium Sensor
Answer: B) Tanium Server
4. What is the default communication port for Tanium Client-to-Client
communication? A) 443 B) 80 C) 17472 D) 8080
Answer: C) 17472
5. How does Tanium achieve linear scalability? A) Adding more servers B)
Peer-to-peer client communication C) Cloud computing D) Load balancers
Answer: B) Peer-to-peer client communication
,6. What is a Tanium question? A) A query sent to endpoints to gather
information B) A security alert C) A configuration setting D) A user interface
element
Answer: A) A query sent to endpoints to gather information
7. Which Tanium component provides the web-based user interface? A)
Tanium Server B) Tanium Client C) Tanium Console D) Tanium Module
Server
Answer: C) Tanium Console
8. What is the maximum number of endpoints that can be managed by a
single Tanium deployment? A) 10,000 B) 50,000 C) 100,000 D) Over 1
million
Answer: D) Over 1 million
9. What does NNM stand for in Tanium terminology? A) Network Node
Manager B) No Network Mode C) Node Network Monitor D) Network
Navigation Module
Answer: B) No Network Mode
10. Which file format is primarily used for Tanium sensor definitions? A)
JSON B) XML C) YAML D) CSV
Answer: B) XML
11. What is the primary method Tanium uses to ensure data accuracy? A)
Database validation B) Real-time data collection C) Historical analysis D)
Third-party verification
Answer: B) Real-time data collection
12. What is a Tanium package? A) A software installation file B) A collection
of sensors C) A deployable action that can be executed on endpoints D) A
network configuration
Answer: C) A deployable action that can be executed on endpoints
13. How often does the Tanium Client check for new questions by default?
A) Every 5 seconds B) Every 15 seconds C) Every 30 seconds D) Every 60
seconds
Answer: B) Every 15 seconds
,14. What is the Tanium Client's primary communication method? A)
HTTP only B) HTTPS only C) Both HTTP and HTTPS D) Custom protocol
Answer: C) Both HTTP and HTTPS
15. Which operating systems does Tanium support? A) Windows only B)
Linux only C) Windows and Linux D) Windows, Linux, macOS, and others
Answer: D) Windows, Linux, macOS, and others
16. What is the purpose of the Tanium Zone Server? A) Load balancing B)
Data storage C) Network segmentation support D) User authentication
Answer: C) Network segmentation support
17. What is a saved question in Tanium? A) A frequently asked question B)
A stored query that can be reused C) A help documentation entry D) A user
preference
Answer: B) A stored query that can be reused
18. How does Tanium handle network latency in large deployments? A)
Caching mechanisms B) Peer-to-peer architecture C) Multiple servers D)
Compression algorithms
Answer: B) Peer-to-peer architecture
19. What is the Tanium Client registration process? A) Manual
configuration only B) Automatic discovery and registration C) Third-party
integration D) DNS-based registration
Answer: B) Automatic discovery and registration
20. Which protocol does Tanium primarily use for client-server
communication? A) FTP B) SSH C) HTTP/HTTPS D) SNMP
Answer: C) HTTP/HTTPS
21. What is the default Tanium Server listening port? A) 443 B) 8080 C)
17472 D) 80
Answer: C) 17472
22. How does Tanium ensure high availability? A) Cloud hosting only B)
Clustering and failover mechanisms C) Multiple databases D) Load balancing
Answer: B) Clustering and failover mechanisms
, 23. What is the Tanium Client's memory footprint typically? A) Less than
10MB B) 10-50MB C) 50-100MB D) Over 100MB
Answer: B) 10-50MB
24. Which database does Tanium use by default? A) MySQL B) PostgreSQL
C) SQL Server D) SQLite
Answer: B) PostgreSQL
25. What is the purpose of Tanium's linear chain architecture? A) Data
encryption B) Efficient query distribution C) User management D) Network
monitoring
Answer: B) Efficient query distribution
26. How does Tanium handle disconnected endpoints? A) They are
immediately removed B) They remain in the database with last known data C)
They are marked as inactive D) Both B and C
Answer: D) Both B and C
27. What is a Tanium filter? A) A network security device B) A way to
narrow down question results C) A user permission setting D) A data encryption
method
Answer: B) A way to narrow down question results
28. Which component stores the Tanium platform configuration? A)
Tanium Client B) Tanium Server C) Tanium Console D) Tanium Database
Answer: D) Tanium Database
29. What is the Tanium Client's CPU usage typically? A) Less than 1% B) 1-
3% C) 3-5% D) Over 5%
Answer: B) 1-3%
30. How does Tanium handle data retention? A) All data is kept forever B)
Configurable retention policies C) Fixed 30-day retention D) No data retention
Answer: B) Configurable retention policies
31. What is the Tanium Trace feature used for? A) Performance monitoring
B) Network troubleshooting C) Client communication debugging D) User
activity tracking
Answer: C) Client communication debugging
