IST-266 Test 3 Study Guide-Ques ons and answers |
Updated RATED A+ 2026
a. 4
The standard TCP/IP protocol uses IP addresses which are how many bytes in length?
a. 4
b. 8
c. 16
d. 32
True
Behavior-based monitoring a%empts to overcome the limita&ons of both anomaly-based
monitoring and signature-based monitoring by being more adap&ve and proac&ve instead of
reac&ve.
a. Load balancing
An administrator has two servers that host the same web content, but only one server is u&lized
at a given &me. What can be configured to make use of both servers in a manner that is
transparent to the end users?
a. Load balancing
b. DNS caching
c. Stateful packet filtering
d. DNS poisoning
c. Create a DMZ, add necessary hosts.
A web server must be accessible to untrusted outside users. What can be done to isolate this
host and any addi&onal hosts with similar requirements from more secured hosts on a network?
a. Install a bas&on, configure host
b. Configure a reduc&on point on a firewall
,c. Create a DMZ, add necessary hosts.
d. Set up a choke in front of the web server
d. Stateful packet filtering
A firewall that keeps a record of the state of a connec&on between an internal computer and an
external device is using what technology below?
a. Stateless packet filtering
b. Stateful frame filtering
c. Stateless frame filtering
d. Stateful packet filtering
b. Web security gateway
Select below the technology that can be used to examine content through applica&on-level
filtering:
a. Applica&on gateway
b. Web security gateway
c. Security proxy
d. Firewall
c. proxy server
What is the name for a computer or applica&on program that intercepts user requests from the
internal secure network and then processes that request on behalf of the user?
a. telnet server
b. VPN server
c. proxy server
d. DNS server
b. Intent
Which of the following is not a component of an IP packet that a firewall rule can use for
filtering purposes?
, a. Source address
b. Intent
c. Des&na&on port
d. Direc&on
b. Signature
What type of monitoring compares network traffic, ac&vi&es, transac&ons, or behavior against a
database of known a%ack pa%erns?
a. Packet
b. Signature
c. Protocol
d. Applica&on
b. 172.63.255.0
Which network address below is not a private IP address network?
a. 10.4.5.0
b. 172.63.255.0
c. 172.17.16.0
d. 192.168.255.0
False
The OSI model breaks networking steps down into a series of six layers.
d. system call
What is the name for an instruc&on that interrupts a program being executed and requests a
service from the opera&ng system?
a. system excep&on
b. unit call
c. hardware instruc&on
d. system call
True
Updated RATED A+ 2026
a. 4
The standard TCP/IP protocol uses IP addresses which are how many bytes in length?
a. 4
b. 8
c. 16
d. 32
True
Behavior-based monitoring a%empts to overcome the limita&ons of both anomaly-based
monitoring and signature-based monitoring by being more adap&ve and proac&ve instead of
reac&ve.
a. Load balancing
An administrator has two servers that host the same web content, but only one server is u&lized
at a given &me. What can be configured to make use of both servers in a manner that is
transparent to the end users?
a. Load balancing
b. DNS caching
c. Stateful packet filtering
d. DNS poisoning
c. Create a DMZ, add necessary hosts.
A web server must be accessible to untrusted outside users. What can be done to isolate this
host and any addi&onal hosts with similar requirements from more secured hosts on a network?
a. Install a bas&on, configure host
b. Configure a reduc&on point on a firewall
,c. Create a DMZ, add necessary hosts.
d. Set up a choke in front of the web server
d. Stateful packet filtering
A firewall that keeps a record of the state of a connec&on between an internal computer and an
external device is using what technology below?
a. Stateless packet filtering
b. Stateful frame filtering
c. Stateless frame filtering
d. Stateful packet filtering
b. Web security gateway
Select below the technology that can be used to examine content through applica&on-level
filtering:
a. Applica&on gateway
b. Web security gateway
c. Security proxy
d. Firewall
c. proxy server
What is the name for a computer or applica&on program that intercepts user requests from the
internal secure network and then processes that request on behalf of the user?
a. telnet server
b. VPN server
c. proxy server
d. DNS server
b. Intent
Which of the following is not a component of an IP packet that a firewall rule can use for
filtering purposes?
, a. Source address
b. Intent
c. Des&na&on port
d. Direc&on
b. Signature
What type of monitoring compares network traffic, ac&vi&es, transac&ons, or behavior against a
database of known a%ack pa%erns?
a. Packet
b. Signature
c. Protocol
d. Applica&on
b. 172.63.255.0
Which network address below is not a private IP address network?
a. 10.4.5.0
b. 172.63.255.0
c. 172.17.16.0
d. 192.168.255.0
False
The OSI model breaks networking steps down into a series of six layers.
d. system call
What is the name for an instruc&on that interrupts a program being executed and requests a
service from the opera&ng system?
a. system excep&on
b. unit call
c. hardware instruc&on
d. system call
True
