Tag: architecture

Questions Related to architecture

Kerberos authenticates the user using which of the following
technology architecture

  1. Digital signatues

  2. One-way hash algorithms

  3. Symmetric encryption

  4. Assymetric encryption

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Correct Option: C

To ensure data integrity, which of the following does CHAP send across the PPP link to authenticate the remote client ?
technology architecture

  1. Plaintext password

  2. One-way hash value

  3. Digital signature

  4. Asymmetric encryption key

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Correct Option: B

What happens when a buffer recievs more data than it can hold ?
technology architecture

  1. The excess data is bounced back to the senders Network, causing it to crash

  2. The excess data is abosrbed into the reciepient network, causing it to slowdown

  3. The excess data overflows into the adjacent buffers, corrupting or overwriting the valid data held in them

  4. The excess data is removed by the compiler usually

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Correct Option: C

In the following form of DOS attack, a resource is bombarded with more data or TCP/IP packets that it can process
technology architecture

  1. Flooding

  2. Saturating

  3. Inundation

  4. Data-surge

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Correct Option: A

Which type of attacks involves hackers creating programs that issue forged IP addresses ?
technology architecture

  1. Back-door

  2. Birthday

  3. Man-in-the-middle

  4. Spoofing

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Correct Option: D

Imagine you are a programmer who deliberately left an opening in a piece of code during the build phase that allows you an unknown entry into the application. Using this opening in the code, which of the following types of attack could hackers use to gain unauthorized access to the application ?
technology architecture

  1. Back-door

  2. Birthday

  3. Man-in-the-middle

  4. Spoofing

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following is a program that can be used to probe a host for vulnerabilities ?
technology architecture

  1. Trojan

  2. Demon

  3. Satan

  4. Unix

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following option would be the best choice to guard against social engineering in a large organization ?
technology architecture

  1. Inbox rules

  2. End user education

  3. Firewall

  4. The corporate intranet

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following cracking technique would most quickly crack a password called "hello1"
technology architecture

  1. The dictionary attack

  2. The hybrid attack

  3. The brute-force attack

  4. The has attack

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following improves performance by distributing data across the disks in a RAID set ?
technology architecture

  1. Parity

  2. Striping

  3. Mirroring

  4. Clustering

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Correct Option: B