Tutor Marked Assignment TMA-05
In a Nutshell - CIW Course Section 3
TMA-05 - CD Access Code: 27870
Q1. In Linux, log files are generally located in which directory?
- a) /log/
- b) /var/log/
- c) \var\log
- d) \var\logfiles\
Q2. What does RAID stand for?
- a) Radical Array for Internet Demand
- b) Replica Array of Internal Disks
- c) Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
- d) Redundant Array of Internal Disks
There are two translations of this acronym used in the course notes, but fortunately only one of them is used here. The one that I consider to be the correct one.
Q3. Which utility can you run on a Unix platform to determine the network path between two hosts and the speed response times of the connection of different hosts in the path simultaneously?
- a) tracert
- b) tracer
- c) tracepath
- d) traceroute
Q4. Match the following frequently-used top program commands to their correct description:
- a) s
- b) S
- c) h
- d) P
- e) u
- f) K
- 1) allows you to access the help screen
- 2) sorts data according to CPU usage
- 3) allows you to stop and task by using any signal, including -HUP and -9
- 4) allows you to specify the intervals at which the top program updates its data
- 5) allows you to search processes to identify processes for a particular user
- 6) allows you to work with the cumulative mode on or off, depending on your requirements. This displays statistics about child processes as a part of the parent
Q5. How many field values are contained within the procs category when using the vmstat command?
- a) One
- b) Two
- c) Three
- d) Four
Q6. When using vmstat, which field value measures virtual memory used at any one time?
- a) us:
- b) b:
- c) free:
- d) si:
- e) swpd:
- f) so:
- g) in:
- h) buff:
Q7. When using vmstat, which field value lists the number of sleeping processes?
- a) us:
- b) b:
- c) free:
- d) si:
- e) swpd:
- f) so:
- g) in:
- h) buff:
Q8. To generate a list of FTP messages contained in the message log in Linux, you type ___________.
- a) grep ftp less | messages
- b) grep ftp | less messages
- c) grep ftp messages | less
- d) grep ftp messages | more
Q9. Immediately after installation of the WebTrends Log Analyzer for Microsoft Windows 2000, which of the following actions should be carried out?
- a) Logging must be extended for the system
- b) Data throughput should be maximised for network applications
- c) IIS should be restarted
- d) The desired plug-in should be added to IIS
Q10. There are many areas of server vulnerability. You can often improve security by partitioning the physical disk on your server.
- a) True
- b) False
Q11. Newer UNIX systems use a ________ file for password storage.
- a) hidden
- b) shadow
- c) masked
- d) cloaked
Q12. A firewall can reject all traffic unless explicitly permitted. Alternatively, it can allow all traffic but specifically deny certain types of traffic.
- a) True
- b) False
Q13. Match the following types of firewall with their correct descriptions.
- a) Packet Filter
- b) Application-Level Gateway
- c) Circuit-Level Gateway
- 1) Is a router or other device that inspects only the source IP address, destination IP address, and TCP/UDP source and destination ports.
- 2) Is most suitable for NAT, which allows only incoming and outgoing traffic that is specifically addresses to the network
- 3) Is a proxy-oriented device that delves more deeply into the IP packet
Q14. What does IDS stand for?
- a) Intrusion Detection System
- b) Internet Detector Systems
- c) Intrusion Domain Security
- d) Internal Detection System
Q15. How many types of IDS are there?
- a) Two
- b) Three
- c) Four
- d) Five
Q16. Which of the following protocols are used in proxy-oriented bastion hosts?
- a) SMTP
- b) FTP
- c) HTTP
- d) HTTPS
- e) NNTP
- f) POP3
- g) SNMP
- h) IMAP
Q17. How many phases are there to the SSL handshake process?
- a) Three
- b) Four
- c) Five
- d) Six
- e) Seven
Q18. The data transmitted during the SSL record process is composed of how many parts?
- a) Three
- b) Four
- c) Five
- d) Six
- e) Seven
Q19. Which of the following is the third phase of the SSL handshake process?
- a) Session key Production
- b) Client Authentication
- c) Server Verify
- d) Key Exchange
Q20. Certificates have fields that contain information about the issuer and holder. What is the current certification standard?
- a) X.509v6
- b) X.503v6
- c) X.506v3
- d) X.509v3
Q21. When using the IIS Certificate Wizard to request a new SSL certificate, what is the default bit length setting on the Name and Security Settings page?
- a) 64
- b) 128
- c) 256
- d) 512
Q22. Proxy Servers enforce security, increase bandwidth efficiency, and improve logging, but at an increased cost.
- a) True
- b) False
Q23. Which RAID level requires a minimum of three disks?
- a) RAID 0
- b) RAID 1
- c) RAID 4
- d) RAID 5
Q24. Which RAID level uses disk mirroring?
- a) RAID 0
- b) RAID 1
- c) RAID 4
- d) RAID 5
Q25. A warm swap is the term used when software configuration is necessary before aa component can be swapped.
- a) True
- b) False
Q26. How many methods of backing up data are there?
- a) Two
- b) Three
- c) Four
- d) Five
Q27. Which of the following are Unix file compression tools?
- a) gzip
- b) zip
- c) WinZip
- d) compress
Q28. Which of the following is the correct Unix tool used to extract data previously backed up using the dump command?
- a) recover
- b) restore
- c) return
- d) repair
Q29. Which Windows 2000 startup file is used to initialise SCSI disks that cannot be initialised by the BIOS?
- a) Ntldr
- b) Ntdetect.com
- c) Boot.ini
- d) Ntbootdd.sys
Q30. Which of the following actions can be carried out by an ERD?
- a) Repair the startup environment
- b) Repair the boot sector
- c) Backup the registry
- d) Repair installed programs and data
- e) Replace missing or damaged system files