Introduction to Information Assurance
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Information Assurance explores the fundamental concepts and principles of protecting information systems and data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction. This course covers key topics such as risk management, security policies, ethical and legal considerations, and the technologies used to safeguard organizational information resources. Students will learn about threats and vulnerabilities, best practices in securing information assets, and the role of governance and compliance in maintaining information assurance. Through real-world examples and case studies, the course provides a comprehensive overview of how to design and implement effective strategies for ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.
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Business Data Networks and Security 11th Edition by Raymond R. Panko
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Chapter 1: Core Network Concepts and Terminology
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Q1) The originating host needs to contact the DNS server each time it sends a packet to the target host.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which is NOT in an IP packet?
A) Internet header
B) Transport header
C) Data link header
D) All of the above are part of the IP packet.
Answer: C
Q3) Router forwarding is called ________.
A) routing
B) switching
C) forwarding
D) none of the above
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Network Standards
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Q1) Which of the following is a connectionless protocol?
A) IP
B) TCP
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following is NOT one of the three general parts of messages?
A) address field
B) header
C) data field
D) trailer
Answer: A
Q3) At what layer will you find standards for frames?
A) application
B) data link
C) transport
D) Internet
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Network Management
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Q1) If you have 10 sites connected by 7 transmission links,how many columns will you have in your traffic table?
A) 7
B) 10
C) 14
D) 20
Answer: A
Q2) Traffic shaping may ________ traffic that is undesirable.
A) prohibit
B) limit
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following reduces momentary traffic peaks by controlling how much traffic is allowed into the network?
A) overprovisioning
B) priority
C) QoS guarantees
D) none of the above
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Network Security
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Q1) When a packet that is part of an ongoing connection arrives at a stateful inspection firewall,the firewall usually ________.
A) drops the packet
B) drops the packet and notifies an administrator
C) passes the packet
D) passes the packet, but notifies an administrator
Q2) In distributed DoS attacks,the attacker sends messages directly to ________.
A) bots
B) the intended victim of the DoS attack
C) a DOS server
D) none of the above
Q3) A debit card is secure because it requires two credentials for authentication-the card itself and a PIN.This is called ________.
A) segmentation
B) redundancy
C) two-factor authentication
D) none of the above
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Chapter 5: Ethernet 8023switched Lans
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Q1) For what specific purpose were the 2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T standards developed?
A) general growth in demand for Ethernet speed
B) serving access points
C) to provide lower-cost service than 10G-BASE-T
D) none of the above
Q2) Which core diameter is used in multimode fiber.
A) 50 microns
B) 8 microns
C) 50 mm
D) 8 mm
Q3) What is F hex in binary?
A) 1001
B) 1010
C) 1111
D) none of the above
Q4) Physical layer standards govern ________.
A) signaling
B) physical connectors
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
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Chapter 6: Wireless Lans I
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Q1) CSMA/CA+ACK is ________.
A) unreliable
B) reliable
C) semireliable
Q2) In CSMA/CD+ACK,when a wireless NIC wishes to transmit,it listens for traffic.If there is traffic,it waits.When the traffic stops,it may transmit immediately.
A) always true
B) sometimes true
C) always false
Q3) In unlicensed bands,________.
A) you can use radios wherever you please
B) you can prevent nearby businesses from setting up access points in the same channel
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
Q4) If two products both comply with 802.11 ac,their performance will always be similar. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Wireless Lans II
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Q1) In 802.11i ________,hosts must know a shared initial key.
A) 802.1X initial authentication mode
B) PSK initial authentication mode
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
Q2) NFC transmission standards have been set for ________.
A) its service band
B) mesh networking
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
Q3) Nearly all public Wi-Fi hotspots encrypt your transmissions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The ________ standard dominates IoT transmission today.
A) Bluetooth
B) Zigbee
C) Wi-Fi direct
D) none of the above
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Chapter 8: TCP/IP Internetworking I
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Q1) A packet arrives at a router with destination IP address 128.171.3.2.Row 47 has the destination value 128.171.0.0.Is Row 47 a match?
A) Yes
B) No
C) impossible to determine
Q2) If the next-hop router field in the best-match row says "local",the router should address the packet to the ________.
A) local router
B) default router
C) destination host
D) none of the above.
Q3) For cost reasons,you should ________ where you can,________ where you must.
A) switch; switch
B) route; route
C) switch; route
D) route; switch
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Chapter 9: TCP/IP Internetworking II
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Q1) In IPsec,agreements about how security will be done are called ________.
A) tranches
B) security contracts
C) service-level agreements
D) security associations
Q2) Pinging is to send ICMP ________ messages to the target host.
A) echo request
B) error advisement
C) ping
D) echo
Q3) ".edu" is a ________.
A) root domain
B) top-level domain
C) second-level domain
D) none of the above
Q4) Companies get second-level domains from ________.
A) the IETF
B) domain registrars
C) the Internet Society
D) the United States Government
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Chapter 10: Carrier Wide Area Networks Wans
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Q1) The Internet is a ________.
A) LAN
B) WAN
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
Q2) To use a leased line,the customer must have a(n)________ at each site.
A) compatible switch
B) compatible router
C) CSU/DSU
D) modem
Q3) Traffic shaping reduces traffic by ________.
A) compression
B) preventing or limiting undesirable traffic from entering the network
C) both A and B
Q4) Compared to ADSL service,cable modem traditionally has been ________.
A) faster and more expensive
B) faster and less expensive
C) slower and more expensive
D) slower and less expensive
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Chapter 11: Networked Applications
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Q1) In HTTP,each line after the first begins with a ________.
A) keyword
B) command
C) CRLF
D) value
Q2) E-mail bodies that have non-English text use ________.
A) RFC 822 and RFC 2822
B) HTTP
C) MIME
D) UNICODE
Q3) When a cloud client customer moves from one client machine to another,________.
A) the same data files are available
B) the same application software personalization is in effect
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
Q4) The first line in an HTTP response message is called the ________.
A) status line
B) command line
C) reply line
D) response line
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Chapter 12: Appendix: Managing the Security Process
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Q1) In IDS log files,relevant events are ________.
A) usually clustered tightly together
B) usually spread out in the log file
C) usually only available in log files for individual devices
D) usually found in the log files of routers
Q2) ________ focus on suspicious packets.
A) Firewalls
B) IDSs
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
Q3) Normal incidents are handled by the ________.
A) on-duty staff
B) CSIRT
C) outside consultant
D) FBI
Q4) Communication with the media should be restricted which of the following?
A) the public relations department
B) the legal department
C) the IT department
D) the security department
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