Deck 20: Security Practices

Question 1

When controlling access to data folders or files,permissions to these resources are assigned to individual user accounts or user groups.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

____ on a motherboard offers security features including power-on passwords,support for intrusion-detection devices,and support for a TPM chip.

A)Software
B)BIOS
C)Blocks
D)Chipsets

Answer 2

B

Question 3

To know for sure exactly which permissions for a file or folder are in effect,see the ____ tab of the Advanced Security Settings box.

A)Security
B)Derived Permissions
C)Actual Permissions
D)Effective Permissions

Answer 3

D

Question 4

It is necessary that all computers belong to the same workgroup in order to share resources.

Question 5

Windows XP uses ____ file sharing by default,which means you have no control over who has access to a shared folder or file.

A)network
B)simple
C)directory
D)user

Question 6

If you cannot access an encrypted file because the certificate is corrupted and there are no backup certificates,you might be able to recover the file using a(n)____ certificate.

A)recovery
B)restoration
C)backup
D)administrator

Question 7

When you share folders on the network,the ____ permissions for remote users need to be set.

A)share
B)file
C)folder
D)disc

Question 8

A $ at the end of the folder name creates a(n)____ share.

A)public
B)hidden
C)inaccessible
D)visible

Question 9

Permissions manually set for a subfolder or file cannot override inherited permissions.

Question 10

Certificates are managed using the ____ console.

A)Certificate Store
B)Certificate Preparation
C)Certificate Manager
D)Digital Certificate

Question 11

If viruses are launched even after you boot in Safe Mode and you cannot get the AV software to work,try searching for suspicious entries in the subkeys under ____.

A)HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot
B)HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\System\SafeBoot
C)HKCU\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot
D)HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SafeBoot

Question 12

The best way to change inherited permissions is to change the permissions of the ____.

A)child object
B)inherited objects
C)parent object
D)inheriting objects

Question 13

The ____ command can be used to encrypt,decrypt,or recover an encrypted file when the certificates are lost.

A)Decipher
B)Cipher
C)Decode
D)Transcode

Question 14

If you name a shared folder Financial$,in order to access the folder,a user must enter ____ in the Vista Start Search box.

A)\\computername\Financial$
B)\\financial$\computername
C)\\computername\shares\financial$
D)\\shares\computername\financial$

Question 15

AV software detects a known virus by looking for distinguishing characteristics called ____ signatures.

A)behavior
B)process
C)virus
D)malicious

Question 16

For a stand-alone computer that is not part of a Windows domain,the EFS encrypting process generates a ____ digital certificate to be used for the encryption.

A)publicly-signed
B)network-signed
C)system-signed
D)self-signed

Question 17

A(n)____ computer is not allowed to use the network,is put on a different network dedicated to them,or is only allowed to access certain network resources.

A)unrestricted
B)restricted
C)isolated
D)quarantined

Question 18

Allowing users full control of a folder is always required by job requirements.

Question 19

Many notebook computers have a chip on the motherboard called the ____.

A)MPM
B)CPM
C)UPM
D)TPM

Question 20

If an infected computer will not boot,it might be that the boot sectors of the hard drive are infected or damaged or the BIOS code might be corrupted.

Question 21

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.Everyone group
b.Drive lock password
c.Permission propagation
d.Rootkit
e.Anonymous users"
f.Authenticated Users group
g.Local shares
h.Inherited permissions
i.Malicious software
Permissions that are attained from a parent object

Question 22

____________________shares are the folders that are shared by default on a network that administrator accounts can access.

Question 23

In UNIX,the lowest and most powerful level of UNIX accounts is called the ____ account.

A)God
B)master
C)universal
D)root

Question 24

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.Everyone group
b.Drive lock password
c.Permission propagation
d.Rootkit
e.Anonymous users"
f.Authenticated Users group
g.Local shares
h.Inherited permissions
i.Malicious software
Those users who have not been authenticated on a remote computer

Question 25

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.Everyone group
b.Drive lock password
c.Permission propagation
d.Rootkit
e.Anonymous users"
f.Authenticated Users group
g.Local shares
h.Inherited permissions
i.Malicious software
Designed to do varying degrees of damage to data and software,although it does not damage PC hardware

Question 26

To see a list of services managed by Svchost,enter this command in a command-prompt window: ____.

A)taskview /svc
B)taskmgr /svc
C)tasklist /SVC
D)tasklist /all

Question 27

Use ____ to search for malware processes,especially those that mask themselves as core Windows processes and elude AV software.

A)Computer Manager
B)Task Manager
C)System Manager
D)Event Viewer

Question 28

A virus is often programmed to attempt to hide from ____________________ software.

Question 29

A rootkit running in ____ mode intercepts the API calls between the time when the API retrieves the data and when it is displayed in a window.

A)root
B)privileged
C)user
D)executive

Question 30

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.Everyone group
b.Drive lock password
c.Permission propagation
d.Rootkit
e.Anonymous users"
f.Authenticated Users group
g.Local shares
h.Inherited permissions
i.Malicious software
Folders on a computer that are shared with others on the network using a folder's Properties box

Question 31

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.Everyone group
b.Drive lock password
c.Permission propagation
d.Rootkit
e.Anonymous users"
f.Authenticated Users group
g.Local shares
h.Inherited permissions
i.Malicious software
Includes the Authenticated Users group as well as the Guest account

Question 32

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.Everyone group
b.Drive lock password
c.Permission propagation
d.Rootkit
e.Anonymous users"
f.Authenticated Users group
g.Local shares
h.Inherited permissions
i.Malicious software
Includes all user accounts that can access the system except the Guest account

Question 33

If you need to change the rights of a user account to the administrator's level,use the ____________________ console and add the user to the administrators group.

Question 34

A(n)____________________ running in kernel mode actually interferes with the Windows kernel and substitutes its own information in place of the raw data read by the Windows kernel.

Question 35

A(n)____________________ is placed in a special directory and cannot be opened.

Question 36

You can recognize a program as a counterfeit process if it's not running under System,Local Service,or ____.

A)Administrator
B)Guest
C)Local
D)Network Service

Question 37

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.Everyone group
b.Drive lock password
c.Permission propagation
d.Rootkit
e.Anonymous users"
f.Authenticated Users group
g.Local shares
h.Inherited permissions
i.Malicious software
Stored on the hard drive so that it will still control access to the drive in the event the drive is removed from the computer and installed in another system

Question 38

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.Everyone group
b.Drive lock password
c.Permission propagation
d.Rootkit
e.Anonymous users"
f.Authenticated Users group
g.Local shares
h.Inherited permissions
i.Malicious software
Is when permissions are passed from parent to child

Question 39

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.Everyone group
b.Drive lock password
c.Permission propagation
d.Rootkit
e.Anonymous users"
f.Authenticated Users group
g.Local shares
h.Inherited permissions
i.Malicious software
A program that uses unusually complex methods to hide itself on a system,and many spyware and adware programs are also rootkits

Question 40

The term ____ applies to a kit or set of tools used originally on UNIX computers.

A)rootkit
B)botkit
C)stealthkit
D)worm

Question 41

Discuss the methods to deal with infected or damaged boot sectors or corrupted BIOS code.

Question 42

Discuss the Anonymous users group.

Question 43

Explain why sharing all the drives on all computers is not a good security practice.

Question 44

List the steps to add a certificate to an encrypted file.

Question 45

Describe one method that can be used to decrypt a file or folder.

Question 46

List three methods for protecting a system against malicious software.

Question 47

Discuss how to get the best results when scanning for rootkits.

Question 48

Explain the Authenticated Users group.

Question 49

Discuss encrypting files and folders.

Question 50

List the two methods used by antirootkit software to remove rootkits after they are installed.