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CISSP: Telecommunications and Network Security
CISSP
101
Computer Science
Professional
09/15/2012

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Term
__________ is the assurance that a specific author actually did create and send a specific item to a specific recipient and it was successfully received.
Definition
Non-repudiation
Term
What is ISO 7498?
Definition
The OSI Model
Term
What is ISO 15408?
Definition
Common Criteria
Term
What is ISO 27001?
Definition
Compliance
Term
What is ISO 27002?
Definition
Best Practices
Term
Which document is the predecessor to ISO 27002?
Definition
BS 17799
Term
What are the four layers of the TCP/IP model from lowest to Highest?
Definition
Network Access Layer, Internetwork, Transport, Application Layer
Term
What are the seven OSI Layers?
Definition
Application, Presentation, Session, Transport, Network, Data Link, Physical
Term
What are the four phases of an attack, in order of occurance?
Definition
Target Acquisition, Target Analysis, Target Access, and Target Appropriation.
Term
What is the primary responsibility of the physical layer?
Definition
To translates bits to and from signals
Term
A _____________ topology is a LAN with a central cable to which all nodes connect.
Definition
Bus
Term
A ___________ topology is one in which data is transmitted in one direction. Each node can only receive from its upstream neighbor and transmit to its downstream neighbor.
Definition
Ring
Term
In a _____________ topology, all nodes connect to a central device
Definition
Star
Term
In a ____________ topology, devices connect to a branch in the network. Branches are often switches.
Definition
Tree
Term
In a ____________ topology, every node in the network is connected to every other node.
Definition
Mesh
Term
__________ refers to the rate of data transmission.
Definition
Throughput
Term
What are the three components of a fiber optic cable?
Definition
A light source, an optical cable, and a light detector
Term
What are the two types of light sources used in fiber optic cables?
Definition
LEDs and Diode lasers
Term
What is the standard for WLAN?
Definition
802.11
Term
What is the standard for WMAN (Wireless Metro Area Networks)?
Definition
802.16
Term
_____________ transmissions are high-bandwidth, line of sight, point to point communications that require licensing.
Definition
Microwave
Term
______________ are high bandwidth, line of sight, point to point communications that do not require licensing.
Definition
Optical
Term
What type of device converts a digital signal to an analog signal?
Definition
Modem
Term
__________ are used to implement a physical star topology.
Definition
Hubs
Term
What is the primary function of the Data Link Layer?
Definition
To connect The Physical and Networking layers
Term
_______________ networks establish a dedicated circuit between endpoints.
Definition
Cicuit-switched
Term
In ____________ networks data is divided into packets and transmitted on a shared network
Definition
Packet Switched
Term
What is the speed of a T1?
Definition
1.544 Mbps
Term
What is the speed of an E1?
Definition
2.048 Mbps
Term
______________ is a connection-oriented suite of protocols designed to transmit data, voice, and video over the same network at very high speeds.
Definition
ATM
Term
___________ provides bandwidth management and a scalable solution for network usage without the performance penalties of encryption.
Definition
MPLS
Term
What layer(s) does MPLS operate with?
Definition
2 and 3
Term
A ______________ combines channels together. This is often used to permit several remote access connections to terminate on a network at the same time.
Definition
Concentrator
Term
Combining several signals into a single data stream is called ______________
Definition
Multiplexing
Term
A ___________ is a layer 2 device that filters traffic between segments based on MAC addresses.
Definition
Bridge
Term
While a bridge connects networks, a switch connects ____________.
Definition
Hosts
Term
WWhat is the Wireless network security standard?
Definition
802.11 i
Term
What is the maximum speed and frequency range of an 802.11b network?
Definition
11 Mbps and 2.4 GHz
Term
What is the maximum speed and frequency range of an 802.11a network
Definition
54 Mbps and 5GHz
Term
What is the maximum speed and frequency range of an 802.11g network
Definition
54 Mbps 2.4Ghz and 5GHz
Term
Which wireless standard introduced MIMO to wireless networks?
Definition
802.11n
Term
What is the Bluetooth standard?
Definition
802.15
Term
The ____________ is the name given to the Wireless Access Point.
Definition
SSID
Term
_____________ is the most basic form of wireless authentication.
Definition
Open Systems Authentication
Term
___________ uses a shared secret between the client and access point and can be cracked in 3 to 30 seconds with minimal tools and knowledge
Definition
WEP
Term
___________ was established as a stop gap after WEP was exposed before the creation of 802.11i.
Definition
WPA
Term
WPA used the RC4 stream encryption algorithm. What does WPA2 use?
Definition
AES
Term
What kind of integrity check does 802.11i (WPA2) use?
Definition
CBC-MAC
Term
What is RFC 1331?
Definition
Point to Point Protocol
Term
What three components make up PPP?
Definition
Encapsulation, Link Control Protocol, and Network Control Protocols
Term
What is RFC 826?
Definition
Address Resolution Protocol
Term
____________ is used to resolve layer 3 addresses to layer 2 addresses (IP to MAC)
Definition
ARP
Term
What is RFC 903?
Definition
RARP
Term
_____________ is used to map a device's MAC address to its IP address.
Definition
Reverse ARP
Term
What are the three primary controls for wireless threats?
Definition
Encryption, Authentication, and RF Management
Term
What is the primary function of Layer 3?
Definition
Movement of information between hosts that are not physically connected
Term
____________ are used to provide a common storage area and a dedicated network for backup and common storage.
Definition
Storage Area Networks
Term
A ________ is a network connecting Local Networks and/or access points.
Definition
WAN
Term
________ is the company's internal collection of internet services
Definition
Intranet
Term
____________ allows large quantities of data to be shared between companies
Definition
Extranet
Term
What is the encrypted version of Telnet?
Definition
SSH
Term
The ____________ is used to guarantee the identity of the sending node and ensure that the transmitted data has not been tampered with
Definition
Authentication Header
Term
The ___________ encrypts IP packets for confidentiality in IPSec.
Definition
Encapsulation Security Payload
Term
__________ is the protocol IPSec uses to negotiate and establish authenticated keying materials for security associations.
Definition
Internet Key Exchange (IKE)
Term
Layer 2 Tunneling protocol was the combination of what two other protocols?
Definition
Point to Point tunneling protocol and Layer 2 forwarding
Term
__________ is the act of moving information across an internetwork from source to destination.
Definition
Routing
Term
What is the range of Class A private IP addresses?
Definition
10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255
Term
What is the range of Class B private IP addresses?
Definition
172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255
Term
What is the range of Class C private IP addresses?
Definition
192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255
Term
___________ is the layer of software that serves as the interface between an application and the hardware.
Definition
Operating Systems
Term
___________ are computers that users physically log into.
Definition
Workstations
Term
____________ is a dynamic routing protocol designed for small networks. Views of the network are regularly merged through the neighborly exchange of routing tables.
Definition
Routing Information Protocol
Term
_____________ is an interior gateway protocol based on the Djikstra algorithm.
Definition
OSPF
Term
___________ was developed as the replacement for EGP and is the routing protocol employed on the internet.
Definition
Border Gateway Protocol
Term
___________ is a classless, hierarchical, vendor-neutral routing protocol.
Definition
ISIS
Term
_________ is a vendor-proprietary routing protocol that provides stable routing tables for large networks
Definition
Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
Term
___________ is used for the exchange of control messages such as ping.
Definition
ICMP
Term
Supernetting is also called ___________.
Definition
CIDR
Term
What size are IPv6 addresses?
Definition
128 bits
Term
A ___________ attack is characterized by an ICMP request with a spoofed source address of the broadcast domain used to create a DOS.
Definition
Smurf
Term
The ___________ layer provides data communication between hosts and is concerned with the information payload.
Definition
Transport
Term
What are the components of the 3 way handshake?
Definition
SYN, SYN/ACK, and ACK
Term
__________ provides a lightweight service for connectionless data transfer.
Definition
UDP
Term
What are the three functions of TLS?
Definition
Mutual Authentication, Encryption, and Integrity
Term
The _________ layer provides a logical, persistent connection between peer hosts.
Definition
Session
Term
____________ provides end to end delivery services for data with real time characteristics.
Definition
Real Time Protocol
Term
_____________ is an authentication protocol used mainly in networked environments requiring single sign on service for Layer 3 network access and scalable authentication.
Definition
RADIUS
Term
What is the difference between RADIUS and TACACS+?
Definition
TACACS+ separates out authentication and authorization whereas they are together in RADIUS
Term
What are the two functions of the Presentation layer?
Definition
Ensures a common format for data and provides services for encryption and compression
Term
What does the Application Layer do?
Definition
Performs communication between peer applications
Term
__________ is the installation of a telephone switch on customer premises.
Definition
Private Branched Exchange (PBx)
Term
What does PSTN stand for?
Definition
Publicly Switched Telephone Network
Term
___________ allows one network to provide both voice and data services.
Definition
Converged Technology
Term
____________ uses products such as phone sweep to dial large blocks of numbers
Definition
War Dialing
Term
_________ is driving through an area trying to detect unprotected Wireless Access Points
Definition
Wardriving
Term
____________ is a client-server based directory query protocol loosely based on X.500, commonly used for managing user information.
Definition
LDAP
Term
_________ is a protocol designed to manage network infrastructure
Definition
SNMP
Term
Cloud computing involves accessing software and data accross the internet on servers managed by a third party supplier. Cloud computing arrangements increase availability, and _______________
Definition
Increase the opportunity for attack
Term
What does training all employees on security awareness defend against?
Definition
Social Engineering
Term
____________ authentication protocol periodically re-validates users, keeps its standard password database unencrypted, and sends passwords as one way hashes.
Definition
CHAP
Term
What is the primary purpose of a firewall?
Definition
To protect trusted networks from less trusted networks
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