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Week 1 Quiz Answer

Knowledge check: Elements of the threat landscape Quiz Answer

Question 1)
Which sentence best describes what the threat landscape is?

• The threat landscape relates to the application that is vulnerable to an attack.
• The threat landscape relates to all potential vulnerabilities of an application, the attackers that may be targeting this area, and the attacks that are used.
• The threat landscape relates to all the dangerous exploits that can be performed on an application.

Question 2)
True or False: Ransomware can involve locking someone out of their system.

• True
• False

Question 3)
Which of the following are cybercrime exploits? Select all that apply.

• Denial of Service
• Software
• Trojan

Question 4)
Which of the following password traits would increase the risk of an attacker gaining access to multiple accounts from the same user? Select all that apply.

• Using the same email address and password across all accounts.
• Using a mix of letters, numbers, and special characters.
• Following a pattern for all passwords, like the name of a favorite vacation destination.

Question 5)
With the increased number of people working from home, which practices create more points for potential attackers to enter a business’ internal network? Select all that apply.

• Employees accessing the network with their personal devices, under the practice of bring your own device (BYOD).
• Employees accessing the network with remote access tools.
• Businesses use different security tools for employees working from home.

 

Knowledge check: Operating systems Quiz Answer

Question 1)
Which of the following statements are true about an Operating System? Select all that apply.

• An operating system provides a user interface.
• An operating system controls hardware access.
• An operating system controls how you browse the internet.

Question 2)
Which of the following are instances of Operating Systems? Select all that apply.

• Time-sharing operating system
• Batch operating system
• Organic operating system

Question 3)
What is the definition of proprietary software?

• Software developed commercially which requires a license for use or distribution.
• Software that has been tailored for a specific purpose.
• Freely available software that can be distributed without licensing issues.

Question 4)
True or False: The OS is responsible for directing hardware.

• True
• False

Question 5)
Where does a Windows OS store the application settings?

• Registry
• Preferences
• CPU

 

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Week 2 Quiz Answer

Knowledge check: Servers, storage and backup Quiz Answer

Question 1)
Which one of these server types can host web-based applications?

• Computing server
• File server
• Application server

Question 2)
Which one of the following definitions accurately defines scalability?

• Scalability is having the appropriate infrastructure to grow or shrink depending on the business needs.
• Scalability means that a business continually grows with the infrastructure it has in place.
• Scalability means that a company can diversify its production to meet different challenges.

Question 3)
True or False: As a means of storage, RAM has high durability.

• True
• False

Question 4)
How many copies of the data is advisable in the four-step practical data-saving strategy?

• One
• Four
• Three
• Two

Question 5)
The 3-2-1 storage strategy involves maintaining __copies of data on __different types of media, with at least ___ copy stored off-site.

• Three, two, one
• Two, three, one
• Three, one, two

 

Knowledge check: Computing environments Quiz Answer

Question 1)
Which of these computing environments is most likely to have the most hardware?

• Commercial cloud-based computing
• Traditional commercial computing
• Personal computing

Question 2)
Which of the following are examples of endpoints? Select all that apply.

• Desktops
• Windows operating system.
• Mobile devices

Question 3)
How can using segregation as a defensive measure better protect your assets?

• Segregation means that even if a hacker breaches the network, the scope for damage is limited.
• Segregation creates more endpoints and confuses a would-be hacker.
• It divides the hacker’s attacks, and so reduces their impact.

Question 4)
True or False: The 3-2-1 backup strategy makes your organization less prone to hacking.

• True
• False

Question 5)
Which computing environment would you expect to have the highest start-up costs?

• Cloud computing
• Traditional commercial computing
• Personal computing

 

Knowledge check: Maintenance and patching Quiz Answer

Question 1)
What is a zero-day exploit?

• A method used by a hacker to exploit a previously unknown issue.
• A vulnerability in software.
• A method used by a hacker to exploit a known issue.

Question 2)
Which of the following statements on Microsoft’s penetration testing is true?

• The blue team aims to attack while the red team tries to defend the system.
• The red team attacks the blue team using known attacks.
• The blue team aims to defend while the red team attacks inside their own system.

Question 3)
How can segregation as a defensive measure enhance the protection of your assets?

• It divides cyberattacks and reduces the impact.
• Segregation means that even if a hacker breaches the network, the scope for damage is limited.
• Segregation creates more endpoints and confuses a potential hacker.

Question 4)
True or False: A hot patch requires a system reboot before the changes are enacted.

• True
• False

Question 5)
Which of the following statements accurately describes corrective maintenance?

• Maintenance because of a signal notifying potential failure.
• Maintenance that is applied due to an application ceasing to function.
• Maintenance that includes managing the application so that it is up-to-date, secure, and bug-free

 

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Week 3 Quiz Answer

Knowledge check: Business software Quiz Answer

Question 1)
In which of these business applications is one most likely to find a Gannt Chart?

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Project Operation
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service
• Microsoft Dynamic 365 Marketing

Question 2)
Sam would like to make a presentation to some new investors; which of the following applications is most applicable?

• PowerPoint
• Word
• Excel

Question 3)
True or False: Excel contains templates to assist you in writing a budget.

• True
• False

Question 4)
Which of the following typical business operations can be made easier with business software? Select all that apply.

• Storage
• Billing
• Accounting

Question 5)
What does the acronym CRM refer to?

• Cloud Related Management
• Customer Relationship Management
• Careful Resource Managing

 

Knowledge check: Email apps Quiz Answer

Question 1)
Which of the following email clients have a desktop application to allow offline email? Select all that apply.

• Outlook
• Thunderbird
• Gmail

Question 2)
Which of the following are examples of spam? Select all that apply.

• Filtering
• Phishing emails
• Email spoofing

Question 3)
Imagine that you have sent an email. Before it reaches the recipient, a protocol first sends it to _________.

• A database
• The cloud
• An email server

Question 4)
Which of the following are acronyms for email-related protocols? Select all that apply.

• SMTP
• MIT
• POP3

Question 5)
Which one of these anti-spam measures only allows messages coming from reputable sources?

• Connection filtering
• Quarantining
• Filtering

 

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Week 4 Quiz Answer

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