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You are troubleshooting a workstation connection to the network. During your troubleshooting, you replace the drop cable connecting the computer to the network. Which type of document should you update?

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Change documentation

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You are troubleshooting a workstation connection to the network. During your troubleshooting, you move the cable in the wiring closet to a different port on the patch panel. What type of document should you update?

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Wiring schematic

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You plan to implement a new security device on your network. Which of the following policies outlines the process you should follow before implementing that device?

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Change management

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Which type of documentation would you consult to find the location of RJ-45 wall jacks and their endpoints in the intermediate distribution closet?

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Wiring schematic

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You need to find out what kind of laws might apply to the design and operation of your network. Which type of document would you consult?

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Regulation

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In troubleshooting a router, you want to identify which other devices are connected to the router, as well as the subnet addresses of each connected subnet. Which type of document would most likely have this information?

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Network diagram

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Which of the following information are you likely to find in a policy document?

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A requirement for using encrypted communications for web transactions.

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Which of the following information are you likely to find in a procedure document?

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Details on how to test and deploy patches

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Which of the following documents would likely identify that drop cables on your network use the T568A standard?

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Wiring schematic

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You want to make sure that the correct ports on a firewall have been opened or closed. Which document should you check?

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Configuration documentation

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A new law was recently passed that states that all businesses must keep a history of all e-mails sent between members of the board of directors. You need to ensure that your organization complies with this law. Which document type would you update first in response to this new law?

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Policy

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You are concerned about the amount of traffic that passed through a router on your network. You want to see how the amount of traffic has changed over time. Which document would help in identifying past average network traffic?

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Baseline

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You are in the habit of regularly monitoring performance statistics for your devices. You find that this month a specific server has averaged a higher number of active connections than last month. Which type of document should you update to reflect the change?

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Baseline

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Which of the following terms describes a test lab environment that does not require the use of physical hardware?

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Virtual sandbox

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You manage a network with a single switch. All hosts connect to the network through the switch. You want to increase the security of devices that are part of the accounting department. You want to make sure that broadcast traffic sent by an accounting computer is only received by other accounting computers, and you want to implement ACLs to control traffic sent to accounting computers through the network.

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Use a router to configure a subnet for the accounting computers

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Which of the following fire extinguisher types is best used for electrical fires that might result when working with computer components?

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Class C

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Which of the following fire extinguisher suppressant types is best used for electrical fires that might result when working with computer components?

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Carbon dioxide

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Which of the following fire extinguisher types poses a safety risk to users in the area?

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Halon and CO2

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Which of the following statements about ESD is not correct?

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ESD is much more likely to occur when the relative humidity is above 50%

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What is the recommended humidity level for server rooms?

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70%

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You are adding a new rack to your data center, which will house two new blade servers and a new switch. The new servers will be used for virtualization.

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Hire an electrician to install a wall outlet near the new rack

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The power supply in a tower server system has malfunctioned. To get the server back on line, you decide to open the server case and open int. You place the server on a static mat, ground the server's case to the mat, and then ground yourself to the mat with a wristband.

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You should never open a computer power supply, and you should unplug a device form the wall outlet before connecting yourself

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You have just started a new job as a network team leader for a small company. You are responsible for overseeing the work of help desk technicians, as well as doing your own share of the administrative work.

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Download them from the chemical manufacturers' websites.

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Which of the following is an example of an internal threat?

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A user accidentally deletes the new product designs.

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Which of the following is an example of privilege escalation?

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Creeping privileges

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What is the greatest threat to the confidentiality of data in most secure organizations?

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USB devices

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When would choosing to do nothing about an identified risk be acceptable?

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When the cost of protecting the asset is greater than the potential loss

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When analyzing assets, which analysis method assigns financial values to assets?

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Quantitative

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You company has developed and implemented countermeasures for the greatest risks to their assets. However, there is still some risk left.

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Residual risk

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Which of the following is not a valid response to a risk discovered during a risk analysis?

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Denial

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If an organization shows sufficient due care, which burden is eliminated in the event of a security breach?

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Negligence

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Purchasing insurance is what type of response to risk?

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Transference

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When recovery is being performed due to a disaster, which services are to be stabilized first?

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Mission critical

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In business continuity planning, what is the primary focus of the scope?

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Business processes

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What is the primary goal of business continuity planning?

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Maintaining business operations with reduced or restricted infrastructure capabilities

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Which of the following network strategies connects multiples servers together such that if one server fails, the others immediately take over its tasks

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Clustering

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You manage the website for your company. The web1 server hosts the website. This server has the following configuration:

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disk controller

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You manage a website for your company. The website uses three servers configured in a cluster.

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Website storage

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Your organization is in the process of negotiating an Interoperability Agreement (IA) with another organization. As part of this agreement, the partner organization proposes that a federated trust be established between your domain and their domain.

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Identify how data will be shared and identify how data ownership will be determined

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What is the most common failure of a security policy in an environment?

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Lack of user awareness

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which business document is a contract that defines a set of terms that will govern future agreements between parties?

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Master service agreement

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A user named bob smith has been assignment a new desktop workstation to complete his day-to-day work. The computer runs Windows 7.

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Train users not to use passwords that are easy to guess and require users to set a stronger password upon initial logon.

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You have installed anti-virus software on computers at your business. Within a few days, however, you notice that one computer has a virus.

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user awareness training

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What is the main difference between vulnerability scanning and penetration testing?

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Vulnerability scanning is performed within the security perimeter, penetration testing is performed outside of the security perimeter.

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What is the primary purpose of penetration testing?

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Test the effectiveness

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A security administrator logs on to a windows server on her organization's network. She then runs a vulnerability scan on that server.

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Credentialed scan

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A network utilizes a NETWORK Access Control (nac) solution to protect against malware.

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Posture assessment

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You plan to implement an new security device on your network. Which of the following policies outlines the process you should follow before implementing that device?

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Change management

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Which component of a change and configuration management policy identifies technical and budgetary considerations associated with a proposed change and also identifies

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Feasibility analysis

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Which of the following is an example of privilege escalation?

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Creeping privileges

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