GIAC GIAC Information Security GCIA Questions & Answers

• Question 11:

  Which of the following methods is used by forensic investigators to acquire an image over the network in a secure manner?

  A. Linux Live CD

  B. DOS boot disk

  C. Secure Authentication for EnCase (SAFE)

  D. EnCase with a hardware write blocker

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 12:

  Which of the following statements are true about an IPv6 network? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

  A. For interoperability, IPv4 addresses use the last 32 bits of IPv6 addresses.

  B. It increases the number of available IP addresses.

  C. It provides improved authentication and security.

  D. It uses 128-bit addresses.

  E. It uses longer subnet masks than those used in IPv4.

  Correct Answer: ABCD

• Question 13:

  John works as a professional Ethical Hacker. He has been assigned a project to test the security of www.we-are-secure.com. John wants to redirect all TCP port 80 traffic to UDP port 40, so that he can bypass the firewall of the We-aresecure server. Which of the following tools will John use to accomplish his task?

  A. PsExec

  B. PsList

  C. Fpipe

  D. Cain

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 14:

  Fill in the blank with the appropriate facts regarding IP version 6 (IPv6).

  IP addressing version 6 uses_____ -bit address. Its____ IP address assigned to a single host allows the host to send and receive data.

  A. IP addressing version 6 uses 128 -bit address. Its unicast IP address assigned to a single host allows the host to send and receive data.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 15:

  Steve works as a Network Administrator for Blue Tech Inc. All client computers in the company run the Windows Vista operating system.

  He often travels long distances on official duty. While traveling, he connects to the office server through his laptop by using remote desktop connection.

  He wants to run an application that is available on the server of the company. When he connects to the server, he gets a message that the connection is blocked by the firewall.

  He returns to his office to resolve the issue. He opens the Windows Firewall Settings dialog box. What actions should he perform in the dialog box given below to accomplish the task?

  

  

  A. B.

  Correct Answer: AB

• Question 16:

  How many bits does IPv6 use in IP addresses?

  A. 40 bits

  B. 32 bits

  C. 64 bits

  D. 128 bits

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 17:

  Which of the following DNS resource records is used to resolve a host name to an IPv6 address?

  A. AAAA

  B. HINFO

  C. CNAME

  D. A

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 18:

  Which of the following utilities allows to view all files including invisible files and folders on a Macintosh OS X?

  A. Directory Scan

  B. Folder Scan

  C. File Scan

  D. System Scan

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 19:

  Which of the following is a technique of attacks in which the attacker secretly listens to the private conversation between victims?

  A. Dialler attack

  B. Denial of service

  C. Eavesdropping

  D. Intrusion

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 20:

  Which of the following are the two sub-layers present in Data Link layer of the OSI Reference model?

  A. Data control and Media Access control

  B. Logical control and Link control

  C. Logical Link control and Media Access control

  D. Machine Link control and Logical Link control

  Correct Answer: C