CompTIA SY0-301 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

CompTIA SY0-301 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 171:

  Sara, a security administrator, manually hashes all network device configuration files daily and compares them to the previous days' hashes. Which of the following security concepts is Sara using?

  A. Confidentiality
  B. Compliance
  C. Integrity
  D. Availability
  C. Integrity

• Question 172:

  A network administrator has a separate user account with rights to the domain administrator group. However, they cannot remember the password to this account and are not able to login to the server when needed. Which of the following is MOST accurate in describing the type of issue the administrator is experiencing?

  A. Single sign-on
  B. Authorization
  C. Access control
  D. Authentication
  D. Authentication

• Question 173:

  During an anonymous penetration test, Jane, a system administrator, was able to identify a shared print spool directory, and was able to download a document from the spool. Which statement BEST describes her privileges?

  A. All users have write access to the directory.
  B. Jane has read access to the file.
  C. All users have read access to the file.
  D. Jane has read access to the directory.
  C. All users have read access to the file.

• Question 174:

  Which of the following ports is used for SSH, by default?

  A. 23
  B. 32
  C. 12
  D. 22
  D. 22

• Question 175:

  Pete, a network administrator, is implementing IPv6 in the DMZ. Which of the following protocols must he allow through the firewall to ensure the web servers can be reached via IPv6 from an IPv6 enabled Internet host?

  A. TCP port 443 and IP protocol 46
  B. TCP port 80 and TCP port 443
  C. TCP port 80 and ICMP
  D. TCP port 443 and SNMP
  C. TCP port 80 and ICMP

• Question 176:

  Which of the following is an example of multifactor authentication?

  A. Credit card and PIN
  B. Username and password
  C. Password and PIN
  D. Fingerprint and retina scan
  A. Credit card and PIN

• Question 177:

  The system administrator has been notified that many users are having difficulty connecting to the company's wireless network. They take a new laptop and physically go to the access point and connect with no problems. Which of the following would be the MOST likely cause?

  A. The certificate used to authenticate users has been compromised and revoked.
  B. Multiple war drivers in the parking lot have exhausted all available IPs from the pool to deny access.
  C. An attacker has gained access to the access point and has changed the encryption keys.
  D. An unauthorized access point has been configured to operate on the same channel.
  D. An unauthorized access point has been configured to operate on the same channel.

• Question 178:

  Corporate IM presents multiple concerns to enterprise IT. Which of the following concerns should Jane, the IT security manager, ensure are under control? (Select THREE).

  A. Authentication
  B. Data leakage
  C. Compliance
  D. Malware
  E. Non-repudiation
  F. Network loading
  B. Data leakage
  C. Compliance
  D. Malware

• Question 179:

  After analyzing and correlating activity from multiple sensors, the security administrator has determined that a group of very well organized individuals from an enemy country is responsible for various attempts to breach the company network, through the use of very sophisticated and targeted attacks. Which of the following is this an example of?

  A. Privilege escalation
  B. Advanced persistent threat
  C. Malicious insider threat
  D. Spear phishing
  B. Advanced persistent threat

• Question 180:

  Which of the following protocols would be used to verify connectivity between two remote devices at the HIGHEST level of the OSI model?

  A. ICMP
  B. IPSec
  C. SCP
  D. TCP
  C. SCP