CompTIA SY0-301 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

CompTIA SY0-301 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 571:

  A network administrator recently updated various network devices to ensure redundancy throughout the network. If an interface on any of the Layer 3 devices were to go down, traffic will still pass through another interface and the production environment would be unaffected. This type of configuration represents which of the following concepts?

  A. High availability
  B. Load balancing
  C. Backout contingency plan
  D. Clustering
  A. High availability

• Question 572:

  An application company sent out a software patch for one of their applications on Monday. The company has been receiving reports about intrusion attacks from their customers on Tuesday. Which of the following attacks does this describe?

  A. Zero day
  B. Directory traversal
  C. Logic bomb
  D. Session hijacking
  A. Zero day

• Question 573:

  The fundamental information security principals include confidentiality, availability and which of the following?

  A. The ability to secure data against unauthorized disclosure to external sources
  B. The capacity of a system to resist unauthorized changes to stored information
  C. The confidence with which a system can attest to the identity of a user
  D. The characteristic of a system to provide uninterrupted service to authorized users
  B. The capacity of a system to resist unauthorized changes to stored information

• Question 574:

  Jane, an individual, has recently been calling various financial offices pretending to be another person to gain financial information. Which of the following attacks is being described?

  A. Phishing
  B. Tailgating
  C. Pharming
  D. Vishing
  D. Vishing

• Question 575:

  Pete, an IT Administrator, needs to secure his server room. Which of the following mitigation methods would provide the MOST physical protection?

  A. Sign in and sign out logs
  B. Mantrap
  C. Video surveillance
  D. HVAC
  B. Mantrap

• Question 576:

  Which of the following is a measure of biometrics performance which rates the ability of a system to correctly authenticate an authorized user?

  A. Failure to capture
  B. Type II
  C. Mean time to register
  D. Template capacity
  B. Type II

• Question 577:

  The method to provide end users of IT systems and applications with requirements related to acceptable use, privacy, new threats and trends, and use of social networking is:

  A. Security awareness training.
  B. BYOD security training.
  C. Role-based security training.
  D. Legal compliance training.
  A. Security awareness training.

• Question 578:

  Which of the following is the MOST specific plan for various problems that can arise within a system?

  A. Business Continuity Plan
  B. Continuity of Operation Plan
  C. Disaster Recovery Plan
  D. IT Contingency Plan
  D. IT Contingency Plan

• Question 579:

  Joe, a security analyst, asks each employee of an organization to sign a statement saying that they understand how their activities may be monitored. Which of the following BEST describes this statement? (Select TWO).

  A. Acceptable use policy
  B. Risk acceptance policy
  C. Privacy policy
  D. Email policy
  E. Security policy
  A. Acceptable use policy
  C. Privacy policy

• Question 580:

  A security analyst has been tasked with securing a guest wireless network. They recommend the company use an authentication server but are told the funds are not available to set this up. Which of the following BEST allows the analyst to restrict user access to approved devices?

  A. Antenna placement
  B. Power level adjustment
  C. Disable SSID broadcasting
  D. MAC filtering
  D. MAC filtering