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Computer Networks MCQs

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801

RPC is a _________

a synchronous operation
b asynchronous operation
c time independent operation
d channel specific operation
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802

The local operating system on the server machine passes the incoming packets to the ___________

a server stub
b client stub
c client operating system
d client process
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803

Which of the following is not an alternative name for symmetric key cryptography?

a Secret key cryptography
b Public key cryptography
c Conventional encryption
d Private key cryptography
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804

What is the cipher text for the text “GREET HER”, if Caesar Cipher is used(key=3)?

a KVIIY LIV
b KVIIX LIV
c LWJJY MJW
d JUHHW KHU
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805

What is the cipher text for the message “TAKE ME TO THE PARTY”, id Rail Fence technique is used with two rows?

a TKMTTEATAEEOHPRY
b TAKEMETOTHEPARTY
c TAEKMEOTTHPEARYT
d YRPHOEEATAETTMKT
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806

What are the two broad categories of symmetric key cryptography?

a Transposition and substitution
b Classical and modern
c Stream and Block
d Classical and Block
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807

Which of the following algorithm does not belong to symmetric key ciphers?

a DES
b RC4
c AES
d Diffie-Hellman
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808

Which of the following is incorrect about symmetric key cryptography?

a It uses common key for both encryption and decryption
b It is a secret key cryptography
c It uses single fixed length key for each algorithm
d Symmetric key can be combined with asymmetric key to achieve more security
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809

Which of the following is a disadvantage of symmetric cipher?

a Quick encryption
b Less computational power
c High level of security
d Transmission of secret key
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810

Which of the following is not an application of symmetric encryption algorithms.

a Data security
b Cloud storage
c User privacy
d Bitcoin’s block chain
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811

What are the two keys that are used in asymmetric key cryptography?

a Secret key and private key
b Private key and public key
c Public key and secured key
d Secured key and private key
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812

Who are three discoverers of the RSA algorithm in public key cryptography?

a Rivest, shamir, Aldleman
b Routest, Shamir, adem
c Robert, shamuel, alice
d Radmir, shadhur, Alice
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813

What is the first public key cryptography algorithm?

a RSA algorithm
b AES algorithm
c 3DES algorithm
d Knapsack algorithm
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814

Which of the following is not a property of public key cryptography?

a Uses different keys
b Every user has a unique private key
c Public key can be same for number of users
d Cannot deduce private key from public key
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815

What are the types in schemes of public key encryption?

a RSA, EIGamal, Elliptic curve cryptography
b Elliptic curve, RSA
c RSA, EIGamal
d EIGmal, RSA
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816

Which of the following is correct about RSA scheme in public key cryptography?

a It is efficient for decryption
b Lengthy keys are required for more security
c It is not efficient for encryption
d It is not popular
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817

Which of the following doesn’t match as a property of elliptic curve cryptography?

a Used over RSA
b Uses elliptic curve theory
c Key length is larger than RSA
d Uses discrete logarithms
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818

Which of the following is the disadvantage of asymmetric cryptography?

a No need of key distribution
b Security
c Using digital signatures
d Used to decrypt small messages
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819

Which of the following equation is correct in case of hash function, where M = input, N = hash value, H = hash function?

a H = M(N)
b M = H(N)
c N = H(M)
d N = M(H)
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820

What is/are the property(s) of a good hash function in case of producing outputs for set of inputs?

a Apparently random hash values
b Evenly distributed hash values
c Apparently random and evenly distributed values
d Evenly distributed but not apparently random values
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821

What is the core objective of the hash functions in producing hash values?

a Integrity
b Authenticity
c Confidentiality
d Security
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822

What is the name for hash functions that are used in security applications?

a Secured hash function
b Cryptographic hash function
c Security hash function
d Crypt-analysis hash function
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823

Which of the following application in which hash function is employed, refers hash value as message digest?

a Message authentication
b Virus detection
c Digital signatures
d One-way password file
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824

What is Ci in the bit-by-bit XOR hash function, that is Ci = bi1 + bi2.….. + bim

a Number of n bit blocks
b ith bit of the hash code
c ith bit in jth block
d XOR operation
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825

When can we detect a collision if the hash values are same for two inputs, that is H(x) = H(y)?

a When x < y
b When x > y
c When x = y
d When x != y
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826

What is the formula for pre-images of a given hash value, where data block length = b bits and hash code = n bits?

a 2b-n
b 2b+n
c 2b/n
d 2n/b
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827

Which of the following is not a basic property for employing hash function in practical applications?

a Variable input size
b Fixed output size
c Efficiency
d Preimage resistant
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828

Which of the following property of the hash function makes the hash function strong?

a Efficiency
b Preimage resistant
c Second preimage resistant
d Collision resistant
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829

What can it be called, if an attacker determines the private key of the user, after breaking the signature scheme?

a Universal forgery
b Total break
c Selective forgery
d Existential forgery
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830

Which of the following is not a requirement of digital signatures?

a Easy to produce
b Easy to recognize
c Easy to verify
d Computationally feasible
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831

Who will be the involving parties in the direct digital signature scheme?

a source and destination
b Source and third party
c Destination and third party
d Source and destination and third party
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832

Which of the following sentence is incorrect in case for digital signatures?

a Signature key is of signing and public key for verification
b Public key for verification and signature is for authentication
c Signature key is for verification and public key for signing
d Both signing and verification is done by public key
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833

What is the advantage of digital signing a hash instead of signing the entire data in RSA?

a Time saving
b Security
c Time saving and computationally less expensive
d Secured and less time requires
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834

Which of the following digital signature technique is based on elliptic curve cryptography?

a ECDSA
b DSA
c RSA PSS
d RSA
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835

Which of the following is not a digital signature algorithm?

a ECDSA
b DSA
c RSA – PSS
d SHA
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836

In which year, NIST proposed Elgamal algorithm in its new DSS(digital signature standard)?

a 1993
b 1992
c 1991
d 1990
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837

Which of the following is an advantage of anomaly detection?

a Rules are easy to define
b Custom protocols can be easily analyzed
c The engine can scale as the rule set grows
d Malicious activity that falls within normal usage patterns is detected
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838

A false positive can be defined as ________

a An alert that indicates nefarious activity on a system that, upon further inspection, turns out to represent legitimate network
b An alert that indicates nefarious activity on a system that is not running on the network
c The lack of an alert for nefarious activity
d Both An alert that indicates nefarious activity on a system that, upon further inspection, turns out to represent legitimate n
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839

One of the most obvious places to put an IDS sensor is near the firewall. Where exactly in relation to the firewall is the most productive placement?

a Inside the firewall
b Outside the firewall
c Both inside and outside the firewall
d Neither inside the firewall nor outside the firewall.
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840

What is the purpose of a shadow honeypot?

a To flag attacks against known vulnerabilities
b To help reduce false positives in a signature-based IDS
c To randomly check suspicious traffic identified by an anomaly detection system
d To enhance the accuracy of a traditional honeypot
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841

At which two traffic layers do most commercial IDSes generate signatures?

a Application layer and Network layer
b Network layer and Session Layer
c Transport layer and Application layer
d Transport layer and Network layer
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842

When discussing IDS/IPS, what is a signature?

a An electronic signature used to authenticate the identity of a user on the network
b Attack-definition file
c It refers to “normal,” baseline network behavior
d It is used to authorize the users on a network
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843

“Semantics-aware” signatures automatically generated by Nemean are based on traffic at which two layers?

a Application layer and Transport layer
b Network layer and Application layer
c Session layer and Transport layer
d Application layer and Session layer
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844

Which of the following is used to provide a baseline measure for comparison of IDSes?

a Crossover error rate
b False negative rate
c False positive rate
d Bit error rate
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845

Which of the following is true of signature-based IDSes?

a They alert administrators to deviations from “normal” traffic behavior
b They identify previously unknown attacks
c The technology is mature and reliable enough to use on production networks
d They scan network traffic or packets to identify matches with attack-definition files
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846

___________ command is used to enter privileged mode in a switch.

a enable
b configure terminal
c hostname
d wr
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847

Which command is used to configure telnet for remote access?

a enable
b login
c line vty 0 4
d interface fastEthernet 0/1
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848

How to create a VLAN in a switch?

a vlan
b name HR
c interface vlan
d no vlan
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849

Which command is used to check whether the trunking is configured or not?

a switchport mode trunk
b switchport mode access
c show interface trunk
d show running configuration
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850

Which command is used to change the interface status of a port or VLAN?

a no auto-summary
b copy run start
c interface fastEthernet 0/1
d no shutdown
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