Microsoft Networking Essentials Exam Network Security & Troubleshooting

Question 1

Which command-line tool is used to display the IP routing table on a Windows computer?

Accepted Answer

route print

Answer

ipconfig

Answer

netstat

Answer

tracert

Question 2

What type of attack floods a network with traffic to make resources unavailable to legitimate users?

Accepted Answer

Denial of Service (DoS) attack

Answer

Man-in-the-middle attack

Answer

Phishing attack

Answer

SQL injection attack

Question 3

Which Windows command displays current network connections, listening ports, and protocol statistics?

Accepted Answer

netstat

Answer

ping

Answer

ipconfig

Answer

nslookup

Question 4

What is the purpose of a firewall in network security?

Accepted Answer

Monitor and control incoming and outgoing network traffic based on security rules

Answer

Assign IP addresses to devices

Answer

Encrypt all network communications

Answer

Speed up network traffic

Question 5

What does the 'ipconfig /release' command do on a Windows computer?

Accepted Answer

Releases the current DHCP-assigned IP address

Answer

Renews the DHCP lease

Answer

Flushes the DNS cache

Answer

Displays the current IP configuration

Question 6

Which security protocol is used to authenticate users on a network using a centralized server?

Accepted Answer

RADIUS

Answer

WEP

Answer

WPA2

Answer

SSL