SAC Foundational Concepts & Principles 2

Question 1

Which principle states that a process should only have the minimum permissions necessary to perform its function?

Accepted Answer

Least privilege

Answer

The principle of least privilege limits access rights to only what is strictly required for a task, reducing attack surface.

Question 2

In a client-server model, which component is responsible for processing requests and returning results?

Accepted Answer

Server

Answer

The server processes client requests and returns appropriate responses in the client-server architecture model.

Question 3

Which type of backup stores only the data that has changed since the last full backup?

Accepted Answer

Differential backup

Answer

A differential backup captures all changes made since the most recent full backup, growing larger over time.

Question 4

What does RAID 1 primarily provide?

Accepted Answer

Data mirroring for redundancy

Answer

RAID 1 mirrors data identically across two or more drives, providing redundancy at the cost of usable capacity.

Question 5

Which network protocol is used to dynamically assign IP addresses to devices on a network?

Accepted Answer

DHCP

Answer

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) automatically assigns IP addresses and other network configuration to clients.

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