312-50v11 practice questions, page 2 of 16, with answer review and explanations.
Question 6
If you want to only scan fewer ports than the default scan using Nmap tool, which option would you use?
-r
-F
-P
-sP
Question 7
Which of the following is the structure designed to verify and authenticate the identity of individuals within the enterprise taking part in a data exchange?
SOA
biometrics
single sign on
PKI
Question 8
You are tasked to perform a penetration test. While you are performing information gathering, you find an employee list in Google. You find the receptionist's email, and you send her an email changing the source email to her boss's email (boss@company). In this email, you ask for a pdf with information. She reads your email and sends back a pdf with links. You exchange the pdf links with your malicious links (these links contain malware) and send back the modified pdf, saying that the links don't work. She reads your email, opens the links, and her machine gets infected. You now have access to the company network. What testing method did you use?
Social engineering
Piggybacking
Tailgating
Eavesdropping
Question 9
If a tester is attempting to ping a target that exists but receives no response or a response that states the destination is unreachable, ICMP may be disabled and the network may be using TCP. Which other option could the tester use to get a response from a host using TCP?
Traceroute
Hping
TCP ping
Broadcast ping
Question 10
Which is the first step followed by Vulnerability Scanners for scanning a network?