In Windows Active Directory, what are Group Policy Objects?

In Windows Active Directory, what are Group Policy Objects?

• Settings that define what a system should look like and how it will behave
• They determine the hierarchy of a domain, which can fit the operational structure of an organization
• A set of folder rules that determine where Outlook will save email messages
• Affords the capability for secure extension of network operations to the Web 

 

EXPLANATION

Group Policy, in part, controls what users can and cannot do on a computer system: for example, to enforce a password complexity policy that prevents users from choosing an overly simple password, to allow or prevent unidentified users from remote computers to connect to a network share, to block access to the Windows Task Manager or to restrict access to certain folders. A set of such configurations is called a Group Policy Object (GPO)
See: http://searchwindowsserver.techtarget.com/definition/Group-Policy-Object

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The Betamax was to VHS, as

The Betamax was to VHS, as

• DASD is to SAN
• Terminate and Stay Resident is to Internal OS Commands
• Switching is to Routing
• Token-Ring is to Ethernet 

EXPLANATION

One one time in the 1980s Ethernet and Token-Ring were very competitive, vying for the same customers and networks, replacing Arcnet (similar to Token-Ring) an older network topology.  Speed and reliability of Ethernet versus Token-Ring was the difference maker, and eventually Token-Ring is no longer used nor supported.

SOURCE

http://www.eweek.com/networking/30-years-ago-networking-in-the-1980s-meant-ethernet-vs.-token-ring

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Which of the following commands could you use to exit the vi Editor in Linux, saving changes?

Which of the following commands could you use to exit the vi Editor in Linux, saving changes?

• :q
• :q!
• :x
• Ctrl + Z 

 EXPLANATION

:x - Exit, saving changes
:q - Exit as long as there have been no changes

:q! - Exit and ignore any changes
Ctrl + Z - Suspend editor
https://www.cs.colostate.edu/helpdocs/vi.html
http://www.lagmonster.org/docs/vi.html
http://www.rollanet.org/~mdoc/vi.htm

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Which of the following is not a tool in Kali Linux?

Which of the following is not a tool in Kali Linux?

• Sqlmap
• MBSA
• Armitage
• Beef 

 

EXPLANATION

MBSA (Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer) is a security
testing tool for Microsoft Windows Operating systems to identify vulnerabilities.

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Which of the following is a software implementation of a telephone private branch exchange (PBX)?

Which of the following is a software implementation of a telephone private branch exchange (PBX)?

• Snom
• Digium
• Asterisk
• Polycom 

 

EXPLANATION

Digium is the company and hardware (appliance) name where Asterisk is software name. Polycom and Snom provide VoIP equipment.

SOURCE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterisk_(PBX)

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Which of the following is the primary benefit of Platform as a Service (PaaS)?

Which of the following is the primary benefit of Platform as a Service (PaaS)?

• High bandwidth
• Replication
• Low latency
• Rapid application deployment 

EXPLANATION

PaaS provides rapid application deployment. Platform as a service (PaaS) is a category of cloud computing services that provides a platform allowing customers to develop,
run, and manage applications without the complexity of building and maintaining the infrastructure typically associated with developing and launching an app.

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What is the minimum number of drives required for a non-degraded Raid 5 array?

What is the minimum number of drives required for a non-degraded Raid 5 array?

• 2
• 4
• 5
• 3

 

 

EXPLANATION

RAID 5 requires 3 disks. It consists of block-level data striping with distributed parity. This means that data is striped across multiple disks with fault-tolerant parity data written to each disk. If one disk fails, the array can reconstruct the data from the parity information. 

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