Fundamental Infrastructure - 2

What is Nessus?
A vulnerability scanning tool
A network firewall
An antivirus software
A web browser
A vulnerability scanning tool
What is the primary purpose of Nessus?
Identifying and assessing vulnerabilities in networks and systems
Network traffic analysis
Intrusion detection and prevention
Web application scanning
Identifying and assessing vulnerabilities in networks and systems
Which of the following is NOT a Nessus scan type?
Performance Scan
Vulnerability Scan
Policy Compliance Scan
Web Application Scan
Performance Scan
What are Nessus plugins?
Pre-built scripts that perform specific checks for vulnerabilities and configuration issues
Authentication credentials used to access remote systems
Reports generated by Nessus after a scan
Customized scan templates for specific network environments
Pre-built scripts that perform specific checks for vulnerabilities and configuration issues
What is DNS?
A system that translates domain names into IP addresses
A protocol used for secure web browsing
A type of firewall
A protocol used to manage network domains
A system that translates domain names into IP addresses
What is the default DNS port number?
53
80
8080
443
53
Which protocol is primarily used for DNS communication?
UDP (User Datagram Protocol)
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
UDP (User Datagram Protocol)
Which DNS record type is used to map an IP address to a hostname?
The process of replicating DNS records from a primary DNS server to secondary DNS servers
The process of converting IP addresses to domain names
The process of encrypting DNS traffic for secure communication
The process of resolving DNS queries using a recursive DNS server
The process of replicating DNS records from a primary DNS server to secondary DNS servers
Which DNS record type is used to map an IP address to a hostname? Change??
A
MS
MX
CNAME
A
Which command would achieve a zone transfer
host -t axfr <nameserver> <domain>
host @<nameserver> <domain> -t axfr
dig -t zxfr @<nameserver> <domain>
dig <nameserver> <domain>
host -t axfr <nameserver> <domain>
Which DNS record type is used for reverse lookups?
PTR
SOA
AAAA
MX
PTR
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