EC-COUNCIL EC-COUNCIL Certifications 312-49 Questions & Answers

• Question 511:

  Which part of the Windows Registry contains the user's password file?

  A. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

  B. HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIGURATION

  C. HKEY_USER

  D. HKEY_CURRENT_USER

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 512:

  An employee is attempting to wipe out data stored on a couple of compact discs (CDs) and digital video discs (DVDs) by using a large magnet. You inform him that this method will not be effective in wiping out the data because CDs and DVDs are ______________ media used to store large amounts of data and are not affected by the magnet.

  A. logical

  B. anti-magnetic

  C. magnetic

  D. optical

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 513:

  Lance wants to place a honeypot on his network. Which of the following would be your recommendations?

  A. Use a system that has a dynamic addressing on the network

  B. Use a system that is not directly interacting with the router

  C. Use it on a system in an external DMZ in front of the firewall

  D. It doesn't matter as all replies are faked

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 514:

  The offset in a hexadecimal code is:

  A. The last byte after the colon

  B. The 0x at the beginning of the code

  C. The 0x at the end of the code

  D. The first byte after the colon

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 515:

  A(n) _____________________ is one that's performed by a computer program rather than the attacker manually performing the steps in the attack sequence.

  A. blackout attack

  B. automated attack

  C. distributed attack

  D. central processing attack

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 516:

  A suspect is accused of violating the acceptable use of computing resources, as he has visited adult websites and downloaded images. The investigator wants to demonstrate that the suspect did indeed visit these sites. However, the suspect has cleared the search history and emptied the cookie cache. Moreover, he has removed any images he might have downloaded. What can the investigator do to prove the violation?

  A. Image the disk and try to recover deleted files

  B. Seek the help of co-workers who are eye-witnesses

  C. Check the Windows registry for connection data (you may or may not recover)

  D. Approach the websites for evidence

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 517:

  In the context of file deletion process, which of the following statement holds true?

  A. When files are deleted, the data is overwritten and the cluster marked as available

  B. The longer a disk is in use, the less likely it is that deleted files will be overwritten

  C. While booting, the machine may create temporary files that can delete evidence

  D. Secure delete programs work by completely overwriting the file in one go

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 518:

  What type of attack occurs when an attacker can force a router to stop forwarding packets by flooding the router with many open connections simultaneously so that all the hosts behind the router are effectively disabled?

  A. digital attack

  B. denial of service

  C. physical attack

  D. ARP redirect

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 519:

  When examining a file with a Hex Editor, what space does the file header occupy?

  A. the last several bytes of the file

  B. the first several bytes of the file

  C. none, file headers are contained in the FAT

  D. one byte at the beginning of the file

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 520:

  What file structure database would you expect to find on floppy disks?

  A. NTFS

  B. FAT32

  C. FAT16

  D. FAT12

  Correct Answer: D