EC-COUNCIL EC-COUNCIL Certifications 412-79 Questions & Answers

• Question 111:

  What does the acronym POST mean as it relates to a PC?

  A. Primary Operations Short Test

  B. Power On Self Test

  C. Pre Operational Situation Test

  D. Primary Operating System Test

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 112:

  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 directlyinteracing 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 113:

  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 114:

  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 115:

  When examining the log files from a Windows IIS Web Server, how often is a new log file created?

  A. the same log is used at all times

  B. a new log file is created everyday

  C. a new log file is created each week

  D. a new log is created each time the Web Server is started

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 116:

  With the standard Linux second extended file system (Ext2fs), a file is deleted when the inode internal link count reaches ________.

  A. 0

  B. 10

  C. 100

  D. 1

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 117:

  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 118:

  It takes _____________ mismanaged case/s to ruin your professional reputation as a computer forensics examiner?

  A. by law, three

  B. quite a few

  C. only one

  D. at least two

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 119:

  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 120:

  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? Choose the most feasible option.

  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