If you're preparing for the Security+ SY0-301 exam, you might like to check your readiness with a few free practice test questions. This page includes three free practice test questions from the following objective in the SY0-301 exam.
Objective 1.4 Implement and use common protocols
- IPSec
- SNMP
- SSH
- DNS
- TLS
- SSL
- TCP/IP
- FTPS
- HTTPS
- SFTP
- SCP
- ICMP
- IPv4 vs. IPv6
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Practice Test Question 1
Q. Which of the following protocols is a file transfer protocol using SSH?
A. SFTP
B. TFTP
C. SICMP
D. CCMP
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Practice Test Question 2
Q.Your organization is creating a site-to-site VPN tunnel between the main business location and a remote office. What can they use to create the tunnel?
A. WPA2-Enterprise
B. RADIUS
C. NAC
D. IPsec
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Practice Test Question 3
Q. What protocol is used to monitor and configure network devices?
A. ICMP
B. SFTP
C. SNMP
D. DNS
Answer at end of post.
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SY0-301: Exam Answer 1
Q. Which of the following protocols is a file transfer protocol using SSH?
A. SFTP
B. TFTP
C. SICMP
D. CCMP
A is correct. Secure FTP (SFTP) is a secure implementation of FTP, an extension of Secure Shell (SSH), and transmits data using port 22.
B is incorrect. Trivial FTP is a form of FTP using UDP to transmit smaller amounts of data than FTP.
C is incorrect. ICMP is a diagnostic protocol used by tools such as ping, but there is no such thing as SICMP.
D is incorrect. CCMP is an encryption protocol used with wireless networks.
Objective: 1.4 Implement and use common protocols
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SY0-301 Exam: Answer 2
Q.Your organization is creating a site-to-site VPN tunnel between the main business location and a remote office. What can they use to create the tunnel?
A. WPA2-Enterprise
B. RADIUS
C. NAC
D. IPsec
Answer D is correct. IPsec is one of many tunneling protocols the organization can use to create a VPN tunnel.
A is incorrect. WPA2-Enterprise is a secure wireless protocol that includes authentication using an 802.1X server (often implemented as RADIUS).
B is incorrect. RADIUS provides authentication but doesn’t create a tunnel.
C is incorrect. NAC provides security for clients such as inspecting them for health, but doesn’t create the tunnel.
Objective: 1.4 Implement and use common protocols
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SY0-301: Answer 3
Q. What protocol is used to monitor and configure network devices?
A. ICMP
B. SFTP
C. SNMP
D. DNS
Answer C is correct. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) can monitor and manage network devices such as routers or switches and uses device traps.
A is incorrect. Diagnostic tools such as ping use ICMP and many firewalls block ICMP traffic.
A is incorrect. Diagnostic tools such as ping use ICMP and many firewalls block ICMP traffic.
B is incorrect. SFTP is a secure form of FTP used to upload and download files.
D is incorrect. DNS resolves host names to IP addresses.
Objective: 1.4 Implement and use common protocols
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