In response to some recommendations I've received from readers, I started a Get Certified Get Ahead page on Facebook. You can view it here: https://www.facebook.com/GetCertifiedGetAhead. I'll be posting free practice test questions here regularly and will be answering reader questions and queries.
My current plan is to post questions on A+, Network+, and Security+ topics. There already a few practice test questions posted there.
It's new, but I love the interaction that is possible through Facebook. I'll have the ability to provide assistance directly to people that post queries, while also providing the same information to anyone else that just wants to visit and view the answers.
If you have a moment, check it out. Feel free to post me a note about what you'd like to see me post on this page.I'd love to hear from you.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
You Can Pass the Security+ Certification
Many times I hear from people asking if they can pass the Security+ SY0-301 exam and earn the Security+ certification. My answer is almost always a hearty yes, but I also spend some time telling them how. If you were thinking of pursuing this, you might want to know how you can earn the certification. If you've been working with computers for a while (and most people have), this is achievable. And when you have you'll find that it often opens up doors of opportunity for you.
What's Required?
First, there are no prerequisites except for some money to pay for the voucher. The voucher is $276 though you can often find discounted vouchers for cheaper. For example, this company often has discounted vouchers for cheaper. Sometimes they're just a little cheaper, and sometimes they are a lot cheaper.
Beware of some unscrupulous people selling vouchers on eBay. Some have sold bogus voucher numbers that aren't valid and the buyers have lost their money. However, some people have had success this way too.
What's Recommended?
CompTIA recommends the following:- A minimum of 2 years' experience in IT administration with a focus on security
- Day to day technical information security experience
- Broad knowledge of security concerns and implementation including the topics listed in the Security+ objectives
The objectives include six domains:
- 1.0 Network Security (21% of exam)
- 2.0 Compliance and Operational Security (18% of exam)
- 3.0 Threats and Vulnerabilities (21% of exam)
- 4.0 Application, Data and Host Security (16% of exam)
- 5.0 Access Control and Identity Management (13% of exam)
- 6.0 Cryptography (11% of exam)
The exam is heavy on networking topics so ideally you will have some networking knowledge. Ideally, you will have taken and passed the Network+ exam first but I have taught many students without this knowledge and they have taken and passed the exam. If you're studying for the Network+ exam, check out these quality practice test questions for only $9.99.
What Should You Study?
Many people have used the CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-301 Study Guide to study for this exam. If you take a look at the reviews on Amazon you can see that over 85 people have given it five star reviews after using to take and pass the Security+ exam the first time they tried.
Some people with technical backgrounds have posted that they read the book over the weekend and took and passed the exam on Monday. I'm impressed that anyone could read that many pages over the weekend and I'm not in that category. However, it does give an idea of how the book has been able to fill in the right knowledge gaps for people so that they could quickly pass the exam.
Similarly, I've taught many classes with this book in a Monday through Friday daytime setting and people have taken and passed the exam on Friday afternoon or Sunday morning.
This blog includes multiple pages on Security+ you can check out too.
Are There Any Practice Test Questions?
The CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-301 Study Guide includes over 450 practice test questions in it. This includes practice test question in a pre-assessment, after the end of each chapter, and a post assessment at the end. I recommend the study guide as the primary study source but if you've already been studying from another source and want to test your readiness with some practice test questions, you might like to check out one of these sources.- CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead- SY0-301 Practice Test Questions (paperback)
- CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead- SY0-301 Practice Test Questions (Kindle)
- SY0-301 Practice Test Questions app for your mobile device
- Practice Test Questions on Audio
If you use any practice test questions you should ensure that they have explanations. In my experience, I've noticed that practice test questions without explanations often aren't the best quality and include incorrect answers. I have taught students that have memorized the incorrect answers to these types of practice test questions and they had a hard time unlearning the faulty knowledge they hammered into their head.
Also, you should take the time to ensure you know why the correct answers are correct, and why the incorrect answers are incorrect. Ideally, you should be able look at any question and be able to identify the correct answer knowing why it is correct, and why the incorrect answers are incorrect. This way, you'll be prepared to correctly answer the questions no matter how they are worded.
How Long Will It Take To Get Ready?
Exactly 64, 800 minutes. That might sound like a better answer than "it depends" but "it depends" is a more realistic answer. In truth, it depends on what your background knowledge is, how much time you have to study, and how determined you are to stick to a study schedule. However, here's a formula that works. Pick a day 45 days from today and set a goal. For example, it might be February 19th and your goal will be:- I will take and pass the Security+ exam by midnight on February 19th.
- Repeat that goal to yourself every day between now and February 19th and start taking action to make it happen.
- Buy a book such as the CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-301 Study Guide and spend time studying it every day.
- If something doesn't come clear, post a question to a public forum such as at TechExams.net where friendly people are willing to help you achieve your goal
- Buy a voucher and schedule the exam at a Pearson Vue testing center as soon as you can. You can reschedule later if you have to but when you're scheduled, you're more likely to follow through.
Celebrate
If you follow these steps, you'll join the thousands of people before you that have become Security+ certified. Other people have done this. You can too.Summary
If you want to take and pass the Security+ SY0-301 exam and earn the Security+ certification, these steps can help you do so. The key is to take action now to get started. Good luck.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Free Network+ Practice Test Questions 3.3
If you're preparing for the Network+ 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 N10-005 exam.
Objective 3.3 Compare and contrast different wireless standards
- 802.11 a/b/g/n standards
- Distance
- Speed
- Latency
- Frequency
- Channels
- MIMO
- Channel bonding
These practice test questions came from CompTIA Network+ N10-005: Practice Test Questions (Get Certified Get Ahead)
. This resource includes 275 realistic practice test questions and over 175 flash cards to help test your readiness so that you can take and pass the exam the first time you take it. It's available for only $9.99 in the Kindle version and you can download free Kindle apps from Amazon for just about any platform.
. This resource includes 275 realistic practice test questions and over 175 flash cards to help test your readiness so that you can take and pass the exam the first time you take it. It's available for only $9.99 in the Kindle version and you can download free Kindle apps from Amazon for just about any platform.Practice Test Question 1
Q. Which of the following uses MIMO and OFDM?
A. 802.11a
B. 802.11b
C. 802.11g
D. 802.11n
Answer at end of post.
Practice Test Question 2
Q. Which of the following wireless standards has the fastest transfer rate?
A. 802.11a
B. 802.11b
C. 802.11g
D. 802.11n
Answer at end of post.
Realistic practice test questions for the Network+ N10-005 exam
Available through LearnZapp on your mobile phone
Available through LearnZapp on your mobile phone
Practice Test Question 3
Q. During regular conference sessions, an 802.11g wireless network is overwhelmed with the amount of traffic it needs to process by wireless clients. Most of the additional traffic is from attendees’ mobile devices such as smart phones. What can be done to improve the performance of the wireless network?
A. Use a channel that doesn’t interfere with the smart phones
B. Use channel bonding
C. Switch to the 2.4 GHz frequency band
D. Add MIMO capabilities to the 802.11g network
Answer at end of post.
These practice test questions are from the CompTIA Network+ N10-005 Practice Test Questions (Get Certified Get Ahead) book. It includes 275 realistic practice test questions with in-depth explanations for the CompTIA Network+ N10-005 exam. If you've been studying for this exam and want to test your readiness, this book is for you.
It is available as Kindle ebook for only $9.99 and the Kindle version includes dozens of flash cards to help you reinforce key testable topics. You can download free Kindle apps from Amazon so that you can access the ebook from just about any platform including:
- Windows PC
- MAC
- iPhone
- iPad
- Android
- BlackBerry
- Windows Phone 7
You can also get it on the Barnes and Noble Nook here.
You may also like to check out other the Network+ blogs and practice test questions from this link or individually here:
N10-005: Exam Answer 1
Q. Which of the following uses MIMO and OFDM?
A. 802.11a
B. 802.11b
C. 802.11g
D. 802.11n
D is correct. 802.11n uses multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technologies and orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM). 802.11n is the only one of the listed wireless standards that uses MIMO.
A is incorrect. 802.11a uses OFDM but not MIMO.
B is incorrect. 802.11b uses direct-sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) instead of OFDM and it does not use MIMO.
C is incorrect. 802.11g uses OFDM and DSSS, but not MIMO.
Objective: 3.3 Compare and contrast different wireless standards.
Realistic practice test questions for the Network+ N10-005 exam
Available through LearnZapp on your mobile phone
Available through LearnZapp on your mobile phone
N10-005 Exam: Answer 2
Q.Which of the following wireless standards has the fastest transfer rate?
A. 802.11a
B. 802.11b
C. 802.11g
D. 802.11n
Answer D is correct. 802.11n has a maximum transfer rate of 600 Mbps, which is faster than the other standards.
A is incorrect. 802.11a has a maximum transfer rate of 54 Mbps.
B is incorrect. 802.11b has a maximum transfer rate of 11 Mbps.
C is incorrect. 802.11g has a maximum transfer rate of 54 Mbps.
Objective: 3.3 Compare and contrast different wireless standards.
If you're looking for more information on the CompTIA Network+ exam, click here.
The link provides a listing of relevant blogs on the Get Certified Get Ahead site.
The link provides a listing of relevant blogs on the Get Certified Get Ahead site.
N10-005: Answer 3
Q. During regular conference sessions, an 802.11g wireless network is overwhelmed with the amount of traffic it needs to process by wireless clients. Most of the additional traffic is from attendees’ mobile devices such as smart phones. What can be done to improve the performance of the wireless network?
A. Use a channel that doesn’t interfere with the smart phones
B. Use channel bonding
C. Switch to the 2.4 GHz frequency band
D. Add MIMO capabilities to the 802.11g network
Answer B is correct. Channel bonding can be used to increase the maximum transfer rate from 54 Mbps to 108 Mbps on 802.11g.
A is incorrect. If cordless telephones were interfering with a wireless networks, changing the channel would reduce the interference. However, smart phones are the wireless clients using the wireless network, and they are not interfering with the wireless network.
C is incorrect. 802.11g uses the 2.4 GHz frequency band already.
D is incorrect. 802.11g does not support multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) with multiple antennas. MIMO is used with 802.11n.
Objective: 3.3 Compare and contrast different wireless standards.
What's next after Network+ for you?
If you want to take and pass the Security+ exam the first time you take it, check out the
CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-301 Study Guide.
If you want to take and pass the Security+ exam the first time you take it, check out the
CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-301 Study Guide.
Success is within your reach.
Get Certified Get Ahead
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Free Security+ Practice Test Questions 3.2
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 3.2 Analyze and differentiate among types of attacks
- Man-in-the-middle
- DDoS
- DoS
- Replay
- Smurf attack
- Spoofing
- Spam
- Phishing
- Spim
- Vishing
- Spear phishing
- Xmas attack
- Pharming
- Privilege escalation
- Malicious insider threat
- DNS poisoning and ARP poisoning
- Transitive access
- Client-side attacks
The full explanations of all these questions are covered in the CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-301 Study Guide. This study guide includes over 450 realistic practice test questions to help you pass the Security+ exam, the first time you take it.
. This study guide includes over 450 realistic practice test questions to help you pass the Security+ exam, the first time you take it.
"Passed exam with this book as my only source"
- Amazon reviewer for
CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-301 Study Guide
- Amazon reviewer for
CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-301 Study Guide
Practice Test Question 1
Q. Bob reported receiving a message from his bank prompting him to call back about a credit card. When he called back, an automated recording prompted him to provide personal information to verify his identity and then provide details about his bank and credit card accounts. What type of attack is this?
A. Phishing
B. Whaling
C. Vishing
D. VoIP
Answer at end of post.
Learn by listening
Key points from the CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-301 Study Guide
Over one hour and 20 minutes of audio from the "Remember This" blocks
Over three hours and 20 minutes of questions and answers on audio
Key points from the CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-301 Study Guide
Over one hour and 20 minutes of audio from the "Remember This" blocks
Over three hours and 20 minutes of questions and answers on audio
Practice Test Question 2
Q.Attackers sent a targeted email attack to the President of a company. What best describes this attack?
A. Phishing
B. Spam
C. Whaling
D. Botnet
Answer at end of post.
Realistic practice test questions for the Security+ SY0-301 exam
Available through LearnZapp on your mobile phone
Available through LearnZapp on your mobile phone
Practice Test Question 3
Q. What can mitigate ARP poisoning attacks in a network?
A. Disable unused ports on a switch
B. Man-in-the-middle
C. DMZ
D. VLAN segregation
Answer at end of post.
These practice test questions are derived from the CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead- SY0-301 Practice Test Questions book. It includes 275 realistic practice test questions with in-depth explanations for the CompTIA Security+ SY0-301 exam. If you've been studying for this exam and want to test your readiness, this book is for you.
It is also available as Kindle ebook for only $9.99 and the Kindle version also includes dozens of flash cards to help you reinforce key testable topics. You can download free Kindle apps from Amazon so that you can access the ebook from just about any platform including:
- Windows PC
- MAC
- iPhone
- iPad
- Android
- BlackBerry
- Windows Phone 7
You may also like to check out other the Security+ blogs and practice test questions from this link or individually here:
- Active Fingerprinting vs Passive Fingerprinting
- Ports
- Intrusion Detection Systems and Intrusion Prevention Systems
- DoS, Smurf, and Fraggle Attacks
- Three Factors of Authentication and Multifactor Authentication
SY0-301: Exam Answer 1
Q. Bob reported receiving a message from his bank prompting him to call back about a credit card. When he called back, an automated recording prompted him to provide personal information to verify his identity and then provide details about his bank and credit card accounts. What type of attack is this?
A. Phishing
B. Whaling
C. Vishing
D. VoIP
Answer C is correct. Vishing is a form of phishing that uses recorded voice over the telephone.
A is incorrect. Phishing sends e-mail to users with the purpose of tricking them into revealing personal information (such as bank account information).
B is incorrect. Whaling is a phishing attack that targets high-level executives.
D is incorrect. Voice over IP (VoIP) is a method used to send voice transmissions over a network. It is not an attack.
Objective: 3.2 Analyze and differentiate among types of attacks
All Security+ domain objectives are fully explained in the
CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-301 Study Guide
CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-301 Study Guide
SY0-301 Exam: Answer 2
Q.Attackers sent a targeted email attack to the President of a company. What best describes this attack?
A. Phishing
B. Spam
C. Whaling
D. Botnet
Answer C is correct. Whaling is a phishing attack that targets high-level executives and phishing is an email attack.
A is incorrect. Whaling is a phishing attack that targets high-level executives.
B is incorrect. Spam is unsolicited email and phishing and whaling attacks are sent as spam, but spam itself isn’t a targeted attack.
D is incorrect. A botnet is a group of computers joined to a network and criminals control them with command and control servers.
Objective: 3.2 Analyze and differentiate among types of attacks
If you're looking for more information on the CompTIA Security+ exam, click here.
The link provides a listing of relevant blogs on the Get Certified Get Ahead site.
The link provides a listing of relevant blogs on the Get Certified Get Ahead site.
SY0-301: Answer 3
Q. What can mitigate ARP poisoning attacks in a network?
A. Disable unused ports on a switch
B. Man-in-the-middle
C. DMZ
D. VLAN segregation
Answer D is correct. Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) poisoning attacks modify the hardware addresses in ARP cache to redirect traffic, and virtual local area network (VLAN) segregation can limit the scope of these attacks.
A is incorrect. Disabling unused physical ports on a switch is a good security practice, but it doesn’t prevent ARP poisoning attacks.
A is incorrect. Disabling unused physical ports on a switch is a good security practice, but it doesn’t prevent ARP poisoning attacks.
B is incorrect. A man-in-the middle attack can interrupt traffic, insert malicious code, and ARP poisoning is one way to launch a man-in-the middle attack.
C is incorrect. A DMZ provides access to services from Internet clients, while segmenting access to an internal network.
Objective: 3.2 Analyze and differentiate among types of attacks
If you want to take and pass the Security+ exam the first time you take it, check out the
CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-301 Study Guide.
CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-301 Study Guide.
Success is within your reach.
Get Certified Get Ahead
Friday, November 23, 2012
Free Network+ Practice Test Questions 2.3
If you're preparing for the Network+ 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 N10-005 exam.
Objective 2.3 Explain the purpose and properties of DHCP
- Static vs. dynamic IP addressing
- Reservations
- Scopes
- Leases
- Options (DNS servers, suffixes)
These practice test questions came from CompTIA Network+ N10-005: Practice Test Questions (Get Certified Get Ahead). This resource includes 275 realistic practice test questions and over 175 flash cards to help test your readiness so that you can take and pass the exam the first time you take it. It's available for only $9.99 in the Kindle version and you can download free Kindle apps from Amazon for just about any platform.
. This resource includes 275 realistic practice test questions and over 175 flash cards to help test your readiness so that you can take and pass the exam the first time you take it. It's available for only $9.99 in the Kindle version and you can download free Kindle apps from Amazon for just about any platform.Practice Test Question 1
Q. What can you use to dynamically assign the same IP address to a printer configured as a network device?
A. DNS
B. DHCP reservation
C. SNMP
D. DHCP exclusion
Answer at end of post.
Practice Test Question 2
Q.You are troubleshooting a computer system and you determine it has been assigned an IP address of 169.254.45.83. What does this indicate?
A. DNS could not be reached
B. DHCP could not be reached
C. The default gateway could not be reached
D. The computer’s firewall is enabled
Answer at end of post.
Realistic practice test questions for the Network+ N10-005 exam
Available through LearnZapp on your mobile phone
Available through LearnZapp on your mobile phone
Practice Test Question 3
Q. What function does DHCP provide on a network?
A. Dynamically assigns IP addresses
B. Resolves host names to IP addresses
C. Translates public IP addresses to private IP addresses
D. Filters traffic based on ACLs
Answer at end of post.
These practice test questions are from the CompTIA Network+ N10-005 Practice Test Questions (Get Certified Get Ahead) book. It includes 275 realistic practice test questions with in-depth explanations for the CompTIA Network+ N10-005 exam. If you've been studying for this exam and want to test your readiness, this book is for you.
It is available as Kindle ebook for only $9.99 and the Kindle version includes dozens of flash cards to help you reinforce key testable topics. You can download free Kindle apps from Amazon so that you can access the ebook from just about any platform including:
- Windows PC
- MAC
- iPhone
- iPad
- Android
- BlackBerry
- Windows Phone 7
You can also get it on the Barnes and Noble Nook here.
You may also like to check out other the Network+ blogs and practice test questions from this link or individually here:
N10-005: Exam Answer 1
Q. What can you use to dynamically assign the same IP address to a printer configured as a network device?
A. DNS
B. DHCP reservation
C. SNMP
D. DHCP exclusion
B is correct. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is used to dynamically assign IP addresses to network devices including network printers that can be configured as DHCP clients. A DHCP reservation maps the IP address to the printer’s media access control (MAC) address. Once a DHCP reservation is configured, DHCP will always issue the same IP address to this printer.
A is incorrect. Domain Name System (DNS) is used to resolve host names to IP addresses with A records (also called host records). DNS can also resolve IP addresses to host names with pointer (PTR) records, but it does not assign IP addresses.
C is incorrect. The Simple Network Management Protocol is used to administer and monitor network devices.
Dis incorrect. A DHCP exclusion would be used if the printer is manually assigned an IP address within a DHCP scope and you want to ensure that the address is not issued to any other DHCP clients.
Objective: 2.3 Explain the purpose and properties of DHCP.
Realistic practice test questions for the Network+ N10-005 exam
Available through LearnZapp on your mobile phone
Available through LearnZapp on your mobile phone
N10-005 Exam: Answer 2
Q.You are troubleshooting a computer system and you determine it has been assigned an IP address of 169.254.45.83. What does this indicate?
A. DNS could not be reached
B. DHCP could not be reached
C. The default gateway could not be reached
D. The computer’s firewall is enabled
Answer B is correct. An address starting with 169.254 is an Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing (APIPA) address and is assigned to a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client when a DHCP server cannot be reached. Any time you see an APIPA address, you know the computer is a DHCP client and it didn’t receive a DHCP lease.
A is incorrect. Domain Name System (DNS) is used for name resolution and would not cause a system to have an APIPA address.
C is incorrect. The default gateway is assigned by DHCP to a DHCP client and an APIPA address indicates that the client was unable to reach a DHCP server. Also, APIPA addresses do not assign a default gateway.
D is incorrect. Enabling the computer’s firewall would not block DHCP traffic and would not prevent the client from receiving a DHCP address.
Objective: 2.3 Explain the purpose and properties of DHCP.
If you're looking for more information on the CompTIA Network+ exam, click here.
The link provides a listing of relevant blogs on the Get Certified Get Ahead site.
The link provides a listing of relevant blogs on the Get Certified Get Ahead site.
N10-005: Answer 3
Q. What function does DHCP provide on a network?
A. Dynamically assigns IP addresses
B. Resolves host names to IP addresses
C. Translates public IP addresses to private IP addresses
D. Filters traffic based on ACLs
Answer A is correct. Dynamic Host Configuration protocol (DHCP) dynamically assigns IP addresses and other TCP/IP configuration information such as the address of a Domain Name System (DNS) server and the address of the default gateway.
B is incorrect. DNS resolves host names to IP addresses with A (host) resource records.
C is incorrect. Network Address Translation (NAT) translates public IP addresses to private IP addresses and private IP addresses to public IP addresses.
D is incorrect. A firewall will filter traffic in and out of a network using access control lists (ACLs).
Objective: 2.3 Explain the purpose and properties of DHCP.
What's next after Network+ for you?
If you want to take and pass the Security+ exam the first time you take it, check out the
CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-301 Study Guide.
If you want to take and pass the Security+ exam the first time you take it, check out the
CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-301 Study Guide.
Success is within your reach.
Get Certified Get Ahead
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