Firewall Quiz Answers NSE 2

Fig 1:Firewall Quiz Answers NSE 2

 Question 1: Which three traits are characteristics of a next generation firewall (NGFW)? (Choose three.)

·         Can segment a network based on user, device, and application type

·         Delivers high-performance inspection

·         Controls network traffic based on network address only

·         Inspects only unencrypted packets

·         Controls applications based on type or who the user is

Question 2: Which type was the first generation of firewalls?

·         Next-generation firewall (NGFW)

·         Packet filter

·         Stateful

·         Application layer

Question 3:Which two types of firewalls can block a connection based on application type? (Choose two.)

·         Packet filter

·         Next-generation firewall (NGFW)

·         Application layer

·         Second generation stateful

Question 4: What was a limitation of first-generation firewalls?

·         Produced many false positives, thereby overwhelming IT security

·         Filtered only at layer 3 of the OSI model

·         Granular policy capability made managing the firewall too complex

·         Could not distinguish between malicious and legitimate applications

Question 5: Complete the sentence. A packet filter firewall controls network traffic based on

·         application behaviour or characteristics.

·         filtering layers 2—7 of the OSI model.

·         the behaviour of the network connections.

·         network addresses, protocols, and ports.

Question 6: Which firewall generation can you configure to allow a user to connect to Facebook, but not watch videos from that site?

·         Next-generation firewall (NGFW)

·         Stateful firewall

·         Dynamic packet firewall

·         Packet filter firewall