D322 Introduction to IT - Set 4 - Part 1

Test your knowledge of technical writing concepts with these practice questions. Each question includes detailed explanations to help you understand the correct answers.

Question 1: What is the purpose of a firewall in network security?

To increase network bandwidth

To block unauthorized access while allowing legitimate communication

To store and manage encryption keys

To monitor and log data traffic only

Question 2: Which of the following storage types is volatile and loses data when the power is turned off?

ROM

RAM

Flash Memory

Hard Drive

Question 3: Which protocol is used to securely transfer files over a network?

FTP

HTTP

SSH

SFTP

Question 4: Which risk management strategy shifts the responsibility of handling a risk to a third party?

Risk Acceptance

Risk Mitigation

Risk Avoidance

Risk Transference

Question 5: What does the term "Big Data" refer to?

The process of analyzing small datasets

Datasets that are too large and complex to be processed by traditional methods

A type of database architecture

A network protocol for data transmission

Question 6: Which network model allows a user to access both internal resources and external resources provided by third parties?

Internet

Intranet

Extranet

VPN

Question 7: Which of the following programming languages is commonly used for web development and is considered an interpreted language?

C++

Java

Python

JavaScript

Question 8: Which database operation allows the combination of data from two or more tables?

Selection

Projection

Join

Union

Question 9: What is the main purpose of an operating system?

To store files permanently

To manage computer hardware and software resources

To design graphical interfaces

To compile programs

Question 10: Which cloud service model provides users with access to software applications over the internet?

IaaS

PaaS

DaaS

SaaS

Question 11: Which technique allows data to be stored across multiple disks for redundancy and performance improvement?

Compression

Virtualization

Encryption

RAID

Question 12: Which type of attack involves overwhelming a network or server with traffic to render it unusable?

Man-in-the-middle attack

SQL injection

Denial-of-service (DoS) attack

Phishing attack

Question 13: Which database management task involves ensuring only authorized users can access sensitive data?

Query optimization

Data backup

Data validation

Data security

Question 14: Which of the following is a key component of a database used to uniquely identify a record?

Foreign Key

Primary Key

Index

Attribute

Question 15: What type of cloud computing model allows organizations to rent virtualized computing resources such as virtual servers and storage?

SaaS

IaaS

PaaS

DaaS

Question 16: Which security principle ensures that data remains available to authorized users when needed?

Integrity

Confidentiality

Availability

Authentication

Question 17: What is the process of extracting, transforming, and loading data into a database for analysis?

Data processing

Data mining

ETL

Querying

Question 18: What does IPv6 offer that IPv4 does not?

Faster data transmission speeds

More complex routing algorithms

Larger address space

Increased encryption standards

Question 19: Which security measure prevents unauthorized users from accessing confidential data?

Data Integrity

Confidentiality

Availability

Redundancy

Question 20: Which of the following describes a flat-file database?

Contains multiple tables with relationships between them

Contains a single table with no relationships

Organizes data using a tree-like structure

Uses keys to link tables

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