Same for: 7.4.7 Check Your Understanding – Identify the Windows Tool
1. Which Windows tool selectively denies traffic to a computer or network segment?
- Event Viewer
- Resource Monitor
- Task manager
- Windows Defender
- Windows Defender Firewall
- Windows Registry
Explanation: The Windows Defender Firewall selectively denies traffic to a computer or network segment.
2. Which Windows tool logs history, application, security, and system events?
- Event Viewer
- Resource Monitor
- Task manager
- Windows Defender
- Windows Firewall
- Windows Registry
Explanation: The Event Viewer logs history, application, security, and system events.
3. Which windows tool or command can be used to look for inbound or outbound TCP connections on a Windows host that are not authorized?
- netstat
- Network and Sharing Center
- Regedit
- Net
- resource monitor
- Nslookup
Explanation: The netstat command displays information about all of TCP and UDP connections that are present on a host. Unauthorized connections can be identified.
4. Which Windows tool provides resource information, such as memory, CPU, disk, and network?
- Event Viewer
- Resource Monitor
- Task manager
- Windows Defender
- Windows Firewall
- Windows Registry
Explanation: The Resource Monitor provides resource information, such as memory, CPU, disk, and network.
5. Which Windows tool is the built-in virus and spyware protection?
- Event Viewer
- Resource Monitor
- Task manager
- Windows Defender
- Windows Firewall
- Windows Registry
Explanation: Windows Defender is the built-in virus and spyware protection.
6. Which command or tool finds the IP address of a server from a URL?
- Net
- Windows Registry
- Nslookup
- net session
- Netstat
Explanation: The nslookup command will show the IP address that is associated with a URL.
7. Which Windows tool provides information about applications, processes, and services running on the computer?
- Event Viewer
- Resource Monitor
- Task manager
- Windows Defender
- Windows Firewall
- Windows Registry
Explanation: The Task Manager provides information about applications, processes, and services running on the computer.
8. Which Windows tool is the database that stores all the information about hardware, applications, users, and system settings?
- Event Viewer
- Resource Monitor
- Task manager
- Windows Defender
- Windows Firewall
- Windows Registry
Explanation: The Windows Registry is the database that stores all the information about hardware, applications, users, and system settings.