GIAC Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional
Domain 1Objective 1
ICS Components & Architecture GICSP Practice Questions (Page 8)
Part of the ICS Fundamentals and Architecture domain, which makes up ~40% of our current practice bank. GIAC (SANS) does not publish an official question count, but from its 180-minute exam (~70–120 total, ~28–48 in this domain), expect 7–12 from this objective — we provide 53 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)
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Questions 36–40
- 36
What is the purpose of redundancy in an ICS component, such as a redundant power supply or redundant controller?
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A small bottling plant has a few discrete control tasks, such as filling and capping. The plant manager wants a cost-effective control system that can be easily reprogrammed for different bottle sizes. Which controller type is most appropriate?
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A company is upgrading its ICS network and wants to implement a DMZ between the control network and the enterprise network. Which devices should be placed in the DMZ?
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In an Industrial Control System, which component is responsible for converting a physical measurement into a signal that can be read by a controller?
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A plant has a historian in Level 2 that collects data from PLCs. The IT department wants to replicate this data to a server in the enterprise zone for analytics. The security policy requires no direct traffic from Level 2 to Level 4. What is the best approach?
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