GIAC Security Essentials
Domain 2Objective 3
Networking & Protocols GSEC Practice Questions (Page 11)
Part of the Network Security domain, which makes up ~17% of our current practice bank. GIAC (SANS) does not publish an official question count, but from its 240-minute exam (~95–160 total, ~16–27 in this domain), expect 4–7 from this objective — we provide 64 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)
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Questions 51–55
- 51
At which OSI model layer would a switch primarily operate when forwarding frames based on MAC addresses?
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Which network device operates at Layer 2 and uses MAC addresses to forward frames only to the specific port where the destination device is connected?
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What is the primary purpose of the DHCP protocol?
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How many bits are in an IPv6 address?
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A small business wants to secure its Wi-Fi network. They currently use WEP because older devices only support that standard. They are replacing those devices with modern ones that support WPA2. Which configuration should they implement to provide the strongest security while maintaining compatibility with the new devices?
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