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This set of Internet Security Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Internet Security Set 3

Q1 | IPSec in the ______ mode does not protect the IP header.
  • transport
  • tunnel
  • either (a) or (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Q2 | ________ provides privacy, integrity, and authentication in e-mail.
  • ipsec
  • ssl
  • pgp
  • none of the above
Q3 | In _____, there can be multiple paths from fully or partially trusted authorities.
  • x509
  • pgp
  • kdc
  • none of the above
Q4 | ______ provides authentication at the IP level.
  • ah
  • esp
  • pgp
  • ssl
Q5 | In _______, the cryptographic algorithms and secrets are sent with the message.
  • ipsec
  • ssl
  • tls
  • pgp
Q6 | ______ is designed to provide security and compression services to data generated from the application layer.
  • ssl
  • tls
  • either (a) or (b)
  • both (a) and (b)
Q7 | _______ provide security at the transport layer.
  • ssl
  • tls
  • either (a) or (b)
  • both (a) and (b)
Q8 | ______ was invented by Phil Zimmerman.
  • ipsec
  • ssl
  • pgp
  • none of the above
Q9 | A _______ layer security protocol provides end-to-end security services for applications.
  • data link
  • network
  • transport
  • none of the above
Q10 | In PGP, to exchange e-mail messages, a user needs a ring of _______ keys.
  • secret
  • public
  • either (a) or (b)
  • both (a) and (b)
Q11 | A user needs to send the server some information. The request line method is _______.
  • option
  • patch
  • post
  • none of the above
Q12 | In a URL, the _______ is the client-server program used to retrieve the document.
  • path
  • protocol
  • host
  • none of the above
Q13 | A _______ document is created by a Web server whenever a browser requests the document.
  • static
  • dynamic
  • active
  • none of the above
Q14 | One way to create an active document is to use __________.
  • cgi
  • java stand-alone programs
  • java applets
  • none of the above
Q15 | A cookie is made by the ________ and eaten by the _________.
  • client; client
  • client; server
  • server; server
  • none of the above
Q16 | A _______ document is a fixed-content document that is created and stored in a server. The client can get a copy of the document only.
  • static
  • dynamic
  • active
  • none of the above
Q17 | The _________ is a standard for specifying any kind of information on the Internet.
  • url
  • ulr
  • rlu
  • none of the above
Q18 | _________ is a repository of information linked together from points all over the world.
  • the www
  • http
  • html
  • none of the above
Q19 | Which of the following is present in both an HTTP request line and a status line?
  • http version number
  • url
  • status code
  • none of the above
Q20 | Active documents are sometimes referred to as _________ dynamic documents.
  • client-site
  • server-site
  • both a and b
  • none of the above
Q21 | HTTP uses the services of _________ on well-known port 80.
  • udp
  • ip
  • tcp
  • none of the above
Q22 | Dynamic documents are sometimes referred to as _________ dynamic documents.
  • client-site
  • server-site
  • both a and b
  • none of the above
Q23 | For many applications, we need a program or a script to be run at the client site. These are called _______________ documents.
  • static
  • dynamic
  • active
  • none of the above
Q24 | In HTTP, a _______ server is a computer that keeps copies of responses to recent requests.
  • regular
  • proxy
  • both a and b
  • none of the above
Q25 | The HTTP request line contains a _______ method to get information about a document without retrieving the document itself.
  • head
  • post
  • copy
  • none of the above