Exam Details

Subject Network security
Paper
Exam / Course PGDFSTYDM)/ P.G. DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION SECURITY (PGDIS)
Department School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Write True or False.

A Key -logger is a small hardware device or a program that monitor each keystroke a user types on the computer's keyboard.

A firewall is a device with set of rules to permit ordinary network access by unauthorized services.

TCP/IP hijacking is successful because protocols, such as File Transfer Protocol and Telnet, do not check the source IP addresses of the device from which they receive packets.

Hardware firewalls usually are located inside the network security perimeter as the last line of defense.

Malware is simply an Web-advertisement and does not pose substantial risk to large organizations.

2. Fill in the blanks:

A is a trap set to detect, deflect or in some manner counteract attempts at unauthorized use of information system.

Full form of LDAP is

The signal where the watermark is to be embedded is called the

is a secret -key network authentication service developed at MIT by Project Athena.

A is a mathematical scheme for demonstrating the authenticity of a digital message or document.

3. Write short notes on the following:

Next Generation Networks

Hash function

Trojan horses

E-mail Spoofing

Dictionary attack

4. Describe the types of IDSs and their limitations. Why we need hybrid IDSs

5. Give the difference between Symmetric and Asymmetric Cryptography.

6. Explain the types of digital watermarks.

7. Explain the application of Biometrics technology in detail.

8. What is an authentication mechanism? Explain in detail.

9. Explain the role of a firewall in securing the network. Describe different types of firewalls.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
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Subjects

  • Application and business Security developments
  • Bcp, dr planning and audit
  • Cyber security
  • Digital forensics
  • Introduction to Information Security
  • Network security
  • Policy, Standards And Laws