WGU C172 Objective Assessment Exam 2026/2027 Update Network and Security Foundations Questions and

WGU C172 Objective Assessment Exam ( 2026/2027 Update) Network and Security Foundations Questions and Answers

WGU C172 Objective Assessment Exam

( 2026/2027 Update) Network and

Security Foundations Questions and

Answers

Q: If someone poses as the IT network admin, walks into a building and asks for the

receptionist password to provide an update to their computer, what type of attack is this most

likely to be?

Answer:

Social engineering

Q: The two wireless infrastructure modes

Answer:

Ad hoc, infrastructure

Q: What is a proxy server?

Answer:

A server that authenticates and makes request on behalf of another system on the network

Q: An admin wants to look for video/audio in the network traffic logs. Which layer 4 protocol

should the admin filter results by?

Answer:

UDP

Q: What is the best scenario for a hybrid cloud solution?

Answer:

The Marine Corps uses servers in Azure to process images and keeps the processed images in a

datacenter owned by DoD for use by other branches of military.

Q: Describe a personal firewall

Answer:

A type of software that protects a computer from network attacks

Q: If you are using an unsecure network and need to login to data you would like keep secure

during transmission what should you do?

Answer:

Deploy a VPN (Virtual Private Network) and use a secure tunneling protocol

Q: How can a network admin harden hosts and network devices?

Answer:

Lock all doors to IT assets

Remove default or out of the box passwords.

Remove all unnecessary logins

Keep patches up to date

Audit Access

Q: ARP Poisoning allows an attacker to

Answer:

Eavesdrop on the traffic sent through the Switch