WGU NETORK AND SECURITY
FOUNDATION -C172 WITH WELL
EXPLAINED STUDY GUIDE
1. Traceroute - correct answer <<<<<๐๐๐โโUsed to determine the number of hops
required for a packet to reach its destination.
2. Nslookup - correct answer <<<<<๐๐๐โโUsed to determine IP address of a domain
name.
3. Ping - correct answer <<<<<๐๐๐โโUsed to determine the IP address and latency in
networks.
4. Netstat -a - correct answer <<<<<๐๐๐โโUsed to display IP ports currently open on
the Windows OS.
5. Whois - correct answer <<<<<๐๐๐โโInformation about a webserver including contact
information.
6. ARP - correct answer <<<<<๐๐๐โโThis command displays the IP to physical (MAC)
address mappings for hosts that have been discovered in the ______ cache. ______ can be used
to add, remove, or modify entries in the ______ cache. The hosts need to be on the local
network, as these addresses are discovered by broadcasting to everyone on the network and
noting the reply from the owner; broadcast traffic is not allowed through a router so that the
system will maintain the MAC address of the router.
7. Nmap - correct answer <<<<<๐๐๐โโThis command scans networks to see what it can
find in terms of hosts and open ports (including well-
8. known ones for many applications). It is commonly used to determine what is deployed on a
network for
9. vulnerability analysis, security scans, and related activities.
