GAQM CPEH-001 Exam - Topic 3 Question 25 Discussion

Actual exam question for GAQM's CPEH-001 exam

Question #: 25
Topic #: 3

While examining a log report you find out that an intrusion has been attempted by a machine whose IP address is displayed as 0xde.0xad.0xbe.0xef. It looks to you like a hexadecimal number. You perform a ping 0xde.0xad.0xbe.0xef. Which of the following IP addresses will respond to the ping and hence will likely be responsible for the intrusion?

A192.10.25.9

B10.0.3.4

C203.20.4.5

D222.273.290.239

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Suggested Answer: D

Convert the hex number to binary and then to decimal.

by Nana at May 07, 2022, 11:15 PM

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Melda

8 months ago

Wait, how does hex even work for IPs?

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Jamal

9 months ago

I agree, option D is invalid.

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Paola

9 months ago

No way, that can't be a valid IP!

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Lucy

9 months ago

I think it converts to 222.173.190.239.

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Hester

9 months ago

That's definitely a hex IP address!

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Kara

9 months ago

I feel like this question is similar to one we did in class about identifying IP addresses from logs. I just can't recall the conversion process clearly.

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Coleen

9 months ago

I think the hex 0xde.0xad.0xbe.0xef translates to something like 222.173.190.239, but I could be mixing it up with another example we practiced.

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Makeda

9 months ago

I remember we discussed how to convert hexadecimal to decimal, but I'm not entirely sure about the exact conversion for this IP.

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Yuonne

9 months ago

If I remember correctly, the ping should respond to the decimal equivalent of the hex IP, which might be option D, but that address looks off with those numbers.

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Nichelle

9 months ago

The question is asking about listing queued print jobs, so I'm going to go with E. lpq seems like the most logical choice.

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Peggie

9 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know GPON is a fiber optic network technology, but I'm not super familiar with the specific security methods used. I'll have to think this through carefully.

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Lezlie

10 months ago

I've seen questions like this before, so I think I have a good strategy for approaching it. I'll start by considering the different options and eliminating the ones that don't seem relevant.

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