ISC2 SSCP Exam - Topic 7 Question 60 Discussion

Actual exam question for ISC2's SSCP exam

Question #: 60
Topic #: 7

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Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) interrogates the network by sending out a?

Abroadcast.

Bmulticast.

Cunicast.

Dsemicast.

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Suggested Answer: A

ARP interrogates the network by sending out a broadcast seeking a network node that has a specific IP address, and asks it to reply with its hardware address. A broadcast message is sent to everyone whether or not the message was requested. A traditional unicast is a 'one-to-one' or 'narrowcast' message. A multicast is a 'one-to-many' message that is traditionally only sent to those machine that requested the information. Semicast is an imposter answer.

Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, 2001, John Wiley & Sons, Page 87.

by Van at Oct 17, 2022, 01:12 AM

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Lacey

4 months ago

I always thought ARP was more complex than that!

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Alex

4 months ago

Nope, it's not multicast, just broadcast.

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Emelda

4 months ago

Wait, is it really just a broadcast? I thought it could be multicast too.

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Alease

4 months ago

Totally agree, it's definitely a broadcast!

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Jolene

4 months ago

ARP sends out a broadcast.

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Stephen

5 months ago

I recall that ARP sends a request to all devices on the network, so it must be a broadcast.

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Audry

5 months ago

I’m a bit confused; I thought ARP might use multicast, but that doesn't seem right now.

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Lanie

5 months ago

I remember practicing a question about ARP and it definitely involved sending out a broadcast message.

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Tamekia

5 months ago

I think ARP uses a broadcast to find the MAC address, but I'm not 100% sure.

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Beula

5 months ago

I'm feeling a bit unsure about this one. I know performance management is a key part of Dynamics 365 HR, but I'm not entirely clear on the specific capabilities of the Employee Self-Service workspace. I'll have to review my notes and try to reason through the options.

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Shawnda

5 months ago

This looks like a tricky one. I'll need to carefully read through the options and think about which tool would best fit the acceptance test activities mentioned.

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Lili

5 months ago

I've got a good feeling about this one. Based on the information provided, I think the httpcompression profile is the most likely candidate to remove or change.

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Noah

5 months ago

Abstract classes can't be JPA entities, so I'm going to rule out B. Interfaces and final classes also don't seem like valid options.

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