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Actual exam question from CompTIA's SK0-005
Question #: 69
Topic #: 1
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A server administrator needs to check remotely for unnecessary running services across 12 servers. Which of the following tools should the administrator use?

  • A. DLP
  • B. A port scanner
  • C. Anti-malware
  • D. A sniffer
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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️
Reference:
https://www.getsafeonline.org/business/articles/unnecessary-services/
by Timock at Sept. 15, 2022, 8:43 p.m.

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Timock
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
Sniffing is the term generally used for traffic monitoring within a network, while port scanning is used to find out information about a remote network. Both sniffing and port scanning have the same objective—to find system vulnerabilities—but they take different approaches. https://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=31964#
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