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Key Facts: INFOTEP Técnico en Ciberseguridad Exam

INFOTEP (Dominican Republic)

Certifying Authority

Ley 116-80 del 16 de enero de 1980

1,255 hours (Oferta 4.0) / 1,080 hours (FCC)

Curriculum Duration

INFOTEP Virtual ID 808 & Catálogo Resumen

100% Free of Charge

Program Cost

Plan Estratégico Institucional 2025-2028

Continuous mixed competency evaluation

Assessment Methodology

Manual de Orientación Metodología Virtual INFOTEP

Secondary education completed, age 16+

Prerequisites

Requisitos de Entrada INFOTEP Virtual

This 100-question practice bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation for the INFOTEP Técnico en Ciberseguridad technical qualification in the Dominican Republic. The official program comprises a 1,255-hour Oferta 4.0 curriculum, with a separate 1,080-hour FCC catalog offering. INFOTEP evaluates knowledge, practical skills, process, and product against learning outcomes and criteria, and this curriculum includes three integrated-project modules. INFOTEP's strategic plan states that institutional services are free. This bank is not an official translation, format simulation, or replacement for project, practical, or workplace competency assessment.

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1Under professional ethics guidelines for cybersecurity technicians, what is the primary obligation regarding 'secreto profesional' (professional secrecy) when discovering confidential company data during a security audit?

A.The technician must maintain strict confidentiality and only disclose the findings to authorized stakeholders defined in the audit scope.

B.The technician is permitted to share the data publicly if it demonstrates a critical systemic vulnerability

C.The technician may retain copies of confidential customer records on personal devices for future reference

D.The technician should notify peer technicians in outside organizations before informing management

Explanation: Professional secrecy (secreto profesional) requires the cybersecurity technician to safeguard confidential, proprietary, and personal information encountered during professional duties and to report findings only through the authorized channels established for the engagement.

2In technical English terminology used within Security Operations Centers (SOC), what does the acronym 'IoC' represent?

A.Indicator of Compromise

B.Index of Credentials

C.Integrity of Communications

D.Internal Operations Controller

Explanation: In cybersecurity incident response and threat intelligence, 'IoC' stands for Indicator of Compromise. IoCs are forensic artifacts such as malware signatures, malicious IP addresses, domain names, or file hashes that indicate a system or network has been breached.

3Which scenario represents an unacceptable conflict of interest for an internal cybersecurity technician participating in vendor selection?

A.Evaluating a security software vendor owned by an immediate family member without disclosing the relationship to the evaluation committee.

B.Comparing competing antivirus solutions using objective scoring rubrics based on independent lab benchmarks

C.Requesting technical documentation and compliance whitepapers from three commercial firewall vendors

D.Recusing oneself from evaluating bids when a former employer is among the competing vendors

Explanation: Participating in or influencing a procurement decision involving a commercial entity owned by a family member without full disclosure and recusal is a textbook conflict of interest that violates organizational ethics and integrity policies.

4When reviewing technical vulnerability advisories in English, what does the term 'zero-day exploit' signify?

A.An attack that targets a software vulnerability for which no official vendor patch or fix currently exists.

B.An exploit released on the same calendar day as the vendor's scheduled patch

C.A vulnerability that has been publicly documented for years but remains unpatched locally

D.A patch deployed with no planned service downtime

Explanation: A zero-day exploit takes advantage of a previously unknown software vulnerability or one for which the developer has had 'zero days' to create and distribute a patch, making it particularly hazardous.

5In propositional logic applied to cybersecurity rule engines, what is the output of the logical expression (P AND Q) when P is TRUE and Q is FALSE?

A.FALSE

B.TRUE

C.UNKNOWN

D.NULL

Explanation: In formal propositional logic and firewall rule evaluation, the logical conjunction (AND) evaluates to TRUE if and only if all operands are TRUE. Since Q is FALSE, (TRUE AND FALSE) evaluates to FALSE.

6What is the decimal equivalent of the 8-bit binary value 11001000 commonly encountered in IPv4 subnetting?

A.200

B.192

C.216

D.224

Explanation: Converting binary 11001000 to decimal: (1 * 128) + (1 * 64) + (0 * 32) + (0 * 16) + (1 * 8) + (0 * 4) + (0 * 2) + (0 * 1) = 128 + 64 + 8 = 200.

7In computer architecture and memory forensics, what is the hexadecimal representation of the binary byte 10101111?

A.AF

B.BE

C.9F

D.A7

Explanation: Split the 8-bit byte into two 4-bit nibbles: 1010 = 10 in decimal = 'A' in hexadecimal; 1111 = 15 in decimal = 'F' in hexadecimal. Therefore, 10101111 equals 0xAF.

8Which digital logic gate produces an output of 0 (LOW) if and only if both of its inputs are 1 (HIGH)?

A.NAND gate

B.NOR gate

C.XOR gate

D.AND gate

Explanation: A NAND (NOT-AND) gate outputs a 1 for all input combinations except when both inputs are 1 (HIGH), in which case it outputs 0 (LOW). It is the exact logical inversion of an AND gate.

9In sequential digital logic circuits, what is the primary operational role of a D flip-flop?

A.To store a single bit of binary data synchronized to a clock signal edge.

B.To select one of several input signals and route the selected input to one output

C.To convert a continuous analog voltage into a numeric sample

D.To produce the logical inverse of a combinational input without storing state

Explanation: A D (Data) flip-flop is a sequential logic element that captures the value at its D input on the configured clock edge and retains that one-bit state until a later update. D flip-flops are commonly combined to form registers and other clocked state machines.

10In the Von Neumann computer architecture, which hardware bus is specifically responsible for transferring physical memory addresses from the CPU to the RAM?

A.Address bus

B.Data bus

C.Control bus

D.Power bus

Explanation: The address bus is a unidirectional communications pathway used by the CPU to specify the physical memory address of the storage location it intends to read from or write to in system RAM.

About the INFOTEP Técnico en Ciberseguridad Exam

Prepare for the INFOTEP Dominican Republic Técnico en Ciberseguridad qualification with 100 free practice questions on networking, Linux and Windows server administration, cryptography, digital forensics, and penetration testing. English MCQ study adaptation.

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Practice bank: 12%

Foundations, Logic, Mathematics & Hardware

Human formation, professional ethics, discrete mathematics, digital electronics, and IT foundations.

Practice bank: 19%

Programming Foundations, Data Structures & Algorithms

Flowcharts, algorithms, data structures, object-oriented concepts, and C++ programming.

Practice bank: 14%

Databases & Shell Scripting Automation

Relational database design, SQL querying, Bash scripting, automation, and system administration tasks.

Practice bank: 25%

Computer Networking & IoT (CCNA I & II)

OSI model, IPv4/IPv6 subnetting, routing protocols (OSPF), VLANs, switching, and IoT fundamentals.

Practice bank: 11%

Windows Server & Linux Server Administration

Active Directory, Group Policy, server hardening, Linux permissions, systemd, SSH, and firewalls.

Practice bank: 6%

Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Physical Security & Auditing

CIA triad, threat modeling, access controls, physical security, IT audits, and security policies.

Practice bank: 13%

Cryptography, Digital Forensics & Penetration Testing

Ciphers, hashing, PKI, forensics evidence collection, penetration testing methodology, and vulnerability exploitation.

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Passing score: Competency-based evaluation per module learning outcomes and rubrics
Assessment: Question count varies by module
Time limit: varies-by-module
Exam / certification fees: Free (INFOTEP's 2025-2028 Strategic Plan states that institutional services are offered free of charge nationwide) Official sources

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What is covered on the INFOTEP Técnico en Ciberseguridad assessment?

The curriculum covers discrete math, digital electronics, programming and algorithms, databases, CCNA networking, IoT, Windows and Linux server administration, shell scripting, IT auditing, cryptography, digital forensics, and penetration testing.

How much does the INFOTEP cybersecurity certification cost?

INFOTEP's 2025-2028 Strategic Plan states that the institution's services are offered free of charge nationwide.