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CompTIA Security+ Exam Prep

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What is used to detect software faults?

Capability Table
Context-based Access
Watchdog Timers
Access Control Matrix

Explanation

Answer: C - Watchdog timers are used to detect software faults. The watchdog functionality sends out a type of “heartbeat” packet to determine whether a service is responding. If it is not, the process can be terminated or reset. This guards against software deadlocks, infinite loops, and process prioritization problems. This functionality can be used in AAA protocols to determine whether packets need to be re-sent and whether connections experiencing problems should be closed and reopened.

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