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Answer: D In Check Point SmartConsole, the **Optimized** Threat Prevention profile is activated by default because it provides strong protection while maintaining good Security Gateway performance. **Learn more:** [Optimized Protection Profile Settings](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R81.20/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R81.20_SecurityManagement_AdminGuide/Content/Topics-SECMG/Optimized-Protection-Profile-Settings.htm)

Answer: C A Cleanup Rule is an explicit catch-all rule and is recommended as a best practice, but it is not mandatory because an implicit cleanup rule/default behavior applies when no explicit rule matches. Check Point documentation states that an explicit cleanup rule can be changed or deleted. **Learn more:** [Check Point Security Management Administration Guide — Ordered Layers and Inline Layers](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R81/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R81_SecurityManagement_AdminGuide/Topics-SECMG/Ordered-Layers-and-Inline-Layers.htm) · [Check Point R80.30 Security Management Administration Guide — Creating an Access Control Policy](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R80.30/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R80.30_SecurityManagement_AdminGuide/136972.htm)

Answer: B `fwaccel stats` reports SecureXL acceleration statistics, including the proportion of F2F (forwarded-to-firewall) traffic or connections and counters that indicate why traffic was not accelerated. SecureXL status is obtained with `fwaccel stat`, not `fwaccel stats`. **Learn more:** [Check Point CLI Reference Guide — fwaccel stats](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R81/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R81_CLI_ReferenceGuide/Topics-CLIG/PTG/SecureXL/fwaccel-stats.htm) · [Check Point CLI Reference Guide — fwaccel stats output counters](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R81/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R81_CLI_ReferenceGuide/Topics-CLIG/PTG/SecureXL/fwaccel-stats-Description-of-Statistics-Counters.htm)