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EIDWS
108 Networks
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Professional
02/04/2013

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Term
Host/Client
Definition
relationship between two computer programs
Term
Application Server
Definition
software framework dedicated to execution of procedures
Term
Hub
Definition
connect equipment to network-connects lands together
Term
Switch
Definition
small hardware device-joins multiple computers with 1 LAN
Term
Router
Definition
connects netwroks together based on IP address
Term
WAP
Definition
Wireless access point
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Proxy Server
Definition
intermediary for requests from client seeking resources
Term
Firewall
Definition
device to deny network transmissions
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VPN concentrator
Definition
incorporated advanced encryption and authentication techniques
Term
Back-up
Definition
redundancy in case we lose information
Term
Repeater
Definition
regenerate incoming electrical, wireless, and optical signals
Term
OSI Model
Definition
routes data traffic, provides guidelines data has to follow
1. physical- media signal and binary transmission
2. data link-physical addressing
3. network-path determination and logical addressing
4. transport-end-to-end connections
5. session-interhost communications
6. presentation- data representation
7. application- network process
Term
TCP/IP Model
Definition
1. network interface
2. internet
3. transport
4. application
Term
State the difference between IPv4 and IPv6
Definition
IPv4- 32 bit IP Address
IPv6- 128 bit IP address
Term
JWICS
Definition
Top secret email
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Virus
Definition
program that copies itself
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Worm
Definition
Self replicating malware program
Term
trojan
Definition
malware that appears to perform a desirable function
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Backdoor
Definition
method of bypassing normal authentication
Term
Phishing
Definition
criminally fraudulant process of awuiring sensitive information
Term
What is the functionality of PKI
Definition
Public Key Infrastructure
-set of hardware needed for digital certificates
-in cryptography- binds users certificate authority
-for each user
Term
State the purpose of DNS
Definition
Domain Name System
-naming system for computers connected to private network
-associated various information assigned to participants
Term
Network Enumeration
Definition
computer activity that shares services retrieved
Term
Buffer Overflow
Definition
overruns buffer boundary and overwrites buffer software
Term
SQL Injection
Definition
Code injection exploits security vulnerability
Term
Dictionary Attack
Definition
defeats a cipher by determining decryption key
Term
Privledge Escalation
Definition
act of exploiting bug or design flaw in software
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Brute Force Attack
Definition
Strategy used to break encryption data
Term
Social engineering
Definition
act of manipulation people into perfoming actions
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