CIS 101 Exam #3 Practice Tests – Flashcards
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a time virus can be triggered on a certain data
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true
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the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the
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FBI and National White Collar Crime Center
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creating and spreading online viruses is a cybercrime
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true
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spear phishing
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sending e-mails to people known to be customers of a company in an effort to get individuals to reveal sensitive data
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rootkit
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programs that allow hackers to gain access to your computer without your knowledge
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scareware
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malware on your computer used to convince you that your computer has a virus
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zombie
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a computer controlled by a hacker
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spyware
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transmits information about you, such as your Internet-surfing habits
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a denial-of-service attack can be used to deny hackers access to a computer system
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false
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takes advantage of file transport methods to spread in its own
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worm
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the terms virus and worm mean the same thing
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false
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FBI-related scams involve
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people pretending to represent official organizations
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the act of tricking people into revealing sensitive information and is often associated with credit card fraud
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phishing
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illegally penetrates a system simply to demonstrate the hackers expertise to the system administrator
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grey hat hacker
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packet filtering
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method for selectively allowing certain requests to access ports
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IP address
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a computers identity on the Internet
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firewall
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hardware or software for protecting computers from hackers
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CAPTCHA
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program that generates distorted text and require that it be types into a box
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geotag
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data attached to a photo that indicates when/where the photo was taken
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break into systems for non-malicious reasons such as to test the system security vulnerabilities
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white-hat
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there are no antivirus programs for mobile devices
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false (there are antivirus programs for mobile devices)
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stealth virus is designed to infect multiple file types to fool the antivirus software
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false (stealth virus temporarily erases its code from the files where it resides and hides in the active memory of the computer)
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a virus that is triggered on a certain date
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time bomb
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protects a computer against power surges
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surge protector
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the portion of virus code that is unique to a particular computer virus
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virus signature
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any criminal action perpetrated primarily through the use of a computer
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cybercrime
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another name for a sniffer
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packet analyzer
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with regard to computer protection, quarantining is
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placing a found virus in a secure area on the hard drive
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the acronym HTML stands for
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hypertext markup language
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second generation languages are also known as assembly languages
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true
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the capability of moving a completed programming solution easily from one type of computer to another
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portability
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most browsers can execute Java _______ which are small Java-based programs
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applets
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object-oriented _______ are defined by the information (data) and the actions (methods) associated with them
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classes
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in the _______ phase of the SDLC, exploration of the depth of a problem and development of program specifications take place
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analysis
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the standard set of vocabulary for pseudocode is specific and detailed
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false
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when programmers need to create several different examples of a class, each is known as an object
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true
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portability
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the capability to move a completed solution easily from one type of computer to another
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reusability
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the ability to apply classes from other projects to a new project
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inheritance
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a new class can automatically pick up data and methods of an existing class
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method
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an object oriented function or behavior
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data
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raw input
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would NOT be used to build websites with interactive capabilities
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Fortran
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a data-flow diagram provides a visual representation of an algorithm
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false
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process that converts program code into machine language
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compilation
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in a _____ system each step is dependent on the previous step
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waterfall
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in the "making a plan" step of the PDLC a _____ is written in natural, ordinary language describing exactly what the computer program is to do
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algorithm
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a control structure that continues to be performed while a test condition is true
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loop
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process of running a program over and over to find errors and make sure the program behaves in the way it should is
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debugging
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enables users to define their own data-based tags and facilitates exchange of information between websites
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XML
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the final stage of the program development life cycle (PDLC)
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testing and documentation
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a combination of natural language and programming language that is used to document an algorithm
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pseudocode
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in object-oriented terms, an original class is the ______ class
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base
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a group of related records is called a table
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true
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a filter is limited to extracting data from a single table
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true
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a group of related data that can be stored, sorted, organized, and queried
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database
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the information in a data mart spans an entire enterprise
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false
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a group of related records is called a
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table
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you would use a _____ to temporarily display records of residents of the city of Boston
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filter
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_______ databases are better at handling unstructured data such as audio clips, video clips, and pictures
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object-oriented
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a data dictionary also referred to as
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a database schema
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category of information in a database
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field
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a collection of related data that can be stored, sorted, organized, and queried
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database
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group of related fields
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record
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group of related records
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table
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field that has a value unique to each record
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primary key
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the process that extracts data from source databases, reformats the data, and stores them in the warehouse (when creating a data warehouse)
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data staging
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used to ensure that data is organized most efficiently
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normalization
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the process when TPS (transaction-processing system) database being queried and updated while the transaction is taking place
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real-time processing
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helps to ensure data integrity by maintaining information in only one place
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data centralization
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the format that data in a multidimensional database is organized in
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cube format
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provides a view of data fields to be filled in with appropriate labels to assist a user in entering data into the database
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input form
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when using Access, the text of the Gettysburg Address would be stored in a short text field
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false
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in a database, a group of related records is referred to as a
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table
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data mining analyzes and investigates large amounts of data with the intention of discovering significant patterns or trends
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true
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tries to replicate the decision-making process of human experts to solve specific problems
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expert system
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identification badges and smart keys are examples of ________ objects that users carry to identify themselves and that allow them access to a computer system or computer facility
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possessed
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a phishing attack is an attempt to access an account by repeatedly trying different passwords
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false (trying to get personal information from people to do identity theft)
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a bridge sends information between two networks
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false
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a ________ server tracks who is logging on to the network as well as which services on the network are available to each other
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authentication
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can often be equipped to act as a hardware firewall
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router
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a network in a small geographic area
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LAN
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used by a single individual connecting devices using wireless media
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PAN
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can be used for a small home-based business
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HAN
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links users in a specific geographic area (usually a city)
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MAN
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network of two or more LANs
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WAN
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each node connected to the network communicates directly with every other node
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peer-to-peer network
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can contain servers as well as individual computers
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client/server network
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physical address assigned each network adapter
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media access control (MAC)
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a server that stores and manages files for network users
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file server
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uses more than one topology when building a network
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hybrid topology
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keeps track of user logins to the network and which services are available to each user
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authentication
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acts as a repository for application software
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application
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hosts websites that can be accessed via the Internet
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web
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allows client computers to access a database
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database
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a server not physically located at a company's site
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cloud
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ring networks use the _____ method to avoid data collisions
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token
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set of common rules that control communications among network devices
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protocol
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special type of data packet
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token
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device that absorbs a signal so that it is not reflected back
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terminator
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computer system designed to attract unauthorized users
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honey pot
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holds multiple data packets
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frame
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places data packets inside other data packets
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tunneling technology
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sends data from one collision domain to another
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bridge
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worms often try to disguise from where they are sending data by using a bogus IP addresses instead of using an authorized IP address belonging to the network
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false
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MAC addresses and IP addresses are the same thing
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false
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retinal scanning is an example of ________ authentication
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biometric
