Exam 2

Question 1

Internet

Answer 1

network of computers/similar devices throughout the world

Question 2

World Wide Web

Answer 2

collection of pages (digital documents of content)

Question 3

Man-in-the-browser

Answer 3

can utilize anything a user inputs into a browser

Question 4

Keystroke Logger

Answer 4

hardware/software that records user keystrokes

Question 5

Page-in-the-middle

Answer 5

the user is redirected to another page

Question 6

Download Substitution

Answer 6

user installs malicious code instead of/in addition to their intended download

Question 7

Website Defacement

Answer 7

when an attacker replaces/modifies content of a website

Question 8

Fake Website

Answer 8

A copy of a real website (like a bank webpage) that looks realistic, so users enter information willingly

Question 9

Integrity Checksum

Answer 9

Can detect altered content on a website

Question 10

Signed code or data

Answer 10

a digital signature on code, vouching its authenticity

Question 11

Web Bug

Answer 11

a tiny image loaded on a website, letting its owner know of its display on another user’s screen

Question 12

Click Jacking

Answer 12

Disguising what a link actually leads to

Question 13

Least Privilege

Answer 13

giving people access to as few resources as necessary

Question 14

Multiprogrammed Operating Systems

Answer 14

a monitor overseeing each program’s execution

Question 15

Multitasking Operating Systems

Answer 15

allows multiple users to perform multiple tasks at the same time

Question 16

Hook (as in Hook into an operating system)

Answer 16

be incorporated into an operating system

Question 17

Audit Logs

Answer 17

a record of who accessed what and how

Question 18

Virtual Machine

Answer 18

operating system offering user only what they need to see, and nothing else

Question 19

Trusted System

Answer 19

a system with evidence to support the claim it uses a function or policy

Question 20

Root

Answer 20

highest privilege user

Question 21

Routing

Answer 21

when a device figures out how best to forward along data

Question 22

Induction

Answer 22

tapping a wire and reading the radiation signals

Question 23

OSI model (know the definition, not all layers)

Answer 23

a virtual concept of computer network communications

Question 24

MAC address

Answer 24

unique identifier of a network interface card that connects a computer and a network

Question 25

802.11n

Answer 25

wifi 4: range: 1000 ft. what most wifi-enabled computers communicate on

Question 26

WPA3

Answer 26

the upgraded version of wifi protected access

Question 27

Denial of Service

Answer 27

preventing availability to resources

Question 28

Flooding Attack

Answer 28

sending more requests/demands then what the system can handle

Question 29

Ping of Death

Answer 29

a flood attack using ping

Question 30

Distributed Denial of Service

Answer 30

marshalls many forces on the attack side, using bots

Question 31

Link Encryption

Answer 31

data is encrypted just before the system places them on the physical communications link

Question 32

Onion Routing

Answer 32

sending data through multiple hosts, so they only know who they got it from and who they’re sending it to

Question 33

Virtual Private Network

Answer 33

simulates the security of a dedicated protected communication line on a shared network

Question 34

Firewall

Answer 34

a device whose purpose is to block bad things

Question 35

Protected Subnet

Answer 35

the computers that aren’t visible to the outside network

Question 36

Default Permit (in firewalls)

Answer 36

“That which is not expressly forbidden is permitted”

Question 37

Default Deny (in firewalls)

Answer 37

“That which is not expressly permitted is forbidden”

Question 38

DMZ

Answer 38

(Demilitarized Zone) The part of a network that’s exposed to the larger internet network

Question 39

NAT

Answer 39

(Network address translation) Mapping multiple private addresses inside a local network to a public IP address before transferring the info to the internet