Final 2 Flashcards
Francesco Redi
Challenged the idea that maggots develop spontaneously in decomposing meet
Blowflies
Typically recognized by their green or blue coloring that appears metallic. They are often the first insect present on human remains.
Song Ci
Wrote a book that noted that impact of insects on human remains in the late 13th century in China
Bergeret Darbois
Studied the general lifecycle of insects. And doing so he produced one of the first estimations of the time that has passed.
Forensic entomology
The study of insects, including insect behavior as it relates to crime
Time since colonization
How many days may have passed since insects first arrived at a body
Entomology
The scientific study of insects
Herman Reinhard
Conducted, perhaps the first systematic study in forensic entomology. He exhumed human remains and examine the different insects that were found at different stages of decomposition.
Necrophagous insects
Insects that feed on decomposing flesh
Jean Pierre Megnin
Developed a theory in the 1800s arguing that there were predictable “waves” of insects that would appear on a human remains
Marcel Bergeret
Was involved with one of the first recorded times when forensics entomology was used in a criminal case, which happened in 1850 in France
Postmortem interval
The time since a person died
Forensic odontology
The study of dentistry as applied to criminal investigations
Dentition
The unique condition and arrangement of teeht
Sutures
The seams where bones of the skull meet
Osteology
The study of bones
Forensic anthropology
The study of human bones in relation to criminal investigations
Epiphyseal fusion
The closing of the areas at the clavicle, iliac crest, and the king bones of our arms and legs
Scatter pattern
The displacement of bones in an area over time, due to scavengers and other factors
Hardware
The physical components of a computer or other device, including the hard disk, drive, random access memory (RAM) and the central processing unit (CPU)
Browser cache
Temporary Internet files stored on a device so that websites can load more quickly
Swap file
File or space on the hard drive for data from our a.m. is swapped in order to preserve space
Network interface card
Allows computers to communicate with each other
Sectors
The smallest unit of data on a hard drive
Unallocated space
The area on a hard drive, that the operating system sees as empty
Forensic image
Duplicate copy of the entire contents of a hard drive from the computer or other device
Internet protocol
The address through which a computer connects to the Internet shown as a series of numbers
Cookies
Files that are placed on a computer by some websites when the user visits the site. they contain information about user activities
Faraday bag
Pouch that locks signals from reaching a device used for evidence collection
Visible data
The data that is readily available because of the operating system of the computer or the device is aware of it
Random access memory
The non permanent or volatile memory of a computer
Hacking
The unauthorized intrusion into another device or net work
Hex editors
Low data on a hard drive to be read on the binary level
Hard disk drive
The main storage location for a computer
Digital forensics
The field of forensic science, that deals with digital evidence, including evidence from computers devices and networks
Software
The set of instructions that allows a program to complete a task
Slack space
The extra amount of space that is not used by a file in the allocated space
Cloud
A network of servers where data is stored remotely and accessed via the Internet
Iris scan
A process in which a later beam pick out unique details of the iris. The information can be used to identify a person.
DNA phenotyping
The process of using DNA to create a composite representation of a suspect or victim
Vehicle systems forensics
Special field of forensic science, that analyzes evidence from the digital system in cars and other vehicles
Facial recognition, software
Suffer that uses algorithms to recognize faces in photos in mash them with faces from a database
Microbiomics
The study of the unique bacteria that live on our bodies
Forensic palynology
A special field of forensics science, that analyzes evidence from pollen grains found at the crime scene
Identikits
Photo identification systems that have different facial features on cards so that they can be put together to form a complete face
Challenge forensic scientists face in the future
Limited resources
True about iris scan
Picks out the unique characteristics of each persons iris
Hacker generally disguise their
IP address
E-fit system developed by who?
Scotland Yard
What is like the “recent calls” list?
Internet history
NIBIN contains info about
Bullets and guns
National Crime Information Center maintained by who
FBI
IP addresses are shown as a series of numbers, most commonly
What is true about web based email
It is sometimes stored on the computer like other webpages
The national integrated ballistic information network has information about what
Bullets
The purpose of a firewall is
To stop unauthorized access to a network
Latent data is
Generally invisible to the user
Forensic scientist generally photograph and sketch
A computer and its components during the analysis
The purpose of hex editors
Allow the hard drive to be read at the binary level
What contains visible data?
Print spool file
Do floppy disks hold more data than a CDR/RW
No
What file may contain data written to, in case of an unexpected error or program shut down
Temporary file
What is a duplicate copy of the entire contents of the hard drive from the computer or other device
Forensic image
Are print spool files created each time the computer is powered on, just in case you decide to print something
No
Nettwerk forensics might deal with
Investigating a data breach
Ram is part of which of the following
Hardware
Programs and the instructions for running these programs are loaded into RAM, while the computers using them
True
An example of operating system
Linux
Is software the set of instructions that allow a particular program to complete a task
Yes
The computer views unallocated space as what
Empty
Where is cloud, data stored?
On remote servers
Body lying on the top of the ground will be skeletizedin about how long
8 months
For bodies left on the surface of the ground bone rot begins to occur after around
12 years
The first step in a computer facial reconstruction
Scan the school
Which of the following is not a long bone in the arm?
Femur
Blow fly, maggots typically hatch from eggs on a body about how long after the blowflies first arrive
One day
Are beetles the first insects present on human remains
No
How soon do adult blowflies typically start appearing on a body after the person is died?
0 to 60 minutes
Scanning electron microscope, may be used to
Distinguish between the eggs of different insect species
