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41 Cards in this Set
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WAN
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Wide area network.
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LAN
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Local Area network
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Router
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hardware device that "routes" or connects the user to a network
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WEP
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"wired equivilent privacy" it helps with security by encryption
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802.11
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wifi standards used to transmit data over a network
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WPA
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WiFi protected access. better than WEP because it is custom to user
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Firewall
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limits data that can be shared for security
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Phising
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a Con where users send emails in order to collect information.
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Worm
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these duplicate in your system which slows it down
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VPN
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"Virtual Private Network" sets up a tunnel on a network for protection of sending data to different places
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PGP
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"pretty good privacy" used on emails
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Audit Log
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Track of all the events that happen on a network. Helps backtrack to the problem
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Wireless G
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standard for wireless networks
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Switch
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used to network multiple computers together. more advanced than hub
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Internet 2
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network used for education
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Hub
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Hardware used to network multiple computers
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FTP
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"File Transfer Protocol" method of transferring files over the internet
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Packet Jam
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files are broken into packets and sent. When recieved if a packet is late then there is a packet jam causing error
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Buffer Overflow
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processes store data in a buffer which will delete data
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Logic Bomb
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malacious code intentionally left into a software that will happen if certain things are met
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Social Engineering
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tricking somebody into giving you their information
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confidentiality
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making sure information is only accesible to authorized people
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authentication
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used to make sure unauthorized people can't use the the information on certain networks
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NLR
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National Lamda Rail System. First transcontinental internet system
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TCP/IP
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set of communication protocol for the internet
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IP adress
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"internet protocol" adress. used to identify the host or computer
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Spam
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undesirable electronic messsges like emails
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PKI
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"Public Key Infracture" used to ban users and stuff
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Encryption
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transforming information using a algorith to make it unreadable
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DNS
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"Domain Name system" used to give an ip adress to a name.
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NLR
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National Lamda Rail System. First transcontinental internet system
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TCP/IP
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set of communication protocol for the internet
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IP adress
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"internet protocol" adress. used to identify the host or computer
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Spam
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undesirable electronic messsges like emails
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PKI
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"Public Key Infracture" used to ban users and stuff
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Encryption
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transforming information using a algorith to make it unreadable
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DNS
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"Domain Name system" used to give an ip adress to a name.
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backbone
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provides a path of information for users on a LAN
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bit torrent
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manages downloads and uploads
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cookie
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small text saved by the internet through the user navigation
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P2P
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Peer to peer network
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