Cyber security lesson 1 Flashcards

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What is cyber security?

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To defend internet-connected devices and services from malicious attacks by hackers, spammers, and cybercriminals.

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Security Objectives

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Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

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Confidentiality

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The principle of confidentiality assert that only authorized parties can access sensitive information and functions.

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Integrity

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The principles of integrity assert that only authorized people can alter, add, or remove sensitive information and functions.

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Availability

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The principles of availability assert that systems, functions and data must be available on-demand according to agreed-upon parameters based on levels of service.

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What is a node?

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Each of the devices on the network can be thought of as a node;a node refers to a point or joint where a connection takes place

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What is a fiber-optic cable

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they transfer data signals in the form of light and travel hundreds of miles significantly faster than those used in traditional electrical cables –higher banwidth

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What is a coax cable?

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A coax cable is primarily made of copper and transmits data through electricity.

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What is a MAC address?

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MAC address is a unique identifier assigned by device manufacturers to a network interface controller (NIC) for communications in a network.

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What is a NIC?

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NIC is a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network

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What is an IP address?

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a means of identification of nodes that are connected to the internet or intranet

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What is a hub?

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a distribution center that spilts a network connection into multiple computers. Distributes info

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What is a server?

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Main computer that acts as a host and provides data, software, etc. to other terminals linked with it

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What is Shared data?

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The file that servers provide to clients such as email data files, printer access programs.

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What is Network Interface Unit?

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is an interpreter that is utilized in the process of establishing communication between the server and the workstations and is a device that is attached to each workstation and server.

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what is a transmission media?

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The facilities used to interconnect computers in a network. Sometimes called lines or channels.

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What is a switch?

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Connects devices on a computer network by using packet switching to receive, process and forward data to the destination device

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Clients

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Computer (users) that access and use the service of the network and shared network resources.

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Firewall

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monitors incoming and outgoing network traffic and decides whether to allow or block specific traffic based on a defined set of security rules.

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What is a router?

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Forwards data packets between networks . Perform traffic directing functions on the internet using IP addresses.

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What is a wireless access point?

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Is a device that creates a wireless local area(WLAN) usually in an office or large building.

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What is a server?

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A server is a computer program or device that provides a service to another computer program and its user

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What is Peer-to-Peer Networking Model?

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This network facilitates the flow of information from one peer to another without any central server.
The devices must be 30 feet apart.

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classification of computer network

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A computer network can be classified on the basis of communication media, functional relationships, topology, and scale of the network

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Communication media

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Wired Network(coaxial/optical fiber) or wireless Network

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Network classification according to scale

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LAN
MAN
WAN

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LAN

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Local Area Network.
Confined to a small geographical area such as a library, college building.

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MAN

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It is confined to a large geographical area such as a state, city, or town.

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WAN

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Wide Area Network. It is confined to a very large geographical area such as a country or even the whole world.

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classification based on topology

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Computer Networks can be broadly classified in the following five categories based on network topology i.e. based on how the nodes are connected in a network:

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Bus

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every node is connected to a single cable

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Star

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In this network topology, all the devices are connected to a single hub through a cable. This hub is the central node. The hub can be active or passive in nature

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Ring

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In this network topology, a ring is formed between various nodes that connect a device with its exactly two neighbor devices.

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Mesh

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every node is connected to another node via a particular channel.

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Hybrid

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This network topology is a combination of two or more topologies.

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