Survey of OS Ch 02

Unsolicited email usually sent to market a service or product is referred to as

After some failed logins a message appears stating that comp was locked b/c this was exceeded

An organization should have a written set of these defining rules and practices for protection

The EFS feature in NTFS and Mac OS X FileVault are examples of this at the file system level

Strange screen messages, sudden computer slowdown, missing data, all may be symptoms of what?

This type of annoyance appears uninvited in a separate window when you are browsing the web

A parent wanting to protect a child from inappropriate content may use this

This malware installs on a computer without the knowledge of the user, and replicates itself?

This includes authentication plus determination of a person's level of access to a computer

This type of malware is also a vector, concealing itself within OS code

What is the term used to describe the use of persuasion to gain the confidence of individuals?

verification of who you are

This term describes unsolicited messages received via instant message

This defines a system wide action a user or group may perform

This firewall technology inspects each packet applying security rules before it is allowed in

What utility feature of a browser is used to inhibit the annoying unwanted windows with ads?

You open your browser. It doesn't go to your home, it opens to a webpage ad. Possible cause?

This device sits between a private network and the internet and examines all traffic in and out

programs on a website may send these small text files to a web browser and save to users comptr

With this Windows feature turned on a logged on user only has privileges of a standard user

This defines what a user group can do to an object such as a file or folder

When someone collects someone elses financial information and fraudulently buys something

What term is used for a seemingly harmless program that has malicious code hidden inside?

What term describes the action of a password cracker that simply tries a huge number of combos?