CIS 115 - Security

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1. Describe what encryption is. (2 points)
2. Describe what is meant by the term plain text. (2 point)
3. Describe what is meant by the term cipher text. (2 point)
4. Describe what a one way function (aka hash algorithm) is. (2 points)
5. Describe what a Trojan horse is. (2 points)
6. Describe the difference between a virus and a worm. (2 points)
7. Describe what a denial of service (DoS) attack is. (2 points)
8. Describe what a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack is. (2 points)
9. Describe what a zombie machine is. (2 points)
10. Describe what a web bug is. (2 points)
11. Describe what steganography is. (2 points)
12. Describe what spyware is. (2 points)
13. Describe what adware is. (2 points)
14. Describe what phishing is. (2 points)
15. Describe what pharming is. (2 points)