CIS 123 Written assignment 7 (Chapters 13, 14)

Assignment questions

  1. What is the purpose of an ASP? (1 pt)
  2. What is the purpose of an SLA? (1 pt)
  3. What is the purpose of an RFP? (1 pt)
  4. As it relates to computer security, what is a honeypot? (1 pt)
  5. As it relates to computer security, what is a tarpit? (1 pt)
  6. As it relates to computer security, what is a Trojan horse? (1 pt)
  7. Why is a DDoS attack harder to stop than a DoS attack? (1 pt)
  8. As it relates to computer security, how does a worm differ from a Trojan horse and a virus? (1 pt)
  9. As it relates to computer security, what type of threat does a firewall stop? (1 pt)
  10. As it relates to computer security, what is a zombie computer? (1 pt)
  11. How does encryption help protect your information? (1 pt)
  12. How are private key and symmetric encryption related? (1 pt)
  13. How are public key and asymmetric encryption related? (1 pt)
  14. Why is private key encryption called "private key" and "symmetric"? (1 pt)
  15. Why is public key encryption called "public key" and "asymmetric"? (1 pt)