Match each term with the correct statement below.
-might take the form of simply flooding a system with more packets than it can handle.
A)worm
B)demilitarized zone
C)National Security Institute (NSI)
D)remote denial of service (DoS) attack
E)sniffer software
F)digital certificate
G)access control list (ACL)
H)IPTables
I)spyware

Question

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Remote denial of service (DoS) attack might take the form of simply flooding a system with more packets than it can handle.

Answer: B
 Demilitarized zone (DMZ) is a physical or logical subnetwork that contains and exposes an organization's external-facing services to an untrusted network like the Internet.

Answer: C
 The National Security Institute (NSI) is a program designed to prepare students with the skills needed to enter the workforce in the cybersecurity industry.

Answer: E
 Sniffer software is a tool used to intercept and analyze network traffic.

Answer: F
 A digital certificate is an electronic document that validates the ownership of a public key.

Answer: G
 Access control lists (ACLs) are a set of permissions that determine which users or system processes are allowed to access objects on a computer system.

Answer: H
 IPTables is a software firewall application that uses a set of rules to control incoming and outgoing network traffic.

Answer: I
 Spyware is a type of malware that is designed to gather information from a computer system without the user's knowledge or consent.

Match Each Term with the Correct Statement Below