Exam 8: Local Area Networks: Part II

Recently, business and home computer users have been victims of another type of intrusion from unscrupulous outsiders-spyware.

In a(n) ____________________ operating system, multiple programs can be running at the same time.

The NetWare ____________________ in version 3 was a structure (similar to a database) that contains the usernames and passwords of network users and groups of users authorized to log in to that server.

NetWare ____ server gives any authorized client anywhere on the Internet the ability to print and use storage services.

____ software is the application or set of programs that stores Web pages and allows browsers from anywhere in the world to access those Web pages.

Wireless sniffers cannot detect how far wireless signals reach.

The primary goal of ____ software is to perform crash stalling, or to try to keep the operating system running long enough to perform a graceful exit.

The NT ____________________ was a container object that contained users, servers, printers, and other network resources.

On most network operating systems, the client workstation must be loaded with a substantial set of software. With ____, all a user needs on his or her client workstation is a Web browser.

A ____ license allows a software package to be installed on any and all workstations and servers at a given site.

Linux software cannot support e-mail servers, Web servers, FTP servers, file/print servers, firewalls, proxy servers, and Domain Name System (DNS) servers.

NetWare ____________________ (NDS) is a database that maintains information on and access to every resource on the network, including users, groups of users, printers, data sets, and servers.

____________________ can "listen" to traffic on a network and determine if invalid messages are being transmitted, report network problems such as malfunctioning NICs, and detect traffic congestion problems.

The wireless LAN standards call a single-cell wireless LAN a(n) _________________________.

____________________ software is designed to scan an IP address or range of IP addresses for any type of security weakness.

The ____ is essentially the interface device between the wireless user device and the wired local area network.

A(n) ______________________________ is a large, complex program that can manage the common resources on most local area networks.

Network operating systems are essential if the network is going to allow multiple users to share resources.

What are some of the features offered by Windows 2003/2008?

An interesting feature shared by all versions of NetWare is that the ____ is virtually invisible to the user.