Describe an Intrusion Detection System.

What will be an ideal response?


IDS stands for Intrusion Detection System, a combination of hardware and software that is used to detect malicious traffic on a network, such as a denial of service attack, worms, and network-based exploits. The IDS is typically composed of two parts: a network tap that ties into the network traffic and provides copies of all frames to an IDS Console computer running the IDS analysis software.

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Which of the following is a difference between vectors and arrays?

a. Access to any element using the [] operator. b. Stored in contiguous blocks of memory. c. The ability to change size dynamically. d. Efficient direct access to any element.

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A(n) ____ is software that helps a peripheral device establish communication with a computer.

A. device driver B. operating system C. system utility D. antivirus software

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Generation loss occurs when:

a. an analog tape is copied to another analog tape. b. a digital tape is copied to another digital tape. c. a digital file is copied to another hard drive. d. a digital file is compressed with a lossy codec. e. your teenage son gets his tongue pierced.

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The ______________ tool can be used in Safe mode to access the properties of all devices.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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