What is a WHOIS query and what information does it provide to an investigator?

What will be an ideal response?


Once an investigator has isolated the IP addresses and timestamps in the full header of an email, the next step is to verify who is responsible for that IP address. On the Internet, domain name information and IP address information can be tracked using a WHOIS query. Investigators can type any domain name or IP address into the WHOIS search function and the databases of registry will give them registration information, including what company owns or maintains a given IP address, or range of addreses.

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a. Lombroso b. Hobbes c. Goddard d. Dugdale

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Identify and discuss the two major approaches to sampling.

What will be an ideal response?

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

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COP might end up "re-inventing past problems" because it could lead to

a. Police corruption c. Police social welfare problems b. Police professionalism d. None of the above

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