A recent failure in a firewall resulted in all incoming packets being blocked. This type of failure is known as:

a. Fail open
b. Access failure
c. Circuit closed
d. Fail closed


d. Fail closed

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The standard acceptable use policy begins with a statement of ____ goals and objectives.

A. security B. business C. industry D. network

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The guarantees offered by conventional servers may be violated by: i) physical damage to the host; ii) Errors or inconsistencies by system adminstrators or their managers; iii)successful attacks on the security of the system software; iv)hardware or software errors. Give two examples of possible incidents for each type of violation. Which of them could be described as a breach of trust or a criminal act? Would they be breaches of trust if they occurred on a personal computer that was contributing some resources to a peer-to-peer service? Why is this relevant for peer-to-peer systems?

What will be an ideal response?

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This type of communication results in the sending and receiving of information to occur at different times

a. synchronous b. asynchronous c. slow d. DNS

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________ is the best file format for storing bitmapped images on personal computers, but it is not widely supported by browsers

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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