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Finite, step by step list of well defined instructions with an incorporated starting and stopping point |
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Conputer programming languages can be used to create a _______ for the computer to follow to implement the algorithm |
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What do you need to consider when choosing an algorithm? |
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Runtime Availabitliy of resources Exact accuracy of answer |
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_____ algorithms are guaranteed to terminate in a given number of steps |
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______ algorithms increase exponentially and are too inefficient for programming situations |
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TRUE or FALSE: An efficient P-Type algorithm can be completed by a slow computer in less time than an NP-Type algorithm can be completed in a fast computer. |
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This type of CPU processes instructions sequentially. |
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This type of computer architecture allows multiple routines or sub routines to be processed simultaneously |
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Graphical organizer which helps visualize how a routine is run on a serial processor |
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In _____ processing, multiple parallel processors execute the same instructions simultaneously |
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In _____ processing, multiple individual processors work simultaneously on different parts of a larger problem. |
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Graphical organizer that helps visualize algorithms that mimic the structure of the human brain |
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The human brain is capable of processing at a rate of _______ teraflops |
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The worlds fastest computer is capable of processing at a rate of _____ teraflops. |
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Test that establishes guidelines for measuring artificial intelligence |
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This type of algorithm generates results by relying on the power of the CPU and system resources instead of investigating clever, more efficient shortcuts |
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This is a type of brute force algorithm that requires the routine to generate all possible unique paths between a given set of nodes without repetition |
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Traveling Salesman Problem |
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This type of data structure for analyzing steps involved in simplifying a mathematical relationship, making a decision, or searching for information |
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This algorithm for the order of operations when simplifying an expression can be illustrated using a binary tree |
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Game play can be enhanced by using _______ AI to create levels of alertness that are triggered by specific user actions |
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Game play can be enhanced by using _______ AI to create levels of alertness that are triggered by specific user actions |
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A video game's ______ assigns non-alert goals to the units to provide the illusion that they are interacting with each other or behaving in a life like manner. |
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This is the assigning of human characteristics to inanimate objects, such as computers or robots. |
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This type of AI uses complex algorithms and equations to generate multiple animated images, sustaining only those that meet certain behavioral goals. |
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These two future processing technologies will be responsible for implementing powerful parallel processing |
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DNA and quantum computing |
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Artificial intelligence in a video game that replicates the ability to hunt immerses the player in the virtual worldthrough judicious use of the following tools |
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Psychology and prediction |
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This is a rule-based system that permits for more outcomes than simple binary logic. |
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This man was the first to head Arpanet and proposed the Galactic Network. |
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TRUE or FALSE: Early mainframe computers could not communicate with each other |
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This man demonstrated the possibility of using packet switching |
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For data to be sent over a communications line, they must be broken down into smaller __________ of information |
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Communications model that offers a flexible and secure connection for data exchange |
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This machine was the physical manifestation of the formerly abstract packet switching concept. |
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First original nodes of the ARPANET |
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UCSB, Utah, UCLA, and SRI |
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Connection point on a network |
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*Distribute computation process *Coordinate process running on different computers *Access remote I/O devices *Access remote data/files *Access personal communication |
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This network type spans a small geographic area and connects computers together using network cables or radio frequencies. |
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This network type is typically used by large corporations and spans a large geographic area. |
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The OSI model provides a common networking foundation that allows computer networks to be of all sizes, and to be equally compatible with different software and applications. What 2 terms decribe these features? |
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These are two general types of transmissions, used by applications and their protocols in the OSI |
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Connection-oriented and Connectionless |
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These type of transmissions require the sender and receiver to establish a connection, negotiate a protocol, transmit the data, and finally release the connection. |
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Thest types of transmissions maintain a constant network connection, and the protocol used is predetermined. |
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In the Open Systems Interconnect model, tansferring websites to host servers using FTP utilizes _______________ transmissions, while streaming video with UDP utilizes ___________ transmissions. |
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1. Connection-oriented 2. Connectionless |
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How many layers does the OSI model have? |
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This OSI layer uses a standardized protocol for handling electrical, machanical, and signaling interfaces. It assigns voltage levels for transmitting bits. |
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OSI layer with header and footer attached to packets, creating a frame and identifying the network card responsible for each packet. |
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This data link sub-layer converts the frame information into a bitstream, and also performs error correction. |
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This data link sub-layer attaches the NIC's physical device address to the packet and regulates the transmission of information over the network to prevent data collision. |
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OSI layer that attaches the LNA or IP address to each data segment in a packet. Procedures for establishing connection-oriented and connectionless networking are carried out at this layer. |
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Service addresses are commonly known as ______ |
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OSI layer which breaks data files into pieces called segments. This layer is the first to recognize when a packet has been lost. |
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Although not widely used, this OSI layer establishes a session in which network nodes agree to intercommunicate. |
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OSI layer that manages the formatting, encrypting, and decrypting of data, as well as compression and decompression. |
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All communication begins and ends with this OSI layer. This is where the user interfaces with the network. |
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Standardized language with a fixed set of rules used to determine how particular types of data are transmitted under specific conditions. |
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The ______ is a fairly powerful front end machine with limited resources that connects to a back end ______ in order to access additional resources. |
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TRUE or FALSE: Although the server for CMI is down, you may still print the "Build A Computer" assignment in room 117 via the network. |
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In a _____ network, all computers are hierarchially equal and may share their respective resources, alternately behaving as clients or servers as necessary. |
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TRUE or FALSE: In a peer-to-peer network, the rest of the network is still accessible even when one computer is off. |
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This term refers to the technology, design, and contruction used to create a specific network. |
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This is the most popular network architecture in use today |
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An ethernet packet can be broken down into these 4 main components |
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1. Addressing information 2. Assembly data 3. Error Checking 4. Encapsuled Data |
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This type of adapter card allows the computer to connect to a LAN |
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One of the jobs an NIC performs is translating the _______ data from the computers internal bus to a ________ bitstream to be sent out onto the network |
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The media access control is located here |
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Every network interface card ever produced has been assigned one of these |
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Ethernet network interface card specs may provide what information? |
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* Supported bus connectors * Support for cabling types based on attached connectors * Supported throughputs (transfer speeds) |
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Ethernet networks use ___________ technology to determine when a computer may transmit data, and decide how to proceed when two computers transmit data simultaneously |
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This part of the CSMA/CD selects which computer may retransmit first after a collision has occured |
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This type of data loss occurs as a result of the mixing of data signals between two nearby copper wires. |
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A __________ cable utilizes multiple serial data channels, each with its own signal or frequency. |
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A _________ cable utilizes one line to move bits serially. |
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What kind of cables are 10base2 and 10base5? |
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What kind of cables are 10baseT, 100baseT, and 1000baseT? |
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What kind of cable is 1000baseSX? |
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Most popular ethernet cable |
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Two types of expensive cables that greatly reduce the amount of data loss from cross-talk. |
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*Shielded Cables
*Fiber Optic cables |
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How much throughput does STANDARD ethernet have? |
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How much throughput does FAST ethernet have? |
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How much throughput does a GIGABIT ethernet have? |
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TRUE or FALSE: Coaxial cable from a television set can be used to create a coaxial ethernet network connection between two computers. |
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Twisted pair cabling for an ethernet network uses _____ connectors |
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These connectors are used to connect coaxial cables |
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The open ends of a coaxial cabling must include a ______ to prevent signal reflection |
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1000 Mb/s is equal to _______ Gigabits per second |
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This ethernet topology uses 10Base2 and 10Base5 coaxial cables to connect a network segment in a straight, freeway like data path. |
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Ethernet topology that uses 10BaseT and 10BaseTX twisted pair cabling to create a network using a hub (more efficient and easier to configure) |
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Networking device that functions on the physical layer of the OSI. It defines a network segment, and terminates any unused ports without requiring the use of a terminator. |
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This type of cable permits Standard ethernet and Fast ethernet to network together on two computers without the use of a hub |
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A __________ cable consists of wires for sending data and wires for receiving it. |
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A _____ is a hub with a built in bridge |
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The _______ is an intelligent network device, capable of recognizing specific segments and computers on a LAN and directing network communications using the IP protocol |
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This is today's standard networking protocol which operates in the networking layer of the OSI model. |
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This network device seperates network segments and reduces traffic congestion |
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This network device regenerates data signals and helps reduce attenuation. |
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The 802.11 wireless networking technology transmits data via this medium |
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The _____ wireless mode utilizes a peer-to-peer configuration, and allows communication between computers with wireless NICs |
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The ________ wireless mode utilizes a client-to-server configuration. Its base station, known as WAP, can be used to connect both wired and wireless computers. |
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This wireless networking standard transmits in the less congested 5.0GHz radio frequency band at speeds of up to 54Mb/s. It is expensive and has limited public access points |
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This wireless networking standard transmits in the congested 2.4GHz radio frequency band at speeds of up to 11 Mb/s, and provides optimal transmissions up to distances of 150 ft |
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This wireless networking standard transmits in the less congested 2.4GHz radio frequency band at speeds of up to 54Mb/s., and provides optimal transmissions up to 150 ft. |
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TRUE or FALSE: The IEEE 802.11G standard WLAN is compatible with both IEEE 802.11A and IEEE 802.11B |
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TRUE or FALSE: Wireless networking transmission speeds and distances are inversely proportional. Data transfer speed decreases as distance increases |
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The media access control address is located here |
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Every network interface card ever produced has been assigned one of these |
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Name the 3 cabling standards commonly associated with gigabit ethernet |
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a. 1000BaseT b. 1000BaseCX c. 1000BaseSX |
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TRUE or FALSE: The peer-to-peer and client-to-server network hieracrchies can be implemented in the construction of both LAN and WAN networks |
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Each network interface has a unique physical device address that distinguishes its packets. This address is known as the ___ address |
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An ethernet network is a ____, while the internet is a ____ |
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TRUE or FALSE: The public switched telephone network is the most common communications medium used by business when setting up WANs |
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TRUE or FALSE: The internet is an international collection of smaller, independent networks |
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The virtual world created by the internet |
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Non-profit group that oversees the internet's policies and practices |
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These are the dedicated networks maintained by large telecommunications companies |
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Device that permits data transmission over phone lines |
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Network device that determines if a computer or network is the intended recipient of a packet by inspecting its address, and also determines the path will travel along the network to reach its destination. |
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Dial-up modem has this type of connector |
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Common protocol that is used on the internet to specify that data should be broken down into small segments of about 1500 Bytes in length, then encapsuled into packets. |
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IP is a __________ protocol |
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Does the telnet protocol encrypt data? |
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The TCP protocol in a packet may be replaced with this protocol, useful for streaming audio or video in connectionless programs. |
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This is the most widely used protocol for transferring files over the internet. |
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Protocol is used for sending and receiving email messages |
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This utility displays the amount of routers involved in sending a packet to a particular address |
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Utility used to troubleshoot internet connections. It sends a message to a specific IP address and awaits a response |
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The _________ is a connection of smaller networks |
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The _______ is the logical result of the linking of various websites, enabled by Tim Berner Lee's hypertext markup language |
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Servers are typically assigned ______ IP addresses |
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When accessing an email account via dial-up connection, a client is typically assigned a ______ IP address |
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TRUE or FALSE: Every domain name has a permanently assigned IP address |
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TRUE or FALSE: IP addresses supply the locations of computers and devices on ethernet networks and on the internet |
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This type of network device/technology allows a computer to to first examine packets and accept or reject their entry |
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TRUE or FALSE: Firewalls can be software or hardware based |
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This type of virus allows a system to be accessed by external users |
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