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| Is a computer networking device that switches on OSI Layer 2 like and ordinary network and provides extra functions or higher OSI Layers. |
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| Are typically used for Load Balancing among groups of servers _____ switches can ofter be used to perform standard operations such as SSL encryption/ decryption to reduce the load on the servers reciving the traffic, or to centralise the management of digital certificates. |
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IDS
(Intrusion Detection system) |
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| Software and /or hardware designed to detect unwanted attempts at accessing manipulation and or/ disabling or computer system. |
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IPS
(Intrusion Prevention System) |
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| A network security device that monitors networks and / or system activites for malicious or unwanted behavior and can react, in real time, to block or prevent thos activites. |
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| A computer network method to distribute workload accross multiple computers or a computers cluster, network lines, central proccsseomg units, disk drives, or resources, to achieve optimal resource utilization, maximize througput minimize response time, and avoid overload, using mulitple components with load balancing, instead of a single components, may increase reliablity through redendancy |
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| Multifunction network devices |
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| Has more than one function |
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| A server that stores the ___ records for a _____, such as address( A or AAA) records name server(NS) records, and Mail Exchanger(Mx) |
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| The process or manipulating, managin or controlling(Shaping) Portions of a network connection to the outside world and determining an allowed bandwidth consumotion based on types of activites. |
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| Is the entity that sits between Corporate Client Machines and the Internet |
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| Proxy servers can dramatically ____ ___ for groups of people. this is because it saves the results of all requests for certain amount of time. |
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| Proxy server can also be used to ______ _______. For example a company might use a proxy server to prevent its employess from accessing a specfic set of websites |
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CSU/DSU
(Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit) |
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| A piece of equipment that connnects a T-carrier leased line from the telephone company to a customer's equipmen(such as a router). It performs line encoding and conditioning functions, and it ofter has a loopback function for testing. |
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