WGUC840 exam 2023 with 100% correct answers

Cyberstalking The use of electronic communications to harass or threaten another person. Denial of service (DoS) attack An attack designed to overwhelm the target system so it can no longer reply to legitimate requests for connection. Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack An attack in which the attacker seeks to infect several machines, and use those machines to overwhelm the target system to achieve a denial of service. Fraud A broad category of crime that can encompass many different activities, but essentially, any attempt to gain financial reward through deception. Identity theft Any use of another person's identity. Logic bomb Malware that executes its damage when a specific condition is met. Rainbow table Type of password crackers that work with precalculated hashes of all passwords available within a certain character space. Three-way handshake The process of connecting to a server that involves three packets being exchanged. Virus Any software that self-replicates. Anti-forensics The actions that perpetrators take to conceal their locations, activities, or identities. Cell-phone forensics The process of searching the contents of cell phones. Chain of Custody The continuity of control of evidence that makes it possible to account for all that has happened to evidence between its original collection and its appearance in court, preferably unaltered. computer forensics The use of analytical and investigative techniques to identify, collect, examine and preserve computer-based material for presentation as evidence in a court of law. Curriculum vitae (CV) An extensive document expounding one's experience and qualifications for a position, similar to a resume but with more detail. In academia and expert work, a CV is usually used rather than a resume.