| a. back door |
1. an
evaluation of an item's
ability to withstand extreme conditions |
b. bug
|
2. the
decreased demand for an existing product
that occurs
when its vendor releases a new product
|
c. ant
|
3. a
product that connects a LAN to another local
area network
that uses the same protocol
|
| d. vampire
tap |
4. a scam where
the perpetrator sends out
legitimate-looking
e-mails appearing to come from some of the Web's biggest
sites |
| e. torture
test |
5. a coding
error in a
computer program |
| f. BLOB |
6. a method of
encoding real
numbers within the limits of finite
precision available on computers |
| g. blowfish |
7. the
standard unit of luminous intensity in the
International
System of Units (SI)
|
| h. bridge |
8. the
generally accepted official logo for the
Linux
operating system
|
| i.
cannibalization |
9. the process
or means of
obtaining and storing external
data -- particularly images or sounds |
| j.
candela |
10. is a large
file that must
be handled in a special way
because of its size |
| k.
capture |
11. a means of
access to a
computer program that bypasses
security mechanisms |
| l. FLOPS |
12. a program
or process that is dormant until a
certain condition
occurs and then is initiated to do its processing
|
| m. Tux |
13. an open
source build
tool from the Apache Software Foundation |
| n. phishing |
14. a
connection to a coaxial cable in which a hole
is drilled through
the outer shield of the cable
|
| o. demon |
15. an
encryption algorithm
that can be used as a replacement
for the DES or IDEA algorithms |
