CN-120 Linux Server Fundamentals Key Terms Week 1

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Across
  1. 4. Scrambling the characters used in a message so that the message can be seen but not understood or modified unless it can be deciphered
  2. 8. Programming object that can resolve the truth value of a condition, sch as whether one variable is equal to another
  3. 11. A non-interactive process that runs in the background to support an OS or application function such as Plug-and-play, the print spooler, and DHCP. Also known as daemon
  4. 12. One of several fully functional operating systems and members of the Linux family that run the Linux kernel, GNU software, and additional components. Also known as a Linux distribution
  5. 13. System component providing a command interpreter by which the user can use a kernel interface and operate the OS
  6. 17. A human-readable name that identifies a network host
  7. 18. The fundamental security goal of keeping information and communications private and protecting them from unauthorized access
  8. 19. The fundamental security goal of insuring that computer systems operate continuously and that authorized persons can access data that they need
  9. 21. Security settings that control access to objects including file system items and network resources
  10. 22. The fundamental security goal of keeping organizational information accurate, free of errors, and without unauthorized modifications
Down
  1. 1. The local administrative account on a Linux system, typically named root
  2. 2. A low-level piece of code responsible for controlling the rest of the operating system
  3. 3. An operating system virtualization deployment containing everything required to run a service, application, or microservice
  4. 5. A reference to a specific location on a file system
  5. 6. The property by which a user is allowed to apply and modify the permissions of a file or directory
  6. 7. Software program that has been executed and is running in system memory
  7. 9. A method of validating a particular entity's or individual's unique credentials
  8. 10. A program that runs in the background without the need for human intervention. Also known as a service
  9. 14. Identifier for a value that can change during program execution
  10. 15. Series of simple or complex commands, parameters, variables, and other components stored in a text file and processed by a shell interpreter
  11. 16. The theoretically indecipherable fixed-length output of the hashing process. Also known as hashed value
  12. 20. Command-line text editor that extends the original vi software