More Networking Terms

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Across
  1. 5. used to send messages between devices to indicate the availability or error conditions.
  2. 7. is a human-readable label that points to a device connected to a network.
  3. 8. is similar to a virus, but does not require a host program or file and can replicate and infect computers with human action.
  4. 11. a piece of software or hardware that blocks certain types of traffic.
Down
  1. 1. a type of spam used by identity thieves to trick an individual into revealing private data, such as banking account information or passwords.
  2. 2. a program that decides whether traffic coming into a server or going out should be allowed.
  3. 3. allows two networks to be connected securely over the Internet as if they were one network.
  4. 4. translates Internet addresses to IP addresses so routers can find Web sites on the Internet.
  5. 6. service used to dynamically provide an IP logical address and configuration information to a device over the network.
  6. 9. a unique identifier designed to identify different computers on a network.
  7. 10. uniform resource locator. also known as a web address.