Across
- 4. the process of using scientific knowledge for collecting, analyzing, and presenting evidence to the courts
- 5. globally unique identifier
- 7. software or hardware that prevents changes being made to data on media (2 words)
- 9. most common type of computer port used in today's computers
- 10. Bill Gates operating system
- 12. the process of using a mathematical algorithm against data to produce a hexadecimal value that is representative of that data
- 14. portable computer
- 16. also know as a property list
- 17. logical block addressing
- 18. unpartitioned space
- 21. a word that acts as the key to a cipher or code
- 25. 1024 zettabytes
- 28. needed to logon or open an encrypted container
- 29. data storage virtualization technology that combines multiple physical disk drive components into one or more logical units for the purposes of data redundancy, performance improvement, or both
- 30. an area of the hard drive that is not accessible by the OS
- 33. a hierarchical database used to store information necessary to configure the system for one or more users, applications, and hardware devices
- 35. unified extensible firmware interface
- 37. the process of converting information or data into a code, especially to prevent unauthorized access
- 39. _____ files are a group of keys, sub-keys, values, and data which make up a branch of the hierarchical registry tree
- 40. Mac built encryption
- 41. mobile computing device bigger than a cellphone but smaller than a laptop
- 43. a platform on which all other software functions operate (2 words)
- 44. 0's and 1's, base 2
- 45. message digest 5
- 46. random access memory
- 47. a _____ container prevents signal from entering or exiting
- 48. number scheme that is base 16
Down
- 1. removal of memory chip from a device
- 2. 1024 gigabytes
- 3. Windows built in encryption
- 6. a structured set of data held in a computer, especially one that is accessible in various ways
- 8. four bits
- 9. two bytes are used to represent one character
- 11. the storage area of a hard drive ranging from the end of a stored file to the end of that file cluster (2 words)
- 13. open source operating system used for smartphones and tablet computers
- 15. transfer (data) from main memory to temporary storage in readiness for later use
- 19. collection of computers, servers, mainframes, network devices, peripherals, or other devices connected to one another to allow the sharing of data
- 20. the process used to keep all cells on NAND memory roughly the same level of use (2 words)
- 22. detailed examination of data on digital media
- 23. the system that the OS and other programs use to keep track of files and disk space (2 words)
- 24. used in a dictionary attack
- 26. basic input output system
- 27. secure hash algoritm
- 31. Steve Jobs operating system
- 32. American standard code for information interchange
- 34. smallest physical storage unit on a disk
- 36. whole number; a number that is not a fraction
- 38. sometimes referred to as the. net or web
- 42. a type of digital currency in which a record of transactions is maintained and new units of currency are generated by the computational solution of mathematical problems, and which operates independently of a central bank.
- 47. a bit by bit capture and storage of data without changing or manipulating any of the bits (2 words)