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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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looking for active intrusions. Functions inside the network, looking for

threats a firewall might miss, such as viruses, illegal logon attempts, and

other well-known attacks. May also discover threats from inside the network,

such as a vulnerability scanner run by a rogue employee.

intrusion prevention system (IPS) Application similar to an intrusion

detection system (IDS), except that it sits directly in the flow of network

traffic. This enables it to stop ongoing attacks itself, but may also slow down

the network and be a single point of failure.

inventory management A process for protecting devices and equipment by

tagging them with barcodes or asset tags, and keeping track of these tagged

devices.

inverter Device used to convert DC current into AC. Commonly used in

older laptops and flatbed scanners with CCFLs.

iOS The operating system of Apple mobile devices such as smartphones and

tablets.

IP address Numeric address of a computer connected to the Internet. An

IPv4 address is made up of four octets of 8-bit binary numbers translated into

their shorthand numeric values. An IPv6 address is 128 bits long. The IP

address can be broken down into a network ID and a host ID. Also called

Internet address.

ipconfig Command-line utility for Windows servers and workstations that

displays the current TCP/IP configuration of the machine. Similar to ifconfig.

IPS (in-plane switching) Display technology that replaces the older twisted

nematic (TN) panels for more accurate colors and a wider viewing angle.

IPsec (Internet Protocol security) Microsoft’s encryption method of

choice for networks consisting of multiple networks linked by a private

connection, providing transparent encryption between the server and the

client.

IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4) Internet standard protocol that provides

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