MIS 3360 Exam II Review (Sp09)

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MIS 3360 Exam II Review (Sp09)

• Structure of the public switched telephone system
  (PSTN).
• type of signal (i.e. analog vs. digital)
  operating at each level,
• the relative volume of traffic at different
  levels,
• the investment issues associated with the system.
  
• WANs
• Technologies for WANs for businesses
• Relative strength and weaknesses

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MIS 3360 Exam II Review (Sp09)

• Three dimension of security
• What are the options for protecting out systems
  and/or data on these dimensions
• Layers of security
• What does it mean
• How would you utilize firewalls to achieve
  layers of security (example/discussion of types
  of firewalls youd use)