Wireless Security: Know It All
by Praphul Chandra, Frank Thornton, Chris Lanthem, Jon S. Wilson, Dan Bensky, Tony Bradley, Chris Hurley, Steve A. Rackley, John Rittinghouse PhD CISM, James F. Ransome PhD CISM CISSP, Timothy Stapko, George L Stefanek
B. Glossary
ActiveX: ActiveX is a Microsoft creation designed to work in a manner similar to Sun Microsystems’ Java. The main goal is to create platform-independent programs that can be used continually on different operating systems. ActiveX is a loose standards definition, not a specific language. An ActiveX component or control can be run on any ActiveX-compatible platform.
ActiveX defines the methods with which these COM objects and ActiveX controls interact with the system; however, it is not tied to a specific language. ActiveX controls and components can be created in various programming languages such as Visual C++, Visual Basic, or VBScript.
Active Scripting: Active scripting is the term used to define the various script programs that ...