5.5 Digital security Flashcards
1
Q
What is an antivirus?
A
A software that prevents undesirable attacks from websites containing viruses
2
Q
Where are firewalls usually in?
A
Routers
3
Q
What do firewall’s do?
A
Blocks anything that is deemed to be harmful to the computer and or block a specific chosen website
4
Q
What are the different levels of file access?
A
No access - Read only - Read/Write
5
Q
What is plaintext changed to when encrypted?
A
Ciphertext
6
Q
What can decrypt data?
A
A decryption key
7
Q
What should an ideal password contain?
A
A mix of upper and lowercase letters, punctuation, numbers and at least 8 characters
8
Q
Can anti-spyware block anti-viruses as well as anti-spyware?
A
Sometimes
