Cambridge Technicals Level 3 IT LO5.5 Digital Security Flashcards

1
Q

What is an antivirus?

A

A software that prevents undesirable attacks from websites containing viruses

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2
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Where are firewalls usually in?

A

Routers

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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

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4
Q

What are the different levels of file access?

A

No access - Read only - Read/Write

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5
Q

What is plaintext changed to when encrypted?

A

Ciphertext

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6
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What can decrypt data?

A

A decryption key

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7
Q

What should an ideal password contain?

A

A mix of upper and lowercase letters, punctuation, numbers and at least 8 characters

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8
Q

Can anti-spyware block anti-viruses as well as anti-spyware?

A

Sometimes

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