Lesson 6 - Chapter 2: Configuring Web Browser Settings

Question 1

You should only download and install apps from trusted sources such as…?

Answer 1

the manufacturer’s website or well-known app stores (Apple App, Microsoft Store, Ninite, Softpedia)

Question 2

What’s one of the most commonly used methods of verifying a download can be trusted?

Answer 2

Run a checksum or hashing total on the file

(a hash total is available from the trusted source most often)

Question 3

How do you use a hashing total?

Answer 3

You compare the string available from the trusted source (MD5 or SHA256) to a hashing total generated on the downloaded file

Question 4

On a Windows system, the PowerShell command _____ will generate a hash total for comparison with the hash value provided by the trusted source.

Answer 4

Get-FileHash

Question 5

According to Microsoft, what is an untrusted source?

Answer 5

any source that is not from the Microsoft store or sites Microsoft has listed as trusted

Question 6

According to Android, what is an unknown source?

Answer 6

apps or content not obtained from Google Play

Question 7

According to Android, what are unknown developers?

Answer 7

Files not from the App store

Question 8

Browser extensions are also called what?

Answer 8

Plug-ins, add-ons

(all mean the same thing)

Question 9

What is a browser extension/add-on?

Answer 9

a feature enhancement for the browser or enables an existing feature

Question 10

What is a plug-in?

Answer 10

It can provide support for certain tasks like viewing videos, opening PDF files, working with spreadsheets, etc

Question 11

What’s a word of caution when it comes to extensions and plug-ins?

Answer 11

there are malicious ones, and can be very difficult to remove once installed

Question 12

What’s the difference between a browser extension and a browser plug-in?

Answer 12

an extension runs outside of the browser to which it’s attached, a browser plug-in runs inside the browser

(Browser extension adds features or enhancements to features and plug-ins add support for certain tasks or features)

Question 13

What’s a trusted source where you could install extensions and plug-ins?

Answer 13

application store of each OS provider

Question 14

What password managers are available for Win 10/11 and macOS?

Answer 14

Win10/Win11: Credential Manager in the Control Panel
macOS: Keychain (web and OS credentials)

(apart from the browser password managers available)

Question 15

What is a secure connection?

Answer 15

encrypts network traffic before it is transmitted over a communication medium

Question 16

What type of secure connections do web browsers provide for the requests it sends to web servers over an HTTPS link?

Answer 16

they apply SSL or TLS encryption for the requests to web servers

Question 17

SSL/TLS provide what 3 layers of encryption for the web page transmitted back to the user?

Answer 17

1. Encryption
2. Authentication
3. Integrity

Question 18

What does encryption mean?

Answer 18

it keeps the data private

Question 19

What does authentication mean?

Answer 19

ensures the data is from the same site the user requested it from

Question 20

What does integrity mean?

Answer 20

ensures the data isn’t altered in transit

Question 21

What’s another way besides SSL/TLS encryption to validate that a site is real/not a fake?

Answer 21

with a security certificate

Question 22

Why is a security certificate another way to be secure?

Answer 22

the certificate itself can be verified (which validates and authenticates a site’s ownership and its domain name)

Question 23

How do you view the security certificate for a website?

Answer 23

click the padlock icon on a browser’s address bar

Question 24

What is a pop-up?

Answer 24

Generally a nuisance, an object that displays over the top of a web page (may or may not be associated with the page)

(some legit sites require pop-ups for the site to function)

Question 25

Virtually all browsers have a setting for blocking….?

Answer 25

pop-ups

(in the privacy settings)

Question 26

A browser saves what 2 types of data?

Answer 26

1. caching data
2. browsing data

Question 27

What is caching data?

Answer 27

data that produces a website’s image

(browser stores the data to reproduce the page so it doesn’t have to re-download the data again from the source server)

Question 28

What is browsing data?

Answer 28

browser history, a historical record of the sites you’ve visited and downloaded during a period of time

(titles, URLs, time and date of the visit, data provided)

Question 29

What does the Private Browsing Mode do?

Answer 29

It doesn’t record the user’s online activities or cache downloaded files

Question 30

What don’t private browsers mask?

Answer 30

the identity of the user and in some cases like on a smartphone, records a small amount of browsing history

Question 31

What is Sign-in/Browser data synchronization?

Answer 31

user coordinates browser software and settings between devices (like Firefox tabs open on PC and on phone)

Any action is duplicated on the other after both devices are synchronized

Question 32

How do ad blockers work?

Answer 32

they remove coding from the downloaded web page file that would display the ad