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how would an RSS Feed on a blog benefit its users
- updates are automatically sent to people
* No need to continually visit the website to check for new information
what is social engineering and 2 ways to prevent becoming a victim of it via email
it is manipulating people to get access to their secrets , their data or physical computes
- scanning e-mail attachments before opening them
- do not open emails messages from unknown sources
two disadvantages of an RSS aggregator
- not all sites support RSS
- Rss feeds can create a lot of traffic slowing down internet access
Motivate the reasoning behind the need for a firewall by referring to its function
a firewall stops any unauthorized access to your network or computer from outside as well as preventing any programs on your computer from connecting to the internet without permission
two possible reasons why a firewall might reject an e-mailattachment
- attachment could contain a virus or other malware
* firewall might have blacklisted the sender
Explain what is meant by term export with regard to data by using a suitable example
Data can be moved from one application to another without retying the data
an example is when you export data from a spreadsheet to a table in a database
What is a hotspot
it is a public area that provides wireless internet connectivity for laptops and other computing devices
