Security and Maintenance

Question 1

People who try to gain unauthorized access to computer systems.
Employ many different methods to obtain what they want.

Answer 1

Hackers

Question 2

Use a minimum of SIX characters, EIGHT or more characters is even better,
with 15 characters considered the most secure.

Answer 2

Password

Question 3

It is a malicious program designed to take control of system operations, and
damage or destroy data.

Answer 3

Virus

Question 4

It is a self-replicating program that consumes system and network resources.

Answer 4

Worm

Question 5

It is a program designed to allow a hacker remote access to a
target computer system.

Answer 5

Trojan (Trojan Horse)

Question 6

It is a program designed to allow a hacker remote access to a
target computer system.

Answer 6

Spyware

Question 7

It is a software application that automatically displays or downloads
advertisements.

Answer 7

Adware

Question 8

It is a small text file placed on your computer by a Web server.

Answer 8

Cookie

Question 9

It is the practice of tricking users into giving out passwords or other
types of access information.

Answer 9

Social Engineering

Question 10

It is the process of trying to gather sensitive information such as a password, or
credit card details from an unsuspecting victim by pretending to be a trustworthy
entity.

Answer 10

Phishing

Question 11

It is used to scan your computer for known
viruses, and to eliminate any viruses that are discovered.

Answer 11

Antivirus Software

Question 12

It is a security barrier that filters and controls the flow of information coming
into and out of a private network.

Answer 12

Firewall

Question 13

Firewalls can also be implemented through software known as BLANK

Answer 13

Personal Firewalls

Question 14

It offers many firewall features, such as inspection of all incoming
transmissions for security threats.

Answer 14

Desktop Firewalls

Question 15

While you are browsing the Internet, the Address bar in your browser
uses the BLANK. This protocol is used for
normal web site activity, such as browsing and navigating. It is not a
secure protocol.

Answer 15

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (http)

Question 16

To conduct secure transactions over the Internet, web servers use BLANK

Answer 16

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (https)

Question 17

It is the process of confirming the identity of a user or computer system.

Answer 17

Authentication

Question 18

It is the process of converting data into an unreadable form of text, which then
requires a decryption key in order to be read.

Answer 18

Encryption

Question 19

It is an encrypted connection between two computers.
VPNs allow secure, private communications across long distances using the Internet as
the pathway for communication instead of using a dedicated private line.

Answer 19

VPN (virtual private network)

Question 20

It is a duplicate copy of a program, a disk, or data, made either for archiving
purposes or for safeguarding files from loss if the active copy is damaged or destroyed

Answer 20

Backup

Question 21

It is the main backup tool in Windows 10 for backing up your
personal files. Additionally, it automatically stores a version history of your files, allowing
you to restore previous versions of a file if needed

Answer 21

File History feature

Question 22

If you accidentally delete a file that you need, or if one of your files becomes corrupted,
you can easily restore it to your hard drive from the saved backup media using BLANK

Answer 22

Backup
and Restore

Question 23

It is a saved snapshot of your computer’s Windows system files, program
files, and Windows registry settings at a specific point in time

Answer 23

Restore point

Question 24

It is an exact image of a hard drive; it includes Windows and your
system settings, programs, and files.

Answer 24

System Image

Question 25

It gives you a fresh installation of Windows without deleting your
personal files (pictures, documents, videos, and so on), your personalization settings,
or apps that you installed from the Windows store.

Answer 25

Refreshing a PC

Question 26

It gives you a fresh installation of Windows and preserves nothing. It is
just like formatting the hard disk and starting over with a fresh installation of the
operating system

Answer 26

Resetting a PC

Question 27

It is an organized process of trial and error. You may need to try several
different approaches before you can narrow down and find a solution, and generally,
you use a process of elimination.

Answer 27

Troubleshooting