Computer Applications
What is the purpose of anti-virus software?
- To prevent a virus from attacking the network
- To prevent hackers from accessing the network
- To block unauthorised connections to the network
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What does a firewall do ?
- prevents unauthorised access to your computer via the Internet
- stops you installing software that may harm your computer
- records everything you do on your computer
- runs checks every time to prevent virus attacks
What makes a secure password ?
- A secure password should be one that you will easily remember
- A secure password should be one that you will easily remember and be a mixture of upper-case and lower-case letters, numbers and characters
- A secure password should be something familiar like a birthday or a pet's name
Which of the following are types of malicious software?
- Viruses, worms, adware, trojans and spyware
- Word processing packages
- Anti-virus software
How do you know if a website is secure?
- When you visit the site, a message appears telling you it is secure
- The prefix of the website is https
- Websites cannot be made secure