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chapter 18 questions

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Why is it more secure to require a user to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to log on rather than displaying the Windows Welcome screen? Malware can sometimes display a false welcome screen to trick users into providing user account passwords.
Which windows in Control Panel is used to require a Windows password to wake up a sleeping computer? Power Options window
What command launches the User Accounts or Network Places Wizard, which can be used to manage users and their passwords? netsetup.cpl for Network Places nusrmgr.cpl for User Account Management
Why is PINE963$&apple not a strong password? uses words
What is the policy in Group Policy that can be set to audit failed logon events? Give the full path to the policy. "success/failure" of "Audit Logon Events Policy"
What hardware component is used to setup BitLocker Encryption so that you can authenticate the computer? Motherboard chip called the TPM Trusted Platform Module chip.
What command can you use to refresh local group policies without having to reboot the system? gpupdate
What type of employee badge does not have to be swiped by a card reader to allow the employee through a door? RFID badge
what technique can be used so that sensitive company data on an employee's personal mobile device is not stolen when the device is stolen? degausser
How can an apple iOS device install an app that is downloaded from a source other than the apple app store. by jail breaking it
Which tool is best to use when destroying data on an SSD drive? Where can you get this tool? ATA Secure Erase from the manufacturer
What device can be installed on a laptop to prevent shoulder surfing? A privacy filter
Define and explain the differences between a virus, worm, and Trojan A virus is a program that replicates by attaching itself to other programs, A worm is a program that copies itself throughout a network or the Internet without a host program, A Trojan does not need a host program to work rather it replaces an actual prog
What are the two best way to determine if an email message warning about a virus is a hoax? call the machines manufacturer
What is the first thing you should do when you discover a computer is infected with malware? Quarantine the computer
What does antivirus software look for to determine that a program or a process is infected with malware? repeating lines
Which antispyware software is embedded in Windows 8? Microsoft antivirus
what registry key keeps information about services that run when a computer is booted into safe mode? NVRAM
What folder is used by windows to hold restore points? "System Volume Information
What must you do to allow anti-malware software to scan and delete malware it might find in the data storage area where restore points are kept? disable System Restore
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