Exam 5: Data Security

One advantage of using a network server for backup is that you do not need to be connected to the network server in order to backup or retrieve your files.

____ is an email or IM-based scam designed to persuade you to reveal confidential information.

During startup, if your computer's screen remains blank or an error message appears, you may have a ____.

Jordanna recently lost a lot of data when a virus attacked her computer system. She is coming up with a backup plan to minimize future data loss. Jordanna knows that a ____ is a bootable disk that contains a complete copy of your computer's hard drive as it existed when shipped from the manufacturer.

Black hats and crackers are ____.

If a pop-up ad for a security suite opens on your computer, you should click on it to install the software.

A ____ attack is when hackers intercept information sent out over networks.

If you encounter the blue screen of death, ____.

____ viruses infect the system files your computer uses every time it powers up.

A ____ is the basis for encrypting and decrypting the data transmitted between wireless devices.

One of the biggest security threats to your computer is the result of malicious code, called ____________________.