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Cyber Security Essentials — Final Quiz

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Question 1 of 20Chapter 1Why are Mac and Linux computers attacked less often than Windows PCs?
Question 2 of 20Chapter 2What do the three letters of the CIA triad stand for?
Question 3 of 20Chapter 2According to the book, how is risk calculated?
Question 4 of 20Chapter 4In the email address name@example.com, what does the part after the @ identify?
Question 5 of 20Chapter 4Which protocol do message transfer agents (MTAs) use to pass email between them?
Question 6 of 20Chapter 5How do fake websites often make themselves look like real ones?
Question 7 of 20Chapter 6What is an SSID?
Question 8 of 20Chapter 7When sending one email to a group, which field protects everyone's addresses?
Question 9 of 20Chapter 8What does the book mean by “friend gluttony”?
Question 10 of 20Chapter 9What is the key property of a hash function used for passwords?
Question 11 of 20Chapter 10Against which attacks does a stronger password actually help?
Question 12 of 20Chapter 12What is the main drawback of a password manager?
Question 13 of 20Chapter 13What is the difference between a virus and a worm?
Question 14 of 20Chapter 14Your files are encrypted by ransomware. What does the book advise?
Question 15 of 20Chapter 15What makes a drive-by download dangerous?
Question 16 of 20Chapter 16Of the five layers of defence against malware, which does the book call the most important?
Question 17 of 20Chapter 17What is HTTPS?
Question 18 of 20Chapter 18What is an “evil twin”?
Question 19 of 20Chapter 20What is the primary threat to a home wireless network?
Question 20 of 20Chapter 21In cyber forensics, what proves that copied evidence was not altered?
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