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What is the purpose of access levels in data security?

• To control who can view, edit, or delete data within a system

• To increase the speed of data access

• To create a backup of the data

• To track the location of the data

What is the main task carried out by a firewall?

• To compare fingerprint scans against previously stored images

• To encrypt files to make the data more secure

• To prevent a user from downloading spyware

• To examine the traffic between a user's computer and a public network

What is the purpose of anti-spyware software?

• To prevent a user from downloading spyware

• To examine the traffic between a user's computer and a public network

• To compare fingerprint scans against previously stored images

• To detect and remove spyware programs installed illegally on a user's computer system

What is the process of proving a user's identity by using something they know, have, or something unique to them called?

• Authentication

• Two-step verification

• Biometrics

• Access levels

What is the purpose of two-step verification?

• To require two methods of authentication to verify a user's identity

• To detect and remove spyware already installed on a device

• To prevent access to certain undesirable sites

• To encrypt files to make the data more secure

What is the main feature of proxy servers?

• Used to direct invalid traffic away from web servers

• Prevents direct access to a web server by sitting between the user and the web server

• Allows internet traffic to be filtered and keeps users' IP addresses secret

• Prevents a user from downloading spyware

What are privacy settings designed to limit?

• Who can access and see a user's personal profile

• The speed of data access

• The number of tries allowed before the system locks the user out

• The access rights to the minimum level necessary for users to perform their tasks

What is the purpose of automatic software updates?

• To prevent access to certain undesirable sites

• To keep software on computers and mobile devices up-to-date

• To detect and remove spyware already installed on a device

• To examine the traffic between a user's computer and a public network

What is the purpose of biometrics?

• Type of authentication that uses a unique human characteristic

• To keep users' IP addresses secret

• To examine the traffic between a user's computer and a public network

• To prevent access to certain undesirable sites

What are the three common factors used in authentication?

• To examine the traffic between a user's computer and a public network

• Something you know, something you have, something unique to you

• Fingerprint scans, retina scans, face recognition

• Allows internet traffic to be filtered, keeps users' IP addresses secret