IT UNIT 6

This is used to track a user's browser and download history with the intent to display popup banner ads that will lure a user into making a purchase.

Adware

What are certain things you can do to protect your personal data when using a public workstation?

Clear history. Sign out of accounts completely. Clear Cookies. Clear Cache.

To keep your data safe while working on a public workstation you should do the following things:

Disable autofill Clear history when you are finished Look for the "s" in the web address bar Verify there is a padlock in the web address bar

Any program or file that is harmful to a computer user.

Malware

When browsing using certain browsers, if a page is known to be malicious or using phishing techniques in the past a browser may display a _________ before allowing you to move forward.

Warning Page

This feature will save your information such as username, password, credit card, and much more.

auto fill

What saves copies of webpages you have previously visited?

cache

This is a small file downloaded by some websites to store information such as login information, user preferences, and shopping cart information.

cookie

A service that allows people to send text messages with pictures and sounds from their device to other devices.

electronic mail

Clicking on ads that appear on your screen is always a safe option.

false

What search option can you use that does not track cookies or history?

incognito

What symbol typically appears to the left of a secure site?

padlock

What is designed to infect a user's system and encrypt their data?

ransomware

Unwanted email, often trying to sell you something.

spam

Harmful computer program requiring a host that accesses your computer without your permission.

virus

This can self replicate without a host program and will spread without human interaction or directives from malware authors.

worm

What should you make sure the web address begins with to ensure that you are browsing a secure site?

HTTPS

When visiting a site, or researching something that you aren't familiar with, it's easy to be duped by a fake site. To prevent yourself from falling victim, what two items can you check for in the address bar?

HTTPS, Padlock

What is designed to look like a legitimate e-mail but contains malicious links that will deliver malware to your computer?

Phishing

What is usually present in the address bar If a site is not secure?

Red X through padlock and red line through https symbol.

When using electronic mail (email), what is one thing you can do to help prevent potentially malicious emails from making their way into your inbox?

Set up a junk folder

What is made to collect information and data and observe a user's activity without their knowledge and then send the information back to the one who installed the program?

Spyware