Jodie Likes to Answer Social Media Surveys About Her Pets

question 832

Multiple Choice

Jodie likes to answer social media surveys about her pets, where she grew up, what her favorite foods are, and where she goes for vacation.Why could this be a problem?

• A) People might think badly of her for some of her choices.
• B) Spending too much time on social media could negatively affect her health.
• C) Hackers could use this information to answer security questions and access her online accounts.
• D) Those surveys often ask for information such as Social Security number or credit card number.

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Definitions:

Handshaking

In a connection-oriented protocol, the process of exchanging control packets before exchanging data packets.

Packet Switching

A method of grouping data into packets that are transmitted over a network and can travel independently to their destination.

ICANN

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, an organization responsible for coordinating the maintenance and procedures of several databases related to the namespaces and numerical spaces of the internet.

IP Address

An Internet Protocol Address is a unique string of numbers separated by periods that identifies each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network.