Protecting Your Devices and Networks

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What is a unique identifier for devices that can connect to a Wi-Fi network?

  • IP address
  • Router PIN
  • Physical address (correct)
  • Wi-Fi password

How can users restrict wireless network access to known devices?

  • By setting up a VPN connection
  • By changing the network name regularly
  • By activating MAC address filtering (correct)
  • By using multiple routers

What does the 'https' at the beginning of a web address indicate?

  • The website's popularity
  • The website's age
  • That the website uses encryption (correct)
  • The website's location

Why is turning off Bluetooth when not in use recommended?

<p>To prevent hackers from accessing your device (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a recommended way of securing data transmission over public Wi-Fi networks?

<p>Employing a virtual private network (VPN) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why should you avoid automatically connecting your smartphone to nearby Wi-Fi networks?

<p>To prevent unauthorized access (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one step you can take to protect your computing devices from intrusion?

<p>Enable encryption on the wireless router (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why should you change the default SSID of your wireless network?

<p>To prevent unauthorized users from easily identifying your network (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to change the default password of your wireless router?

<p>To prevent unauthorized access as default passwords are widely known (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a recommended practice for creating a secure password for your wireless router?

<p>Utilizing a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols for complexity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does enabling encryption on a wireless router enhance security?

<p>It prevents unauthorized access to data transmitted over the network (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one reason to consider using a MAC address filter in your wireless router?

<p>To limit the number of devices that can connect to the network (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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