Medium question 1
Read the following account concerning computer security measures and rules, and answer questions Q89 through Q92.
After Mr. M was hired, he was assigned to a department that has rules concerning the initial settings of newly installed PCs. Some of these rules are as follows:
Excerpt from “Rules for Initial Settings of New PCs”
(1) Prepare computers by installing the specified antivirus software and enabling the automatic update function.
(2) Change the default values of Web browser security settings, such as limitation of
software like Java applets running on Web browsers, to security levels specified by
the system administrator, without leaving them intact.
(3) Enabling automatic OS updates, as a measure in case security holes and the like are
discovered.
(4) Before installing software other than application software provided by the department, obtain approval from the department director.
Q89.
Technology
A new employee, Mr. M was provided with a new PC, so he promptly started configuring
his PC according to “Rules for Initial Settings of New PCs.” Which of the following actions is not appropriate in consideration of the four rules (1) through (4)?
Practice exam 2
a) After configuring the antivirus software, he ran a complete scan of the hard disks to
check for viruses, just in case.
b) He did not know how to configure the Web browser, so he asked the system administrator for configuration instructions.
c) Since the new PC came bundled with a three-month trial version of antivirus software
preinstalled, he configured it for automatic updates and started using this software.
d) When he enabled automatic OS updates, an update started immediately, so he followed the instructions displayed to complete the update.
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