FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

APPLICATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE

SYSTEMS SOFTWARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which software utility will help prevent data theft from third parties?
A
Full backup and incremental backup
B
Compression software
C
Encryption software
D
Disk defragmentation software
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Utility software helps maintain the system. Utility software includes: encryption software. defragmentation software.

Detailed explanation-2: -Data encryption translates data into another form, or code, so that only people with access to a secret key (formally called a decryption key) or password can read it. Encrypted data is commonly referred to as ciphertext, while unencrypted data is called plaintext.

Detailed explanation-3: -Encryption uses cybersecurity to defend against brute-force and cyber-attacks, including malware and ransomware. Data encryption works by securing transmitted digital data on the cloud and computer systems. There are two kinds of digital data, transmitted data or in-flight data and stored digital data or data at rest.

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