FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY

TYPES OF COMPUTER SECURITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A strong password should contain:
A
your name or the name of your favorite pet.
B
at least one capital letter, one number and one symbol, and be at least 8 characters long.
C
all numbers and capital letters, and be no more than 5 characters long.
D
all lowercase characters.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The common standard for strong passwords is: minimum length of eight characters, at least one uppercase character, at least one lowercase character, at least one number, and at least one symbol.

Detailed explanation-2: -With computer power increasing all the time, the minimum required password length is a moving target that’s only going to go up. But for today’s computing power, eight is the minimum number of characters that the NIST recommends.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: 8 characters is between 1 words and 2 words with spaces included in the character count. If spaces are not included in the character count, then 8 characters is between 1 words and 3 words.

Detailed explanation-4: -Passwords must have at least 8 characters and contain at least two of the following: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.

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