FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -Q What is a mantrap? A A mantrap is a security device that monitors and controls two or more interlocking doors to a small room that separates a non-secured area from a secured area. These interlocking doors allow only one door to be open at any me.

Detailed explanation-2: -How can an area be made secure from a non-secured area via two interlocking doors to a small room? Proximity reader utilize a special type of tag that can be affixed to the inside of an ID badge.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mantraps are most often used in physical security to separate non-secure areas from secure areas and prevent unauthorized access. They can also be found in high tech manufacturing to provide entry and exit chambers for clean rooms. In the Middle Ages, mantraps were used to check visitor credentials in prisons.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is the Chain of Trust? Each element of the boot process (e.g. hardware, software, drivers) relies on the confirmation of the previous element to know that the entire process is secure.

Detailed explanation-5: -How is the UEFI Secure Boot security standard designed to combat BIOS attacks? ANSWER: Secure Boot is designed to ensure that a computer boots using only software that is trusted by the computer manufacturer.