INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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You found the website on Google or clicked it from a link in an email.
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A little lock icon next to the website address.
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The website shows a company name and logo and looks real.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A secure URL should begin with “https” rather than “http.” The “s” in “https” stands for secure, which indicates that the site is using a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificate. This lets you know that all your communication and data is encrypted as it passes from your browser to the website’s server.
Detailed explanation-2: -You should see a padlock – some browsers colour it green – in the address bar. That means that the whole website is encrypted. In other browsers you will also sometimes see a padlock with a warning triangle. This means that some pages on the website aren’t encrypted, though others are.
Detailed explanation-3: -When you visit a website, the Site Identity button (a padlock) appears in the address bar to the left of the web address. You can quickly find out if the connection to the website you are viewing is encrypted, and in some cases who owns the website.