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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Internet Explorer zone is the least secure?
A
Internet zone
B
local intranet zone
C
trusted sites zone
D
restricted sites zone
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The default security level for the trusted sites zone is Low, which means Internet Explorer will allow all cookies from websites in this zone to be saved on your computer and read by the website that created them. The next least secure is the local intranet, which is configured as Medium-Low.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Internet zone is a catchall zone for sites on the Internet that another zone doesn’t already classify. By default, every site you visit that doesn’t have membership in another zone inherits the security permissions that the Internet zone defines. The Local intranet zone represents all sites in your LAN environment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Users can uses these zones to easily provide the appropriate level of security for the various types of Web content that they are likely to encounter. For example, since a user may fully trust the sites on their institution’s intranet, they would set the Local intranet zone to a low level of security.

Detailed explanation-4: -To locate the Local intranet dialog box in Internet Explorer, click Tools, click Internet Options, click Security, and then click Local intranet.

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