CAPTCHA, Email Confirmations and Automatic Software Updates (AQA GCSE Computer Science): Flashcards
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What does CAPTCHA test for?
What does CAPTCHA test for?
If you're human or a bot
How text CAPTCHA works
How text CAPTCHA works
Distorted letters/numbers you type
Picture recognition CAPTCHA task
Picture recognition CAPTCHA task
Select images with specific objects
What tick box CAPTCHA analyzes
What tick box CAPTCHA analyzes
Mouse movement & behaviour patterns
Main purpose of CAPTCHA
Main purpose of CAPTCHA
Prevent spam & fake registrations from bots
Email verification purpose
Email verification purpose
Confirm you control the email address
Email confirmation security benefit
Email confirmation security benefit
Alerts if someone uses your email without permission
Email verification for account recovery
Email verification for account recovery
Ensures you receive notifications & can recover account
Automatic software updates purpose
Automatic software updates purpose
Fix security problems & keep systems current
What are security patches?
What are security patches?
Updates that fix security holes/vulnerabilities
Why delaying updates is risky
Why delaying updates is risky
Leaves system vulnerable to known attacks
Examples of automatic update software
Examples of automatic update software
OS, web browsers, antivirus software