Privilege escalation is used in computer programs to bypass normal authentication

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False —Privilege escalation is the act of exploiting a bug or design flaw in a software or firmware application to gain access to resources that normally would be protected from an application or user. Backdoors are used in computer programs to bypass normal authentication and other security mechanisms in place.

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What is the default value for the "Maximum password age" setting in the Password Policy?

A. 0 days B. 30 days C. 42 days D. 45 days

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An embedded objects maintains the structure of the original application and maintains a connection to the source file

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The INFO2 file was a place for storing deleted files in which file system?

a. FAT16 b. NTFS c. Ext3 d. HPFS

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Should metrics for computer performance be linear or non?linear? For example, if a linear metric has a value X, the metric 2X would imply twice the performance, whereas if the metric were logarithmic, the metric 2X would imply a tenfold increase in performance.

What will be an ideal response?

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