Briefly explain the password paradox.

What will be an ideal response?


Although changing the default password on wireless equipment is a critical first step when installing the equipment, it is important that the right password be created. However, this is not always done because of the password paradox. For a password to remain secure and prevent an attacker from discovering it, passwords should never be written down but instead must be committed to memory. Yet passwords must also be of a sufficient length and complexity so that an attacker cannot easily guess the password. This creates the paradox: although lengthy and complex passwords should be used and never written down, it is very difficult to memorize these types of passwords.

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Changing a control's Text property also changes how you refer to the control in code 2. You can display the Properties window by pressing 3. The Properties window is used to change how objects look and react. 4. When working with text boxes, the sizing handles allow you to resize the object by dragging to make it wider or narrower. 5. Once a text box control is placed on a form, it cannot be resized or moved.

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(Comparing Strings) Write a program that uses function strncmp to compare two strings input by the user. The program should input the number of characters to compare. The program should state whether the first string is less than, equal to or greater than the second string.

What will be an ideal response?

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When using the newer Bluetooth 4.0, if one device initiates a discoverable Bluetooth device, the other device sees the request and generates a four-digit ____________________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A small business needs to incorporate fault tolerance into their infrastructure to increase data availability. Which of the following options would be the BEST solution at a minimal cost?

A. Clustering B. Mirrored server C. RAID D. Tape backup

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