GEN 102 Week 3 Assignment Help | Ashford University

GEN 102 Week 3 Assignment Help | Ashford University 

Question 1

When posting on discussion boards, it’s okay to have opinions that are different from others, but it is always important to support opinions with further information from __________.

  

o   Wikipedia

o   Someone else’s experiences

o   Second-hand stories and gossip

o   Readings, research, and past experiences

 

 

Question 2

Amber joins a dating site and later finds that the information she posted has been sold to a marketing company. Amber does not remember giving the site permission to sell her information. What can she do?

  

o   Sue the company for data misuse according to The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse

o   Demand that the dating site remove her private information from marketing lists according to The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse

o   Take no legal action, since users have no right to privacy or confidentiality for any information or photos they have posted per The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse

o   Revise the privacy policies, terms, and conditions to ensure this does not happen again according to The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 3

Which of the following statements about written communication is TRUE?

  

o   It is only used for informal communication.

o   It can be more easily misunderstood than face-to-face communication.

o   It is temporary and cannot be permanently recorded.  

o   It is always private and cannot be shared with others.

 

 

Question 4

After studying for an hour, Hannah decides to take a 15-minute break and check her e-mail. To her dismay, several e-mails in her inbox are considered to be unsolicited e-mails. Unsolicited and undesired or illegal e-mail messages are also known as ________.

 

o   junk

o   trash

o   spam

o   fake

 

 

 

 

 

Question 5

Jazmine is excited to participate in her first online class at Ashford. During week 1, Jazmine posts her introduction and is delighted to see a response from her instructor, Dr. Jon Howe. She is eager to answer the instructor’s questions. How should Jazmine address her instructor in her response?

  

o   Jon

o   Mr. Howe

o   Instructor Jon

o   Dr. Howe

 

 

Question 6

Helena purchased a security software package to protect her new laptop against threats such as spyware and computer viruses. She has the option to automatically install updates and perform full computer system scans. How frequently should she set up the computer to run the full scans?

  

o   every week

o   every 3 months

o   every month

o   every 6 months

 

 

 

 

 

Question 7

Nina, a student who serves in the military, is planning to go to San Diego for her upcoming graduation from Ashford University. She doesn’t currently have an extensive wardrobe for a civilian trip such as this, so she decides to shop online for clothes to wear during her trip. Knowing that some websites are less financially secure than others, she looks at the URL to make sure that it begins with __________ before she enters her credit card information.

  

o   https://

o   http://

o   http//

o   https//

 

 

Question 8

Cybercriminals can steal cookies from a person’s computer to acquire all kinds of information such as credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, passwords, etc. Which of the following is the LEAST effective method for clearing cookies from a browser?

  

o   clearing all browser history

o   choosing the “delete cookies” option from computer settings

o   changing settings to customize the browser to allow or block certain kinds of cookies

o   going to browser privacy settings to block some or all specific websites from using cookies

 

 

 

 

Question 9

Debby wants to create a signature block in her e-mail program so that she doesn’t have to sign each e-mail. Which of the following is NOT a common inclusion in a signature block?

  

o   date

o   name

o   address

o   contact information

 

 

Question 10

Arturo is browsing electronic retailers online to learn about the different laptops that he could purchase to help him complete his Ashford course work. He almost purchases one laptop but decides to get an alternate device available from a different retailer. A day after making his purchase, Arturo receives an e-mail from the retailer whose laptop he did not choose asking if he is still interested and offering him a discount. Arturo received the e-mail because of the __________ that were created during his online shopping experience.

  

o   permanent cookies

o   domain cookies

o   IP cookies

o   temporary cookies

 

 

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