Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is the Boot sector.

Important Points

• The portion of a disk that contains the master boot record is the Boot sector.
• The MBR contains a partition table, which stores information on which primary partitions have been created on the hard disk so that it can then use this information to start the machine.
• The MBR is stored on the first sector of the hard disk and is created along with the first partition on the drive.
• It is loaded into memory as one of the first actions during system start-up.

Key Points

• The MBR is comprised of a small section of operating system independent code, a disk signature, the partition table, and an MBR signature.
• The disk signature is a unique four-byte identifier for the hard drive.
• It is used for purposes such as identifying the boot volume and associating partitions and volumes with a specific drive.
• The partition table informs of the start position and length of each partition on the hard disk.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Margins.

Key Points

• A margin is a space separating text or other elements from the edge of the paper commonly adjusted through the page setup.
• Most programs allow for the top, bottom, left, and right margins to be set. 
• By increasing the size of the margins, you decrease the available space on the page that text can occupy.
• In other words, a page with bigger margins has less room for text.
• If you decrease the size of the margins, the page can accept more text.

Additional Information

• Justify is a text that is both left-aligned and right-aligned. 
  • In Microsoft Word, you can use the Ctrl + J keyboard shortcut to justify any text.
• A trapdoor is a concealed means of bypassing security to gain access to a restricted part of a computer system.
  • For example, a programmer may insert a piece of code that would allow them access to a computer or secure area using a password that only they know.

The correct answer is All of the above.

Key Points

• Social engineering is the term used for a broad range of malicious activities accomplished through human interactions.
• It uses psychological manipulation to trick users into making security mistakes or giving away sensitive information. 
• A sniffing attack or a sniffer attack, in the context of network security, corresponds to theft or interception of data by capturing the network traffic using a sniffer.
• Spoofing is the act of disguising a communication from an unknown source as being from a known, trusted source. 

Additional Information

Some Common Hacking Techniques are:

• Phishing
• Bait and Switch Attack
• Key Logger
• Denial of Service (DoS\DDoS) Attacks
• ClickJacking Attacks
• Cookie Theft 

The correct answer is Ctrl + Shift + <

Key Points

• Ctrl + Shift + < 
  • It is used to decrease the font to the next smaller point size available in the Font size list box in Microsoft Word.

Additional Information

• Ctrl + Shift + >
  • It is used to increase the font to the next smaller point size available in the Font size list box in Microsoft Word.
• Ctrl + Shift + +
  • It is used to apply superscript.
• Ctrl + Shift + F
  • It is used to open the Font window to change the font.

Important Points

• You can access the Fonts dialog box or use the tools in the Home tab in MS Word.
• The list contains font size in points 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 36, 48 and 72.
• Word supports font size b​etween 1 and 1638. 

The correct answer is cell.

Key Points

• The basic unit of an Excel spreadsheet where we enter data is known as a cell.
• Every worksheet is composed up of thousands of rectangles, which are called cells.
• A cell is the intersection of a row and a column.

Additional Information

• Columns are recognized by letters (A, B, C), while rows are identified by numbers (1, 2, 3).
• Each cell has its own name or cell address rooted on its column and row.
• The cell address will also embark in the Name box.