Personal Protection Essay

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Hello and welcome to another issue of Personal Protection Program. In this March edition I will be discussing the issue of computer safety and in particular, file extensions, viruses, social networking safety and protecting your online identity.
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A.)
A File extension is the suffix placed at the end of a filename, that is used to make it identifiable, what format of content is held in a file. File extensions were initially designed to help users to determine which application to launch in order to run a program, yet, sneaky sly's have used them to implement rouge files, and virus into innocent peoples computer systems. Always be wary of what files you are running!
Use these three handy steps to protect yourself...
CHECK- Always check to full filename
CREATOR- Know the creator of the file. Is it reliable or suspicious?
COGNISE- Cognise (know) whether you have anti- virus programs installed

B.) PDF:
The file extension PDF stands for Portable Document Format. PDF files compresses files and also supports convenient downloading and printing.
DOC: A doc (abbreviation for document) is a file extension for word documents. The extension is predominantly used for plain text documentation.
JPG: This file extension stands for Joint Photographic Group. Its purpose is to compress digital photographic files. JPG files hold photo's and in particular, digitally produced images, such as online art, photo shopped images, and edited images.
BMP: BMP files ( Bitmap Image Files), store Bitmap digital images on the display device, such as computers or tablets. Examples of Bitmap files are digital images similar to the ones that use the file extension JPG.

C.) Altering a file extension will cause major problems for the file itself. Th...

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...hat information you place online. Personal information at risk includes...
Full names
Addresses
Schools
Phone numbers
Email accounts
Financial information at risk includes...
Credit or debit card details
Pin numbers
Remember, if you don't want it stolen, don't put it online!

C.) Although some personal information exposure is preventable by not uploading it online, much isn't. During online payment, personal information has to be issued in order to make the payment. Therefore, further protection acts have to be implied. These include...
Using payment options that protect against identity theft
Removing financial information from your computer
Use complicated passwords
Due to the increasingly common act of smartphone payment, to protect yourself, be sure to have a password on your phone, and don't leave personal information easily visible on your phone.

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