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Avoid leaving any trace of your personal information on public computers. Log out of any web site or e-mail connection. Don’t allow the computer to save your passwords.

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Even if you have permission to shut down or restart a public computer (unlikely), the computer would retain any personal information you entered unless you scrub the machine.

Strong passwords help protect your resources, but don’t make public access safer.

Allowing a web site to save your credentials makes it much less safe to use a public computer.

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SSID information. Use the SSID or network name to connect to a wireless network.

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SMTP IP address. Configure the Simple Message Transfer Protocol as part of e-mail setup.

POP3 information. Configure Post Office Protocol as part of e-mail setup.

Client IP address. She most likely doesn’t need this information to connect to a Wi-Fi network.

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Patent. A process or methodology that can be protected from copycats through patents.

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Trademark. A sign, symbol, or phrase that uniquely identifies a product, such as the Coca-Cola phrase, logo, and colors.

Copyright. A legal right to publish content such as artistic, musical, or literary works.

PII. Personally identifiable information such as street address, birthdate, or credit card number.

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Internet of Things: Also called IoT, this refers to any device that connects to and communicates over the Internet such as security cameras, baby monitors, home environmental controls, smart cars, home appliances such as refrigerators, and so on.

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WAP. Wireless access points are central wireless network connectivity devices.

WPA. Wi-Fi Protected Access is a security standard designed to protect Wi-Fi networks through authentication and encryption.

Big data. This is a term describing vast amounts of data that accumulate daily that require specialized software clusters for processing.

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Credential reuse means using the same username and password for multiple services. A hacker has to crack the credentials only once to get access to a lot of resources. Avoid it!

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Enabling cookies, the default for all web browsers, doesn’t do more than keep track of various information about sites you visit.

Disabling history stops a browser from tracking your site visits; it doesn’t pose a security threat.

Using incognito mode stops a browser from tracking your site visits; it doesn’t pose a security threat.

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HFS. This is an Apple file system type that is commonly used with macOS.

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NTFS. NTFS is a Windows file system that supports advanced attributes including encryption and compression.

EXT4. This is a Unix and Linux file system type that is not commonly used with Windows machines.

FAT32. This is an older file system type for Windows machines that does not support encryption and compression without third-party utility software.

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SSD. A solid-state drive has no moving parts and offers the fastest access of any of the devices listed here.

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Blu-ray Disc. Blu-ray Disc technology requires reading a spinning optical disc. This is slow compared to any type of hard drive.

5400 RPM HDD. Hard disk drives offer pretty fast speeds but pale in comparison to SSDs.

7200 RPM HDD. Hard disk drives offer pretty fast speeds but pale in comparison to SSDs.

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Each row can have different types of data stored, It can be schema-less. Schema-less means there is no strict definition on what type of data will be stored.

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Each row must store the same type of data, It has a rigid schema. These two items describe relational databases.

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MongoDB, IBM Domino. Both of these are NoSQL databases.

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Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL. Both of these are relational databases.

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Phishing. A classic phishing attack comes from a seemingly legit source but asks for information that the source would never request.

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Cracking. Cracking is the malicious use of software for unintended purposes.

Hacking. Hacking is the act of accessing or using software in some fashion that the original writers never intended.

Spam. Spam is unsolicited e-mail.