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Today • April 25

HTTPS

HTTPS

Stands for "HyperText Transport Protocol Secure." HTTPS is a secure version of the HTTP protocol that encrypts web traffic. It adds encryption and authentication using TLS (formerly SSL) to protect data exchanged between a web server and the client's web browser. While it was initially only used by ... Read More

Today's Quiz Question

Which of the following mediums is primarily used for data backup?

A
Hard drive
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B
Sold state drive
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C
Optical drive
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D
Tape drive
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