What is a password? List any two characteristics of a good password.

      

What is a password? List any two characteristics of a good password.

  

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william
A password is a string of characters that people can use to log on to a computer and access files, programs, and other resources. Passwords help ensure that people do not access the computer unless they have been authorized to do so. In Windows, a password can include letters, numbers, symbols, and spaces.Passwords are also case-sensitive. To help keep your computer secure, you should always create a strong password.

It is a security code that is used to secure one’s document against unauthorized access. Characteristics include;
i. It should be secret i.e should be known to the owner of the document only.
ii. Should be hard to guess but easy to remember.
steve williams answered the question on November 16, 2017 at 05:30


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