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What is a sheepdip?
Suggested Answer: C
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Also known as a footbath, a sheepdip is the process of checking physical media, such as floppy disks or CD-ROMs, for viruses before they are used in a computer. Typically, a computer that sheepdips is used only for that process and nothing else and is isolated from the other computers, meaning it is not connected to the network. Most sheepdips use at least two different antivirus programs in order to increase effectiveness.
12 comments · newest first
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Maybelle
12 months ago
C is the closest, but it's more about media than just viruses.
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Leoma
12 months ago
Wait, is this really about sheep? Sounds weird.
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Ben
1 year ago
Definitely not a machine, that's for sure.
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Providencia
1 year ago
I thought it was related to honeynets too!
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Shad
1 year ago
It's actually a method for disinfecting sheep, not a tech term!
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Alonzo
1 year ago
I’m leaning towards option C, but I might be mixing it up with something else I studied.
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Felix
1 year ago
I feel like I’ve seen "sheepdip" mentioned in the context of security checks, but I can't recall the exact definition.
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Norah
1 year ago
I remember practicing a question about honeynets, but I don't think sheepdip is the same thing.
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Valentin
1 year ago
I think a sheepdip is related to checking for viruses, but I'm not entirely sure if it's specifically about physical media.
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Huey
1 year ago
This is a tricky one. I'm torn between a few of the options, like Workforce Security and Information Access Management. I'll have to really think through the details of each choice to determine which one best fits the requirement for workforce education about health information protection.
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Rhea
1 year ago
This looks like a straightforward XML namespace question. I'll carefully read through the XML document and the answer choices to determine which namespace the type attribute belongs to.
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King
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I remember discussing RBI analysis in class, but I can't quite recall how it relates to the other techniques mentioned. I'll have to think this through carefully.