WGU D773 SECTION 3 VOCABULARY
cookies[-[ans-
✔✔small[pieces[of[data[sent[from[a[website[and[stored[on[a[user's[device[by[their[web[bro
wser
data[encryption[-[ans-
✔✔the[process[of[converting[information[into[a[coded[format[to[prevent[unauthorized[acc
ess
geotagging[-[ans-✔✔the[process[of[adding[geographical[information—
such[as[latitude[and[longitude[coordinates—to[digital[media[like[photos,[videos,[or[posts
multi-factor[authentication[(MFA)[-[ans-
✔✔is[a[security[process[that[requires[users[to[provide[two[or[more[distinct[forms[of[identifi
cation[-[typically[involving[something[you[know,[something[you[are,
[or[something[you[have[-[before[they[can[access[an[account[or[system
multimedia[message[service[(MMS)[-[ans-
✔✔an[extension[of[Short[Message[Service[(SMS)
[that[allows[users[to[send[multimedia[content[such[as[pictures,[videos,[audio[files,
[and[text[messages[longer[than[160[characters
personal[identifiable[information[(PII)[-[ans-
✔✔any[data[that[can[be[used[to[identify[an[individual,
[either[on[its[own[or[in[combination[with[other[information
short[message[service[(SMS)[-[ans-
✔✔a[text[messaging[service[component[of[most[telephone,[internet,
[and[mobile[device[systems,[usually[limited[to[160[characters[or[less
single-sign-on[solution[(SSO)[-[ans-
✔✔an[authentication[process[that[allows[users[to[access[multiple[applications[or[systems[
with[one[set[of[login[credentials
virtual[private[network[(VPN)[-[ans-✔✔technology[that[creates[a[secure,
[encrypted[connection[over[a[less[secure[network,
[allowing[users[to[send[and[receive[data[as[if[their[devices[were[connected[to[a[private[net
work
cookies[-[ans-
✔✔small[pieces[of[data[sent[from[a[website[and[stored[on[a[user's[device[by[their[web[bro
wser
data[encryption[-[ans-
✔✔the[process[of[converting[information[into[a[coded[format[to[prevent[unauthorized[acc
ess
geotagging[-[ans-✔✔the[process[of[adding[geographical[information—
such[as[latitude[and[longitude[coordinates—to[digital[media[like[photos,[videos,[or[posts
multi-factor[authentication[(MFA)[-[ans-
✔✔is[a[security[process[that[requires[users[to[provide[two[or[more[distinct[forms[of[identifi
cation[-[typically[involving[something[you[know,[something[you[are,
[or[something[you[have[-[before[they[can[access[an[account[or[system
multimedia[message[service[(MMS)[-[ans-
✔✔an[extension[of[Short[Message[Service[(SMS)
[that[allows[users[to[send[multimedia[content[such[as[pictures,[videos,[audio[files,
[and[text[messages[longer[than[160[characters
personal[identifiable[information[(PII)[-[ans-
✔✔any[data[that[can[be[used[to[identify[an[individual,
[either[on[its[own[or[in[combination[with[other[information
short[message[service[(SMS)[-[ans-
✔✔a[text[messaging[service[component[of[most[telephone,[internet,
[and[mobile[device[systems,[usually[limited[to[160[characters[or[less
single-sign-on[solution[(SSO)[-[ans-
✔✔an[authentication[process[that[allows[users[to[access[multiple[applications[or[systems[
with[one[set[of[login[credentials
virtual[private[network[(VPN)[-[ans-✔✔technology[that[creates[a[secure,
[encrypted[connection[over[a[less[secure[network,
[allowing[users[to[send[and[receive[data[as[if[their[devices[were[connected[to[a[private[net
work