You are surfing the Internet using a laptop at a public Wi-Fi cafe. What should you check first before you connect to the public network?

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You are surfing the Internet using a laptop at a public Wi-Fi cafe. What should you check first before you connect to the public network?

  • That the Bluetooth adapter is disabled
  • If the laptop requires user authentication for file and media sharing
  • That the laptop web browser is operating in private mode
  • If the laptop has a master password set to secure the passwords stored in the password manager

Explanation: You should always verify that your device isn’t configured with file and media sharing and that it requires user authentication with encryption.

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