Multiple choice technology security

In mobile devices, the PIN acts like a password preventing other people from gaining unauthorized access to your device. If a wrong PIN is entered three times in a row the handset is locked until you enter another code, called a PUK code.What do these codes stand for?

  1. Private Identification Number and Private Unique Key

  2. Personal Identification Number and PIN Unlock Key

  3. Private Identification Number and PIN Unlock Key

  4. Personal Identifcation Number and Personal Unlock Key
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Explanation

PIN stands for Personal Identification Number, and PUK stands for PIN Unlock Key (also known as Personal Unblocking Key). Distractors misidentify PIN as "Private Identification Number" or PUK as "Private Unique Key" or "Personal Unlock Key," which are incorrect terms in mobile telecommunications.

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