Practicing Locating Your iOS or Android Device: Explore the site to see how to make the device ring, how to lock the device by changing the passcode, and how to erase the device. What did you learn about your device? One potential snag in finding or remotely wiping your device would be relying on passwords stored in your device to access your Google or iCloud account. Be sure to store your sign-in information for these accounts in password vault software or memorize the information.

Practicing Locating Your iOS or Android Device: Explore the site to see how to make the device ring, how to lock the device by changing the passcode, and how to erase the device. What did you learn about your device? One potential snag in finding or remotely wiping your device would be relying on passwords stored in your device to access your Google or iCloud account. Be sure to store your sign-in information for these accounts in password vault software or memorize the information.

Enhanced Discovering Computers 2017 (Shelly Cashman Series) (MindTap Course List)

1st Edition

ISBN:9781305657458

Author:Misty E. Vermaat, Susan L. Sebok, Steven M. Freund, Mark Frydenberg, Jennifer T. Campbell

Publisher:Misty E. Vermaat, Susan L. Sebok, Steven M. Freund, Mark Frydenberg, Jennifer T. Campbell

Chapter1: Introducing Today's Technologies: Computers, Devices, And The Web

Section: Chapter Questions

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