Test your knowledge on Virtual Personal Assistant Devices
Put your knowledge of Virtual Personal Assistant Devices to the test here!
What is a Virtual Personal Assistant ?
A virtual personal assistant is an application that understands voice commands and completes tasks for a user; different VPAs exist such as Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, Microsoft Cortana and many more
A virtual personal assistant is an application that understands voice commands and completes tasks for a user.
A virtual personal assistant is a device that completes chores for you
A virtual personal assistant is a security feature on Smart devices
Using additional security features such as Alexa Voice ID makes your device secure?
Alexa's Voice ID feature, where the device will only respond to the user's registered voice commands, is a strong security feature, however if a voice recording of the primary user's voice is recorded, these messages can then be replayed as a method of an attack.
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Well known retailers such as Amazon only sell secure Virtual Personal Assistant Devices.
Many retailers sell Virtual Personal Assistant Devices that do not use end-to-end encryption; this means that the data packets being used to communicate between the device and the user's mobile device can be intercepted and relayed; a hacker can use the data packets to communicate with the assistant device and steal personal data that is stored on the device. If end-to-end encryption is used; then hackers will not be able to intercept them.
Yes, they only sell devices that are secure
No, retailers sell devices that pose security risks
Select all the examples of virtual personal assistant devices
Amazon Alexa
Google Assistant
Microsoft Cortana
Samsung Sender
Adobe Ask
Apple Siri
What is a VPA Device also known as?
A VPA device is known as the "Always listening device" as they are waiting for a wake word to be activated.
Always listening device
Virtual Personal Analyser Device
Eavesdropper device
What is a false wake?
Sometimes your VPA device will misinterpret words for their wake words, such as saying "Alex" when near an Amazon Alexa, may activate the device when the user didn't intend on activating the device; this is called a 'false wake'.
A false wake is when your VPA device interprets another word as the wake word
A false wake is when your VPA device seems as though it is listening, ready for instructions but does not respond to the instructions.
Is my VPA Device always listening to me when it is turned on?
A VPA device is known as the "Always listening device" as they are waiting for a wake word to be activated, they will only carry out tasks once the wake word has been said.
Users can also disable the microphone on the device or disconnect it from the internet incase they suspect the device has been tampered with and it is eavesdropping.
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