Q.What is a Password?

A Password is a secret code (letters, numbers and/or symbols) known only to an authorised user, which has to be keyed in to log in to a computer system, software or data file. It is a basic data-security tool in a computerised accounting system that prevents unauthorised access to and misuse of accounting information. This is a TS Inter 2nd-year (Telangana Intermediate) Accountancy term from the Computerised Accounting System chapter; the TS treatment aligns with the NCERT/CBSE commerce curriculum. In a computerised accounting system, confidential data must be protected from unauthorised users. A password is one of the most common controls used for this purpose. Only a person who knows the correct password can open the system or file; anyone who does not know it is denied access. Passwords should be kept secret, be a mix of characters that is hard to guess, and be ch …