Problem

Write a 200- to 300-word response to the following:

1. How would you develop a layered approach for your personal computer to guard against malicious software such as malware and spyware? Outline your steps and approach.

Citing credible reference materials, including your course textbook(s), is highly recommended when providing your response.

2. Partisan considerations have increasingly influenced the selection of federal judges. Interest groups on the right and the left have insisted on the appointment of judges who hold compatible views. Presidents and members of Congress have also increasingly sought appointees who will decide issues in ways they prefer. What is your view? Should politics play such a large role in judicial appointments? Or should merit be given greater weight? Does a merit based system favor ONLY those with money and the connections?