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What are the five main sections included in the Windows Defender Security Center, and what functionalities do they offer?

The first section is virus and threat protection which provides anti-virus and quarantining malicious files so they don't execute on your computer, the second section is device performance and health which monitors your batteries, windows, and driver updates. The third is Firewall and network control which provides you with utilities that control your firewall to make sure only the connections you want are accessing something on the network. The fourth section is the app and browser control which offers settings for smartscreen apps, and the last section is the family options which will help you monitor your child's device contents and usage.

What information does the “Device performance & health” section provide, and how can you access it?

The information that device performance and health section monitors your battery life and storage usage and you can access it by clicking on view health report

How does the Windows Defender Security Center notify you of issues that require your attention?

Windows Defender Security Center notifies you of an issue by putting a yellow exclamation mark on it's shield icon in the bottom right corner of your computer

What features are managed under the “Firewall & network protection” section in the Windows Defender Security Center?

The features that are managed under the Firewall and network protection are the firewall and allow access to information about your local network

How does the concept of “security” in Windows Defender Security Center relate to your own experiences in keeping your personal belongings safe? Share some strategies you use to protect your belongings and how they might parallel the security measures used in the digital world.

The strategies I would use to protect my own belongings would be locking it in a locker, make sure my digital devices have a password, and to place a camera and alarm showing at my locker. They parallel into the digital world by making sure that someone cannot get physical and digital access to my goods and if someone attempts, I will see what happened from the camera.

Source: Windows Defender Security Center

Things I would like to know more about

I would like to know more about the different security methods for computers and to see what they do and which one would possibly be the best.