Test your basic knowledge |

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Examples- Moodle - Blackboard






2. An assigned series of numbers - separated by periods - that designates an address on the internet.






3. A program used to prevent viruses from getting on computers






4. A quick and effective to communicate with other users






5. An example would be an online encyclopedias






6. The foundation for communication for the internet






7. Allows access to the internet






8. When you receive data






9. Files are recovered from compressed form






10. ______ technologies - example would be email news letters






11. Stores data for the future






12. When you send data






13. Electronic mail






14. Bookmarks






15. Attempting to steal personal information by posing as a business






16. Sent information that is unwanted






17. An example would be pop ups - banners






18. Keeps the site up and running






19. Hyperlinks






20. An example would be collaborative online tools. i.e. wikis - blogs






21. Internet tool






22. Translates the domain name into an IP address






23. Tool to communicate with other users - i.e. Facebook






24. Affects computers and replicates itself






25. The amount of data that can be transmitted over a network in a given amount of time.






26. The language used in the creation of web pages






27. The World Wide Web Consortium organization is in charge of the World Wide Web standards






28. When you are constantly receiving and reviewing media






29. Collects information without users knowledge






30. Files are compacted to reduce size






31. Collaborative tools






32. Someone who accesses information without consent






33. An information hub






34. Public and private passwords






35. Messing with the sites DNS so any login information is sent to the new site






36. Collaborative online tools






37. Prevents unwanted users from accessing your information






38. World Wide Web






39. The basis for all of the other protocols






40. Used for transferring files






41. A mediator of requests between users and the resource






42. The process of making text unreadable to anyone who doesn't have a key






43. Allows you to detect of a message has been tampered with during transit






44. Internet Service Provider






45. HTTP - HTTPS - FTP - TCP






46. A summary of web content changes






47. Software that plays - displays - or downloads advertisements to the users computer






48. A program that sends browsing information back to the originating website






49. Electronic Mail






50. A secure version of HTTP