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Subject
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it-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Examples- Moodle - Blackboard
pharming
TCP/ IP
DNS (Domain Name System)
Content Management Systems
2. An example would be collaborative online tools. i.e. wikis - blogs
hacker
Features of Websites
Web 2.0
cache
3. A program that sends browsing information back to the originating website
Cookies
spam
ISP
Bandwidth
4. Internet Service Provider
compression
antivirus
ISP
FTP
5. When you send data
upload
FTP
Content Management Systems
hacker
6. Sent information that is unwanted
spam
Database
antivirus
hacker
7. An information hub
Database
W3C
Social Networking
cache
8. Attempting to steal personal information by posing as a business
phishing
Social Network
compression
download
9. Files are compacted to reduce size
Features of Browsers
upload
compression
Features of Websites
10. A secure version of HTTP
Practical Technique
HTTPS
encryption
cache
11. An example would be pop ups - banners
Web Databases
HTML
Email
Advertising
12. The basis for all of the other protocols
Social Network
encryption
TCP/ IP
Web Databases
13. Bookmarks
Advertising
HTTP
Web Databases
Features of Browsers
14. Allows access to the internet
Browser
hacker
pharming
HTTP
15. Messing with the sites DNS so any login information is sent to the new site
Search Engine
Firewall
pharming
Email
16. Software that plays - displays - or downloads advertisements to the users computer
Features of Browsers
upload
Streaming Audio/Video
adware
17. The amount of data that can be transmitted over a network in a given amount of time.
Bandwidth
spyware
virus
Browser
18. The process of making text unreadable to anyone who doesn't have a key
Features of Browsers
spyware
encryption
decompression
19. Tool to communicate with other users - i.e. Facebook
adware
public and private keys
Social Networking
virus
20. A summary of web content changes
spam
hacker
Firewall
RSS Feed
21. Allows you to detect of a message has been tampered with during transit
spyware
digital signature
ISP
phishing
22. A mediator of requests between users and the resource
hacker
proxy server
Advertising
Internet Protocols
23. Stores data for the future
RSS Feed
Cookies
cache
Email
24. An example would be an online encyclopedias
phishing
Advertising
Features of Browsers
Web Databases
25. The language used in the creation of web pages
Push-Pull
ISP
HTML
Advertising
26. World Wide Web
upload
download
cache
WWW
27. Keeps the site up and running
Site Management
Firewall
E-mail
RSS Feed
28. Electronic mail
Cookies
RSS Feed
proxy server
Email
29. Someone who accesses information without consent
spyware
download
hacker
Bandwidth
30. Used for transferring files
Database
Social Networking
FTP
upload
31. Translates the domain name into an IP address
W3C
Browser
Features of Websites
DNS (Domain Name System)
32. Files are recovered from compressed form
E-mail
pharming
decompression
Internet Protocols
33. Electronic Mail
spyware
E-mail
download
cache
34. HTTP - HTTPS - FTP - TCP
Internet Protocols
pharming
hacker
IP Address
35. Public and private passwords
Database
public and private keys
proxy server
digital signature
36. Affects computers and replicates itself
virus
W3C
ISP
spam
37. Hyperlinks
download
Firewall
spyware
Features of Websites
38. ______ technologies - example would be email news letters
decompression
phishing
Push-Pull
RSS Feed
39. The World Wide Web Consortium organization is in charge of the World Wide Web standards
W3C
hacker
Push-Pull
Internet Protocols
40. Collects information without users knowledge
spyware
W3C
IP Address
compression
41. Internet tool
upload
DNS (Domain Name System)
Search Engine
HTTPS
42. An assigned series of numbers - separated by periods - that designates an address on the internet.
Practical Technique
IP Address
Features of Websites
cache
43. Collaborative online tools
compression
Features of Browsers
Practical Techniques
ISP
44. When you receive data
DNS (Domain Name System)
download
hacker
encryption
45. The foundation for communication for the internet
Advertising
HTTP
Social Network
ISP
46. Collaborative tools
TCP/ IP
WWW
Practical Technique
Social Network
47. Prevents unwanted users from accessing your information
TCP/ IP
HTTPS
Database
Firewall
48. When you are constantly receiving and reviewing media
Advertising
Streaming Audio/Video
Internet Protocols
ISP
49. A program used to prevent viruses from getting on computers
Internet Protocols
Site Management
compression
antivirus
50. A quick and effective to communicate with other users
HTTPS
HTML
compression
Social Network