Test your basic knowledge |

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • 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. A program that sends browsing information back to the originating website






2. Examples- Moodle - Blackboard






3. World Wide Web






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






5. An information hub






6. The foundation for communication for the internet






7. ______ technologies - example would be email news letters






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






9. When you receive data






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






11. A summary of web content changes






12. An example would be pop ups - banners






13. Stores data for the future






14. Files are compacted to reduce size






15. An example would be an online encyclopedias






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






17. Internet tool






18. The basis for all of the other protocols






19. Electronic mail






20. Internet Service Provider






21. Files are recovered from compressed form






22. Someone who accesses information without consent






23. Prevents unwanted users from accessing your information






24. Bookmarks






25. Sent information that is unwanted






26. When you are constantly receiving and reviewing media






27. Used for transferring files






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






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






30. Hyperlinks






31. Electronic Mail






32. Affects computers and replicates itself






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






34. Allows access to the internet






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






36. Public and private passwords






37. Collaborative online tools






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






39. A secure version of HTTP






40. When you send data






41. The language used in the creation of web pages






42. A mediator of requests between users and the resource






43. Collects information without users knowledge






44. Collaborative tools






45. A quick and effective to communicate with other users






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






47. Keeps the site up and running






48. Translates the domain name into an IP address






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






50. HTTP - HTTPS - FTP - TCP