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. Stores data for the future






2. Hyperlinks






3. An example would be an online encyclopedias






4. Bookmarks






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






6. Electronic Mail






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






8. Someone who accesses information without consent






9. The language used in the creation of web pages






10. World Wide Web






11. Keeps the site up and running






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






13. Public and private passwords






14. A quick and effective to communicate with other users






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






16. An example would be pop ups - banners






17. ______ technologies - example would be email news letters






18. Internet tool






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






20. Sent information that is unwanted






21. A mediator of requests between users and the resource






22. Allows access to the internet






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






24. Files are recovered from compressed form






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






26. A summary of web content changes






27. When you are constantly receiving and reviewing media






28. Collaborative tools






29. An information hub






30. A secure version of HTTP






31. Collaborative online tools






32. When you send data






33. When you receive data






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






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






36. Examples- Moodle - Blackboard






37. The foundation for communication for the internet






38. Electronic mail






39. Collects information without users knowledge






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






41. Affects computers and replicates itself






42. Internet Service Provider






43. Used for transferring files






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






45. HTTP - HTTPS - FTP - TCP






46. Translates the domain name into an IP address






47. Prevents unwanted users from accessing your information






48. The basis for all of the other protocols






49. Files are compacted to reduce size






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