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






2. Electronic mail






3. Internet tool






4. ______ technologies - example would be email news letters






5. HTTP - HTTPS - FTP - TCP






6. Collaborative online tools






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






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






9. A summary of web content changes






10. World Wide Web






11. When you are constantly receiving and reviewing media






12. The basis for all of the other protocols






13. Bookmarks






14. Affects computers and replicates itself






15. Sent information that is unwanted






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






17. Stores data for the future






18. An example would be pop ups - banners






19. A mediator of requests between users and the resource






20. Collaborative tools






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






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






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






24. Hyperlinks






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






26. Examples- Moodle - Blackboard






27. Electronic Mail






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






29. Files are recovered from compressed form






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






31. Internet Service Provider






32. A quick and effective to communicate with other users






33. The foundation for communication for the internet






34. Prevents unwanted users from accessing your information






35. Collects information without users knowledge






36. Used for transferring files






37. A secure version of HTTP






38. Allows access to the internet






39. Public and private passwords






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






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






42. Translates the domain name into an IP address






43. When you receive data






44. Files are compacted to reduce size






45. An example would be an online encyclopedias






46. An information hub






47. When you send data






48. The language used in the creation of web pages






49. Someone who accesses information without consent






50. Keeps the site up and running