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. Bookmarks






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






3. Public and private passwords






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






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






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






7. Sent information that is unwanted






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






9. When you receive data






10. World Wide Web






11. The language used in the creation of web pages






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






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






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






15. Hyperlinks






16. Collaborative tools






17. Translates the domain name into an IP address






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






19. The foundation for communication for the internet






20. An example would be pop ups - banners






21. ______ technologies - example would be email news letters






22. A mediator of requests between users and the resource






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






24. Someone who accesses information without consent






25. Prevents unwanted users from accessing your information






26. An example would be an online encyclopedias






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






28. A summary of web content changes






29. Electronic mail






30. The basis for all of the other protocols






31. Affects computers and replicates itself






32. An information hub






33. HTTP - HTTPS - FTP - TCP






34. Examples- Moodle - Blackboard






35. Collaborative online tools






36. Electronic Mail






37. Used for transferring files






38. Collects information without users knowledge






39. Keeps the site up and running






40. When you are constantly receiving and reviewing media






41. A quick and effective to communicate with other users






42. Files are compacted to reduce size






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






44. Allows access to the internet






45. Files are recovered from compressed form






46. Internet tool






47. Internet Service Provider






48. A secure version of HTTP






49. Stores data for the future






50. When you send data