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






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






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






5. Collects information without users knowledge






6. A quick and effective to communicate with other users






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






8. Affects computers and replicates itself






9. Translates the domain name into an IP address






10. When you receive data






11. When you are constantly receiving and reviewing media






12. HTTP - HTTPS - FTP - TCP






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






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






15. Collaborative online tools






16. An example would be pop ups - banners






17. The foundation for communication for the internet






18. A mediator of requests between users and the resource






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






20. Internet tool






21. Someone who accesses information without consent






22. Public and private passwords






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






24. An information hub






25. Stores data for the future






26. When you send data






27. Internet Service Provider






28. Files are compacted to reduce size






29. Hyperlinks






30. Collaborative tools






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






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






33. Used for transferring files






34. Examples- Moodle - Blackboard






35. World Wide Web






36. Keeps the site up and running






37. A summary of web content changes






38. Sent information that is unwanted






39. Electronic Mail






40. ______ technologies - example would be email news letters






41. Allows access to the internet






42. A secure version of HTTP






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






44. Prevents unwanted users from accessing your information






45. Electronic mail






46. The language used in the creation of web pages






47. An example would be an online encyclopedias






48. The basis for all of the other protocols






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






50. Files are recovered from compressed form