Operating Systems & Identifying Vulnerabilities
Utility Software & Programming Languages
Internet & Protocols
(lose double)
Network Security & Topologies
Hodge Podge
100

This management in operating systems involves organizing files on storage drives, ensuring they can be retrieved and saved without issues.

What is file management?

100

This type of utility software reorganizes files on a disk to improve access speed.

What is defragmentation software?

100

This type of protocol is used to transfer web pages from servers to browsers.

What is HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)?

100

This type of network topology features all devices connected to a central hub.

What is a star topology?

100

This video game, released in 2011, has become the best-selling game of all time with over 200 million copies sold.

What is Minecraft?

200

This process ensures that the data entered into a system is reasonable and conforms to a set of rules.

What is data validation?

200

High-level programming languages need to be translated into machine code using these two types of software.

What are a compiler and an interpreter?

200

This system translates domain names like google.com into IP addresses.

What is DNS (Domain Name System)?

200

This security measure involves testing a network for vulnerabilities by simulating an attack.

What is penetration testing?

200

This operating system, first released in 1985, has become one of the most widely used software platforms in the world.

What is Windows?

300

These are signals sent to the CPU by external devices to indicate an event that needs immediate attention.

What are interrupts?

300

This type of software is used to protect a computer from malicious software like viruses and spyware.

What is anti-malware software?

300

This protocol is used for securely transferring web pages.

What is HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)?

300

This device is used to filter incoming and outgoing network traffic based on security rules.

What is a firewall?

300

This number of hours of video content is uploaded to YouTube every minute. (Can be within 25 hours.)

What is 500 hours?

400

This method of checking data involves entering it twice to ensure it has been typed correctly.

What is double-entry verification?

400

Assembly language is an example of this type of programming language.

What is a low-level programming language?

400

This protocol is used for transferring files between a client and a server on a network.

What is FTP (File Transfer Protocol)?

400

In this network topology, all devices are connected to a single central cable.

What is a bus topology?

400

This percentage of global internet traffic comes from mobile devices. (Can be within 5%)

What is approximately 55%?

500

This program controls peripheral devices such as printers and displays.

What is a device driver?

500

This utility software creates a copy of data that can be restored in case of data loss.

What is backup software?

500

This layer of the TCP/IP model is responsible for routing packets across the network.

What is the Internet layer?

500

This type of hacker tests network security with permission to identify and fix vulnerabilities.

What is an ethical hacker?

500

As of 2022, this many emails are sent and received each day globally.  (Can be within 10 billion.)

What is over 300 billion emails?

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