Net Lingo
Hardware
Software
Internet Safety
Security
100
FAQ
What is a Frequently Asked Question?
100
Brain of the computer
What is the CPU?
100
A program we could use to type an essay.
What is a word processing program?
100
Never give this information online.
What is personal information? (Name, address, phone number, school, etc)
100
Acts like a locked door on a computer and prevents non-authorized use from other computers on the internet from accessing your computer.
What is a Firewall?
200
A program that allows you to access the internet.
What is a browser?
200
Temporary storage of data on a computer.
What is memory (random access memory)?
200
A program we could use to make a graph.
What is a spreadsheet program?
200
What your toaster pastry does, but something you shouldn't click on.
What is a pop-up?
200
Searches programs for sequences of characters that may harm our computer and destroys or renders them harmless.
What is Antivirus Software?
300
The first page you receive when accessing the Internet.
What is the home page?
300
Computer's main circuit board.
What is the mother board?
300
We use this to make a slideshow.
What is a presentation program?
300
You should say this word if anyone wants to meet you in person.
What is "NO!"
300
A program that threatens a users privacy by tracking Internet usage without users permission.
What is Spyware?
400
The name or number of your computer on the Internet.
What is your IP address?
400
Computer's internal storage.
What is the hard drive?
400
We could use this program if we wanted to make a Christmas card.
What is a publishing program?
400
A person who sends mean messages to another person or posts them online.
What is a cyberbully?
400
A virus capable of opening a "back door" on a computer and is able to spread without human interaction.
What is a worm?
500
The barrier between your computer and the outside world.
What is a firewall?
500
Mouse, Keyboard, scanner.
What are input devices?
500
The general term used for programs that make our computers work.
What is software?
500
You receive an email with no subject
What is a possible virus or worm? DELETE without opening.
500
A broad term for any program that is intended to cause harm or convey information to others without the owner's permission.
What is malware?
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