Windows Install
This type of Windows install wipes all data of a hard drive
What is a clean install?
This type of malware requires user intervention to start, but then goes on to execute commands as programmed
What is a virus?
This type of IP Addressing is designed only for internal networks
What are Private IPs?
This element inside of a script is used to define a number or alphanumeric string of text that can be used in a function
What is a variable?
This is where the MacOS stores the most commonly used applications, those currently open, and the Finder Application
What is "The Dock?"
This type of Windows Install requires an Answer File
What is an unattended installation?
This type of malware typically locks a user out of their account, encrypts system files, or threatens to frame the user for financial gain
What is Ransomware?
This kind of IP Address is listed in Octets or Dotted Decimal Form
What is an IPv4 Address?
This starting phrase in a script is often an indicator to it's running shell what kind of script it is
What is a shebang?
This function is how you can "End Task" on an unresponsive program in MacOS
What is Force Quit?
This version of Windows will not support Active Directory/Azure Domains or Bitlocker Encryption
What is Windows 10/11 Home?
This type of malware needs no user action to execute, and will rapidly spread through a network if given the chance
What is a worm?
(List the first one or two IPv4 Octets)
You must name all three for full points, but each one will net you 100.
What are
10.X.X.X
172.16.X.X
192.168.X.X
This kind of script function is used with a variable to test if it is true or false
What is an IF-THEN statement?
This program is often considered Mac's answer to the Windows Control Panel
What is System Preferences?
This Windows File System is required for all current Windows Operating Systems
What is New Technology File System? (NTFS)
This type of malware often lies in wait; with the focus of reading user data, tracking keyboard actions, and potentially stealing passwords
What is Spyware
This type of Address usually starts at 169.254.X.X
What is an APIPA Address
This type of script is the oldest form of Windows scripting
What is a batch file? (.bat)
This is the MacOS version of Task Manager
What is Activity Monitor?
This is the maximum RAM a 32-bit (x86) version of Windows can use.
What is 4 Gigabytes? (4 GB)
This type of Malware is often installed in a hard drive's boot sector, or even on a motherboard's ROM chips
What is a rootkit?
This type of IP Address features Hexadecimal Characters
What is an IPv6 Address?
This form of script was readily used by Windows in the past, but is less common than it's Command Prompt and Powershell counterparts now.
(Bonus 50 points if you know the three character file extension)
What is a Visual Basic Script? (.vbs)
This file system preceded APFS, but is largely considered Legacy at this point
What is HFS+