Security
A combination of characters used to prove your identity and gain access to a device or digital account
What is a password?
Malicious computer programs
What is malware?
Used to view web pages
What is a browser?
The parts of a program that you can touch
What is hardware?
Shortcut to paste
What is CTRL + V?
When data is scrambled for security
A malicious program that attaches itself to a host file or program, copies itself, and spreads to other files or devices
What is a virus?
Allows messages to be sent in an instant
What is email?
The primary storage device of a personal computer
What is the hard drive?
A set of commands that a computer follows
What is a program?
An unauthorized hotspot set up on an organization's network or in a public space without permission
What is a rogue hotspot?
Tricking people into sharing information or downloading harmful software
What is phishing?
A series of networks connecting people around the world
What is the internet?
The largest circuit board in a personal computer
What is a motherboard?
Shortcut to cut a file
What is CTRL + X?
Device or program that acts as a "gate" between different networks
What is a gateway?
Use of digital attacks by a nation-state or state-sponsored groups
What is cyberwarfare?
Several related web pages that are connected
What is a website?
Fast type of memory used for high-end systems and servers
What is RAM?
Program that manages a computer's hardware, software, and user interface
What is an operating system?
Verifying who a user or device is before granting access
What is authentication?
Malware that locks or encrypts a user's files and demands payment to restore access
What is ransomware?
Used to find information online by typing in keywords
What is a search engine?
The industry standard type of computer cable
What is USB?
Zipping does what for files
What is compresses them?