Command Line Interface
The linux command to list all files and folders in your current directory.
What is ls?
This three-letter acronym stands for the global network of computers that connects people all over the world.
What is the World Wide Web?
This base-2 number system uses only zeros and ones to represent all data inside a computer.
What is binary?
This type of malicious software is designed to sneak onto a computer, replicate itself, and cause damage to files or systems.
What is a virus (or malware)?
This is the primary software, like Windows or macOS, that manages all a computer's hardware and runs other applications.
What is an Operating System?
The command that stages changes in Git.
What is git add?
This technology uses radio waves instead of physical cables to connect your phone or laptop to the local network.
What is Wi-Fi?
This base-16 numbering system uses the digits 0 through 9 and the letters A through F to write long binary numbers in a shorter way.
What is hexadecimal?
This security barrier monitors incoming and outgoing network traffic to block unauthorized access to your computer.
What is a firewall?
This standard tool in your file manager lets you arrange and group related documents, photos, or files into separate named collections.
What is a folder?
Linux command to display contents of a file
What is cat?
This common physical cable is plugged into a wall or router to provide a wired internet connection.
What is an Ethernet cable?
Representing a single true/false value or a 0 or 1, this is the smallest unit of data a computer can process.
What is a bit?
This digital scam involves fake emails or websites designed to trick you into giving away personal info like passwords.
What is phishing?
This type of software, like Google Chrome or Safari, is specifically designed to let you view and navigate websites on the internet.
What is a web browser?
In a text-based interface, this specific flashing symbol or character shows you exactly where your next typed letter will appear.
What is the cursor (or prompt)?
This system acts as the internet's phone book by translating human-readable website names into numerical IP addresses
What is the Domain Name System?
Making up exactly 8 bits of data, this unit is typically used to measure the size of a single text character.
What is a byte?
This security process scrambles readable text into a secret code so that only people with the correct key can read it.
What is encryption?
This specific part of a computer's operating system lets users interact with software using visual elements like icons, windows, and menus instead of typing commands.
What is a GUI (Graphical User Interface)?
On a command line, this two-letter command is typed to "change directory" and move into a different folder.
What is cd?
This type of network connects computers over a short distance, like inside a single home, school, or office building.
What is Local Area Network?
This classic character encoding standard assigns a unique number to 128 English letters, digits, and punctuation marks.
What is ASCII?
This login method requires a user to provide two different factors to verify themselves, like a password plus a phone code.
What is two-factor authentication?
This term refers to delivering computing services—like servers, storage, and databases—over the internet instead of using a local hard drive.
What is the Cloud?