IT Vocabulary
Physical parts of a computer that you can touch, like the keyboard or the monitor.
Hardware
A secret word that you should never share to protect your accounts
Password.
Using "123456" or your birthday to protect an account
Using a weak password
Fake emails pretending to come from a trusted source to steal your data.
Phishing
The three letters "www" in a web address stand for these three words.
World Wide Web
The programs and applications that run on a computer
Software
Extra protection that asks for a second proof of identity, like a code sent to your phone.
Two-factor authentication (2FA)
Using the same password for many different accounts.
Password reuse
Malicious software that locks your files and demands a payment.
Ransomware
The "brain" of the computer. What does CPU stand for?
Central Processing Unit
Network device that forwards data between networks and gives your home devices Internet access.
Router
Security system that filters incoming and outgoing network traffic.
Firewall
Connecting a USB stick you found on the street to your computer.
Plugging in an unknown USB drive
Flooding a server with traffic from many machines so it becomes unavailable.
DDoS attack
Converting data into a code so only authorized people can read it.
Encryption