What is term used to describe the general nature of morals and moral choices made by people?
Ethics
100
A person who illegally breaks into a computer or network.
What is a hacker?
100
The type of authentication used to read personal characteristics like finger prints.
What is biometrics?
100
Ideally, I am strong but sometimes I am weak. I should never be shared with anyone. If you keep me in a private place, I can help to secure your data.
What is a password?
100
SOmetimes numbers are too big to write in binary so people use me...I am base 16.
What is hexadecimal?
200
This type of virus is triggered at a certain time or date.
What is a time bomb?
200
If your computer is controlled by a hacker and the hacker can do just about anything that you can do, your computer is now called ....
What is a zombie?
200
These ports are virtual not physical. These ports are gateways for communication.
What is a logical port?
200
An attempt to make someone believe something that isn't true.
What is a hoax?
200
Fetch, Decode, Execute and store represents the 4 stages of
What is the machine cycle?
300
The term used to describe a continuous wave.
What is an analog wave?
300
A hacker who breaks into a computer or network simply for the challenge involved or to find holes in security.
What is a white hat hacker?
300
viruses that periodically change their code to avoid detection.
What is a polymorphic virus?
300
I'm not as delicious as my name would suggest. Instead, I am a small text file that can be stored on your computer. I make your next visit to a specific website more efficient and better geared to your interests.
What is a cookie?
300
This language only consists of two digits 0's and 1's.
What is binary
400
This device has a metal oxide varistor used to bleed off excess current.
What is a surge protector?
400
These amateur hackers don't create viruses themselves, they get their viruses from experienced hackers or special hacking tools.
Who are script kiddies?
400
A special connection that uses the Internet to make phone calls, including long distance calls.
What is VOIP?
400
This is an xml based format that can deliver frequent content updates to web pages or email.
What is RSS? (Really Simple syndication)
400
Software can be broken down into two categories, what are the categories?
What is systems software and application software?
500
A word used to describe the integration of technology into nearly every part of our lives
What is ubiquitous computing?
500
When this term is used, it means that a hacker is trying control your device (cell phone etc), through your bluetooth connect.
What is blue bugging?
500
I use spiders to crawl around the web looking for information then I store it in my database.
What is a search engine?
500
I can be placed in almost any item or device. I can track movement. I can be found on cows, on labels and maybe in your sneakers.
What is RFID?
500
A less popular type of printer. it is now considered legacy technology.