What is CAPTCHA?
A computer program or system that can identify whether a user is a human or a computer.
What is URL (Uniform Resource Locator)?
A website address.
What is Minijack?
A plug and socket widely used for analogue audio signals in portable devices.
What is Bot?
A computer program that can interact with systems or users.
What is Latency?
The amount of time it takes to send data between devices.
What is Wi-Fi?
A way of connecting computers or other electronic machines to a network o the internet by using radio signals rather than wires.
What is Toner?
A powder used by some printer types.
What is Whitelist?
A list of acceptable URLs.
What is Indent marker?
A point at which text can be moved in from a margin, used to produce standardised spacing between text.
What is Phishing?
The criminal activity of sending emails or having a website that is intended to trick someone into giving away personal information such as their bank account number or their computer password; this information is then used to get money or goods.
What is Hacking?
Accessing a system using malicious methods.
What is Netbook?
A computer that does not have lots of storage or fast processors.
What is Geotag?
To add location data to a piece of content.
What is OSS?
Software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance.
What is Tethering?
Connecting a host device that uses a mobile broadband connection with other devices so that they can use the host’s broadband connection.
What is microprocessor?
The device that controls what a computer does; it takes data as input, does something with it and provides output.
What is the advantage of HTTPS over HTTP?
It provides superior security over HTTP by encrypting data transmission via SSL/TLS, preventing eavesdropping and tampering
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
A set of standards that control how computer documents that are written in HTML connect to each other.
What is LaTeX?
A high-quality, open-source document preparation system and markup language used for typesetting complex technical and scientific documentation.
What is Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)?
A network management protocol that automatically assigns IP addresses, subnet masks, default gateways, and DNS server details to devices on a network.
What is technical name of WiFi 1?
IEEE 802.11b
What is PEBKAC?
A humorous, often derogatory, term used by IT professionals to describe a computer problem caused by user error rather than a technical failure
What is WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get)?
When something is presented on screen exactly as it will look when the finished product is output or published.
What is QUIC?
Modern high-performance transport layer network protocol designed by Google and standarlized by the IETF.
What is TLS?
A cryptographic protocol designed to provide secure communication over a network, widely used to protect web browsing (HTTPS), email, and instant messaging