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IT General Details
The Internet
100

Another name for a portable flash drive

What is a thumb drive?

100
The technology academy that the IT - Network Specialist program is affiliated with
What is the Cisco Networking Academy?
100

This program allows you to explore the World Wide Web?

What is a Browser?

100

Abbreviation for Information Technology

What is IT?

100

The global network of networks.

What is the Internet?

200
The two most commonly used input devices
What is a keyboard and mouse?
200

This device connects multiple networks together, often for home internet.

What is a Router?

200

This is the main program that manages hardware and software resources.

What is an operating system?

200

A security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic.

What is a Firewall?

200

A tool (e.g. Google, Bing) used to find information on the internet.

What is a Search Engine?

300
This device does all logic functions in a computer
What is the CPU (Central Processing Unit)?
300

Every device needs this to communicate on a network

What is an IP (Internet Protocol) address?

300

This type of application is used to create spreadsheets.

What is Excel or Google Sheets?

300
The character limit for a tweet
What is 140?
300
The protocol used to transfer web pages from a server to a web browser
What is HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol)?
400
The printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer system
What is a mother board (system board)?
400

A device that connects your home network to your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

What is a Modem?

400
A user interface that uses icons and menus as a means of instructing an operating system
What is a GUI (Graphical User Interface)?
400
Storing data and using applications that are hosted on the Internet
What is Cloud Computing?
400

This infrastructure is responsible for resolving names to IP addresses...appears after the @ symbol.

What is DNS (Domain Name System)?

500

The short-term memory on the computer that allows you to run applications and the operating system for quick access.

What is Random Access Memory (RAM)?

500

A unique string of numbers assigned to every device connected to a network, allowing it to send and receive data over the internet. 

What is an IP (Internet Protocol) Address?

500

The corporation that makes the most popular desktop operating system

Who is Microsoft?

500

A clickable link connecting one webpage to another.

What is a Hyperlink?


500

A company (e.g. Comcast, Verizon) that provides access to the internet.

What is ISP (Internet Service Provider)?