Networking
Operating Systems
Cloud
Cybersecurity
Meme History
100

"This protocol is used to assign IP addresses dynamically."

What is DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)?  

100

"This operating system, developed by Microsoft, introduced the Start menu and Taskbar, becoming a staple in personal computing since the 1990s."

"What is Windows 95?"

100

"This computing model provides shared computer processing resources and data to computers and other devices on demand."

What is cloud computing?

100

 "A cyber attack that uses disguised email as a weapon to trick recipients into believing the message is something they want or need."

What is phishing?

100

 "This meme features a grey Shiba Inu surrounded by multicolored text in Comic Sans font, expressing the dog's internal monologue."  

What is Doge?

200

It refers to a number that partitions an IP address into a network and host identifier."

What is a subnet mask?

200

"A popular open-source operating system with many different flavors. Loves penguins"

What is Linux?

200

 "This acronym refers to cloud services provided by Amazon. "

What is AWS?


200

"Malicious software designed to harm, exploit, or otherwise maliciously compromise data, hosts, or networks."

What is malware?

200

"A catchy phrase from a commercial featuring an elderly lady who has fallen and can't get up, which became widely parodied across media."

 What is 'Help, I've fallen and I can't get up!'?

300

"The main purpose of this model is to standardize the functions of telecommunication or computing systems irrespective of its underlying structure and technology."

What is the OSI Model?

300

"This computing concept refers to the creation of virtual versions of something, such as hardware platforms, storage devices, or network resources."

What is virtualization?

300

 "This cloud computing service model provides a platform allowing customers to develop, run, and manage applications without the complexity of building and maintaining the infrastructure."

 What is Platform as a Service (PaaS)?

300

"This cybersecurity framework, developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, provides a policy framework of computer security guidance for how private sector organizations in the U.S. can assess and improve their ability to prevent, detect, and respond to cyber attacks."

What is the NIST Cybersecurity Framework?

300

"This internet meme involves placing captions around a photo of a tuxedo-wearing penguin to depict socially awkward situations."

What is Socially Awkward Penguin?

400

"The most common protocol used for encrypting internet traffic."

What are SSL/TLS (Secure Sockets Layer / Transport Layer Security)?

400

 "This Windows feature, introduced in Windows Vista and continued in subsequent versions, offers a searchable database of files and content on the computer, enhancing user accessibility and file management."

What is Windows Search or the indexing service?

400

 "Offered by cloud providers, this service model delivers a range of computing services including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence over the cloud."

What is Software as a Service (SaaS)?

400

 "This principle requires every module in a computing environment to access only the information and resources necessary for its legitimate purpose."

What is the principle of least privilege?

400

"A viral internet video featuring Rick Astley's 1987 hit song, used as a bait-and-switch prank."

500

"The difference between these two protocols involves connection orientation and reliability."

What is the difference between UDP and TCP?

500

"The primary function of this Windows feature is to store configuration settings and options on Microsoft Windows operating systems."

What is the Windows Registry?

500

"A deployment model in cloud computing where the infrastructure is shared between several organizations from a specific community with common concerns."

What is a Community Cloud?

500

"A software security flaw known to the software vendor but does not have a patch in place to fix the flaw."

What is a zero-day vulnerability?

500

 "This internet phenomenon involves an animated GIF of a rainbow-colored cat flying through space, leaving a trail behind it, often set to a catchy Japanese pop song."