Networking
Cybersecurity
Operating Systems
IT Hardware and Infrastructure
Cloud Computing
100

Acronym for Internet Protocol.  

What is IP?

100

Proper Name for the acronym VPN 

What is Virtual private network

100

OS that uses the Registry for settings.

What is Windows?

100

This component is known as the “brain” of the computer. What does CPU stand for?  

What is the Central Processing Unit (CPU)? Central Processing Unit.

100

Acronym for Software as a Service.

What is SaaS?

200

Protocol that translates domain names to IP addresses.

What is DNS?

200

Attack that floods a system with traffic.

What is a DDoS attack?

200

Primary function of a kernel.

What is managing hardware and system resources?

200

This type of memory temporarily stores data for quick access by the CPU. What is the primary function of RAM in a computer system?

RAM (Random Access Memory) temporarily stores data and instructions for quick access by the CPU.

200

Name one major cloud provider.

What is AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud?

300

Default port for HTTPS.

What is port 443?

300

Difference between symmetric and asymmetric encryption.

What is symmetric uses one key, asymmetric uses two keys?

300

This Windows command is used to display all running processes.

What is tasklist?

300

This type of drive uses flash memory and is faster than traditional spinning disks.

What is a Solid State Drive (SSD)?

300

Difference between IaaS and PaaS.

What is IaaS provides infrastructure, PaaS provides platform for development?

400

Difference between TCP and UDP.

What is TCP is connection-oriented, UDP is connectionless?

400

Vulnerability allowing malicious code injection.

What is SQL Injection?

400

This type of operating system allows multiple users to access the system simultaneously.

What is a multi-user operating system?

400

This technology combines multiple disks for redundancy or performance.

What is RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?

400

Concept of auto-scaling.

What is automatically adjusting resources based on demand?

500

This protocol is used to securely transfer files over a network.

What is SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) What is routing within an autonomous system?

500

Concept of zero trust architecture.

What is never trust, always verify?

500

This OS feature isolates applications from each other to prevent interference and improve security. How virtual memory works.

What is process isolation?

500

This storage solution provides block-level access over a dedicated network.

What is a Storage Area Network (SAN)?

Unlike NAS which provides file-level access. 

500

Container orchestration tool.

What is Kubernetes?