Everyday Tech
Internet Basics
Cybersecurity 101
Tech History
NPower Knowledge (Fun Alumni Category!)
100

The “www” in a website address stands for this.

What is World Wide Web?

100

The “G” in Gmail stands for this company.

What is Google?

100

The “P” in “VPN” stands for this

What is Private?

100

This company’s first product was the iPod.

What is Apple?

100

NPower helps individuals launch careers in this industry.

What is technology?

200

This device stores files, photos, and videos and is often called “the cloud.”

What is cloud storage?

200

“https://” at the start of a URL means this site is more secure, what does it stand for?

What is HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)?

200

A suspicious email that tries to trick you into giving up passwords is called this.

What is phishing?

200

This billionaire co-founded Microsoft.

Who is Bill Gates? Who is Bill Gates?

200

This is the name of NPower’s main training program.

What is Tech Fundamentals?

300

Clicking this icon on your computer often saves your work.

What is the floppy disk/save icon?

300

The company that owns LinkedIn.

What is Microsoft?

300

Using both a password and a text code to log in is called this type of authentication.

What is two-factor authentication (2FA)?

300

The first email was sent in this decade.

What is the 1970s?

300

The nonprofit’s mission is to help people launch _______ careers.

What are tech careers?

400

This Microsoft tool is commonly used for creating documents.

What is Microsoft Word?

400

This is the name for unwanted or junk email.

What is spam?

400

This kind of software protects your computer from viruses.

What is antivirus software?

400

This woman is often considered the world’s first computer programmer.

Who is Ada Lovelace?

400

NPower alumni can stay engaged through this program.

What is the Alumni Network/Alumni Engagement?

500

This computer part is known as the “brain” of the machine.

What is the CPU?

500

This browser is represented by a compass icon.

What is Safari?

500

A padlock icon in your browser’s URL bar means this.

What is a secure/HTTPS connection?

500

IBM introduced this famous computer in 1981.

What is the IBM Personal Computer (PC)?

500

NPower operates in at least this many U.S. regions.

What is 8 (and growing)?