Round 2 - Reworded(1002/26SP)

Alphabet Soup

100

This 3-letter part handles graphics and complex math. It is great for games and videos.

GPU

200

This 3-letter kind of network connects devices across cities, states, or countries.

WAN

300

This 3-letter tool creates an encrypted "tunnel" for your Internet traffic

VPN

400

This 4-letter service automatically gives devices an IP address.

DHCP

500

This 4-letter acronym is a short code that changes every 30–60 seconds. It is used as part of MFA.

TOTP

Window Shopping

100

This part of File Explorer shows the path to your current folder.

The address bar

200

This File Explorer sidebar shows quick links to folders like Desktop and Documents.

The navigation pane?

300

This kind of user account exists on only one device.

 local account

400

You type this into Command Prompt to see detailed network settings.

 ipconfig /all

500

Get-NetIPConfiguration is an example of this kind of PowerShell command.

cmdlet

Penguin Suits

100

This beginner-friendly version of Linux is the base for Kubuntu.

Ubuntu

200

This short word means a full Linux-based operating system, like Ubuntu or Fedora.

Distro

300

This Linux desktop interface looks clean and simple.

GNOME

400

Programmers write this original text to build a program. Think of it as the recipe for software.

Source code

500

This number system uses only the digits 0–7. It is sometimes used in file permissions.

Octal

Web Sight

100

This code makes a webpage interactive, like buttons and pop-ups.

JavaScript

200

You use this HTML tag to attach a CSS file to a webpage.

A "link" tag

300

The computer ignores this note in the code. In Python, it starts with #.

Comment

400

This tool turns high-level code into machine code before the program runs.

Compiler

500

This lowest-level code is pure binary. It runs directly on the CPU.

Machine language (assembly)

Address Book

100

This kind of IP address is four numbers separated by dots, like 192.168.1.1.

IPv4

200

This IP address is set manually and never changes. Servers and printers often use one.

Static IP

300

This number, like 255.255.255.0, works with an IP address to define which devices are on the same local network.

Subnet mask

400

This device, usually a router, connects your local network to the Internet.

Default gateway

500

Your router does this so many private IP addresses can share one public IP address.

NAT (Network Address Translation)