Operating Systems & Software
Apple computers run on this OS.
What is macOS?
This high-level language is known for readability and is popular in AI.
What is Python?
The “brain” of the computer.
What is the CPU?
This device connects home devices to the internet.
What is a wireless router?
This small device or app generates a time-based code used as a second login factor.
What is an authenticator (or 2FA code generator)?
This OS is developed by Microsoft and is widely used.
What is Windows?
Variables, loops, and functions are examples of these.
What are programming concepts?
A keyboard and mouse are examples of these.
What are input devices (peripherals)?
This troubleshooting step involves checking logs, alerts, and error codes before restarting or replacing hardware.
What is reviewing system diagnostics (or logs)?
This open-source OS is commonly used on servers.
What is Linux?
The process of identifying and fixing code errors.
What is debugging?
This hardware component provides temporary data storage while running.
What is RAM?
This protocol suite underpins the Internet.
What is TCP/IP?
This principle limits user access to only what’s necessary.
What is the Principle of Least Privilege?
This OS feature isolates applications from the kernel, improving security.
What is sandboxing?
This software concept allows apps to communicate by exposing methods and data.
What is an API (Application Programming Interface)?
This firmware starts the computer and loads the operating system.
What is the BIOS?
The language most commonly used to manage and query databases.
What is SQL?
This attack overwhelms a system with traffic to make it unavailable.
What is a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack?
The program that starts a computer and manages communication between hardware and the OS is called this.
What is the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)?
This programming paradigm organizes design around objects containing data and behavior.
What is Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)?
This type of storage uses flash memory and is faster than HDDs.
What is an SSD (Solid State Drive)?
This type of database does not rely on tables, rows, or columns.
What is NoSQL?
This process encodes data so only authorized users can access it.
What is encryption?