Cybersecurity
What is the name of a fraudulent attempt to steal information by pretending to be a trustworthy source?
Phishing
What do we call a mistake in a computer program?
A bug
What is the term for AI creating a picture from a written description?
Text to image generation
Which company created the PlayStation?
Sony
Which component is often called the computer's brain?
Central processing unit
Which scenario is the strongest indicator of a fake or suspicious online identity?
A. A private account with limited followers
B. An old account with few posts
C. A recently created account
D. The same images appearing across platforms under different names
D
What is the main difference between a compiler and an interpreter?
A compiler translates code before execution, while an interpreter executes code through an interpretation process; implementations can vary.
What do we call the information used to teach an AI model to recognise patterns?
Training data
Which company acquired GitHub in 2018?
Microsoft
Which type of memory loses its contents when the computer is switched off: RAM or SSD storage?
RAM
Why is encryption NOT ideal for storing passwords?
Encryption can be reversed if the key is leaked
Which language uses tags such as <h1> and <p> to organise web page content?
HTML
What is the term for an AI system confidently producing an incorrect or fabricated answer?
Hallucination
Which company acquired Android Inc. in 2005, before launching the Android operating system?
What does GPU stand for?
Graphics Processing Unit
What does “salting” a password mean?
Adding a random value before hashing
Which language is used to make a webpage dynamic?
JS
What type of AI is designed to recognise objects and faces in photographs?
Computer vision
Which company developed the popular programming language Java originally?
Sun Microsystems
Which type of computer memory is typically used to store a GPU's graphical data and textures?
VRAM (Video Random Access Memory)
What is the security principle of granting users only the permissions they need to do their jobs?
Principle of least privilege
What is recursion in programming?
When a function or method calls itself, directly or indirectly, to solve a problem
What is the full form of NLP
Natural Language Processing
Which company developed the graphics processing units (GPUs) widely used to train modern AI models?
NVIDIA
What is the main difference between RAM and ROM
RAM is generally temporary working memory; ROM retains its contents without power.