OSI Model
Tech Jargon
Software
Cloud & Infrastructure
TECH TRENDS
100

What is the Physical layer?

This layer is layer 1 of the OSI model and deals with the physical transmission of bits over cables or wireless media.

100

What is the security method requires a user to provide two different authentication factors to verify themselves ?

What is 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication)?

100

What is the process of finding and fixing errors or bugs?

What is debugging?

100

What is SaaS?

Software as a Service

100

What is the Internet of Things?

IoT is the linking of everyday devices online.

200

What layer does TCP operate on?

Layer 4

200

What is malicious software locks a victim's files and demands payment in exchange for the decryption key? 

What is ransomware?

200

This built-in Python data type is an ordered, mutable collection of items enclosed in square brackets.

What is a list?

200

What is the formal commitment between a cloud provider and a customer regarding service uptime and performance standards?

What is an SLA (Service Level Agreement)?

200

What is a tiny data file stored on your browser that remembers?

What is a cookie?

300

What is layer 7?

Application Layer

300

What does CIA stand for?

What is confidentiality, Integrity and Availability?

300

What keyword is used in Python to define a new user-made function?

What is def?

300

What does CI/CD stand for?

What is Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment

300

What is the technical term for latency or delay on a network called?

What is lag?

400

What layer does a hub work on?

Layer 1 or Physical Layer

400
What does AAA stand for?  

What is Authentication, Authorization and Accounting

400

What Python library is the industry standard for data manipulation and analysis or a highly specialized species of bear?

What is a pandas?

400

What is the cloud made of?

Most Linux Servers

400

What is an LLM?

This stands for Large Language Model, and it refers to the type of AI that powers chatbots like ChatGPT.

500

What does OSI stand for?

 Open System Interconnection

500

What is a sneaky tactic involves using fake emails or websites to trick you into giving away personal information?

What is phishing?

500

What is the process converts data stored in the cloud into unreadable code to prevent unauthorized access?

What is encryption (in-transit and at-rest)?

500

What type of database is designed to handle unstructured or rapidly changing data?

What is NoSQL?

500

What is the name of the Hacker's Quarterly?

2600