Hardware & Platforms
Software Types & Licensing
Software Installation & Updates
Web Browsers & Security
User Accounts & Permissions
100


The physical size, shape, and specifications of a computer component are described by this term.


Form Factor

100


This software is available for anyone to access and modify.


Open source software 

100


This type of backup copies everything on your computer.


Full backup 

100


This program is used to navigate the web and view HTML files.


Browser

100


These are the privileges that allow a user account to access specific files and folders


User permissions 

200


Windows, Mac OS, Android, and iOS are examples of this.


Platform

200


This software is owned by an individual or company


Proprietary software 

200


This kind of software is installed on your own computer.


Locally Installed Software

200


This collection of data and files helps a browser work faster.


Cache

200


This account is the main controller responsible for security updates, antivirus software, and setting network permissions


Host account

300


Software that works on several operating systems or device types is called this.


Cross-platform software 

300


These legally binding guidelines explain how software may be used and distributed


Software License

300


These updates fix security vulnerabilities in a program or product.


Patches 

300


This type of program can spread by modifying other programs and inserting its own code


Computer virus 

300


This agreed-upon set of rules and permissions helps establish security expectations


Security Baseline 

400


Software that works only on one operating system or device type is called this.


Single-platform software 

400


This term describes the design of an application’s essential parts and how they connect.



Application architecture model


400


This installation is hosted and accessed on a local area network.


Local Network Hosted 

400


This intermediary takes a user’s Internet requests and returns responses.


Proxy Server

400


This means specifying access rights and permissions


Authorization 

500


This three-letter interface processes computer commands as lines of text.


Command-line interface (CLI)

500


Software installed, hosted, and accessed entirely from a remote server is described by this term.


Cloud hosted 

500


This backup saves only the information that has changed since the previous backup



Incremental backup


500


This confirms a website’s identity and authenticity.


Certificate

500


This connection among user rights, permitted actions, and system access is managed through this.


User permissions