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General Technology Trivia 4 Flashcards

1
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A URL which is easy to type and remember is described in which way?

A

Friendly

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2
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All blogs online and their interconnections is known as what?

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Blogosphere

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3
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An end tag in HTML design has which other name?

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Closing Tag

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4
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ASCII text is alternatively known as which sort of text?

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Plain

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5
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And, not and or are known as which sorts of words?

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Operators

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6
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A sound which tells you someone else is trying to get through to you is what?

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Call Waiting

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7
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As of 2020, which continent has the lowest percentage of people online?

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Afrika

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A space created by moving the first line in a Word document has which name?

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Indent

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9
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A small piece of data sent from a website and stored on a browser has which name?

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Cookies

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10
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A virus which locks your system until you pay a release fee has which name?

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Ransomware

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11
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Angry Birds was created by a company in which country?

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Finland

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12
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What was the first decentralized cryptocurrency?

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Bitcoin

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13
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Who is credited with creating Bitcoin?

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Satoshi Nakamoto

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14
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What is the maximum supply limit of Bitcoin?

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21 million

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15
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What is the term for the public ledger where all Bitcoin transactions are recorded?

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Blockchain

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16
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Which cryptocurrency is known for its fast transaction confirmation times and low fees?

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Litecoin

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17
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What is the name of the blockchain platform that introduced smart contracts?

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Ethereum

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18
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Which cryptocurrency was created as a joke but gained significant popularity?

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Dogecoin

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19
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What is the name of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization?

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Ethereum

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20
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What is the consensus algorithm used by Ethereum?

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Proof of Work( POW)

21
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Which cryptocurrency introduced the concept of proof-of-stake?

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Peercoin

22
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What is the term for a digital currency that is pegged to a stable asset like the US Dollar?

A

Stablecoin

23
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What is the process of converting fiat currency to cryptocurrency called?

A

Fiat-to-crypto conversion

24
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Which cryptocurrency was created by the founder of TRON as a decentralized platform for content sharing?

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TRON(trx)

25
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What is the name of the cryptocurrency that aims to provide privacy and anonymity in transactions?

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Monero

26
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What is the name of the first cryptocurrency exchange to achieve a billion-dollar valuation?

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Coinbase

27
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Which cryptocurrency introduced the concept of zero-knowledge proofs for enhanced privacy?

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Zcash

28
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Which country is known for being the largest producer of Bitcoin due to its abundant supply of cheap electricity?

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China

29
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What is the term for an initial coin offering, where new cryptocurrencies are sold to investors?

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ICO (Initial Coin Offering)

30
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Who is the co-founder of Apple Inc. alongside Steve Jobs?

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Steve Woznoik

31
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What is the name of the microblogging platform founded by David Karp?

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Tumblr

32
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What is the name of the search engine founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo?

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Yahoo

33
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Who is the founder of Dell Technologies, a multinational technology company?

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Michael Dell

34
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What type of cyberattack involves flooding a network or website with excessive traffic to disrupt its normal functioning?

A

DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack

35
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What is the practice of tricking individuals into revealing sensitive information by posing as a trustworthy entity?

A

Phishing

36
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What is the name for a type of malware that encrypts files on a victim’s computer and demands a ransom for their release?

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Ransomware

37
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What is the term for a cybersecurity attack that targets the vulnerabilities in a computer’s operating system or software?

A

Exploit

38
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What is the act of intercepting and stealing private information transmitted over a network known as?

A

Eavesdropping

39
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What type of attack involves an attacker gaining control over a victim’s computer or network without their knowledge?

A

Remote acess attack

40
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What is the practice of guessing passwords or using automated tools to gain unauthorized access to a system called?

A

Bruteforce

41
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What is the name for a program or code that spreads from one computer to another without the user’s knowledge or consent?

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Worm

42
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What is the term for a cyberattack that targets a specific individual or organization with the goal of stealing sensitive information?

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Targeted Attack

43
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What is the act of exploiting human psychology to manipulate individuals into performing certain actions or revealing sensitive information?

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Social Engineering

44
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What is the term for a type of malware that secretly records keystrokes on a victim’s computer?

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Keylogger

45
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What is the name for a cyberattack that involves infiltrating a network and exfiltrating sensitive data without detection?

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Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)

46
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What is the act of altering or manipulating data during transmission to gain unauthorized access or cause damage?

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Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack

47
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What is the practice of sending fraudulent emails that appear to come from reputable organizations in order to deceive recipients?

A

Spoofing

48
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What is the act of redirecting network traffic to a fake website that resembles a legitimate one?

A

Pharming

49
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What is the term for a cyberattack that involves stealing sensitive data by exploiting a weak point in a web application?

A

SQL injection

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