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What is DNS used for?
This is a network spread over a small geographical area.
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This is a network spread over a small geographical area.
Broadband
Subnet
LAN
WAN
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What is DNS used for?
To remove viruses from a server.
To find the IP address of a URL
To find the URL of an IP address
To make a network more secure
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What is IMAP used for?
Transferring files
Sending emails
Receiving emails across the Internet
Receiving emails
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What is SMTP used for?
Sending secure web pages
Receiving secure system updates
Sending files
Sending emails
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What is a URL?
It's an IP address, such as 192.169.1.10
It's a type of virus used to retrieve passwords
It's a location finder for a GPS
It's an easy to remember web address, such as www.bbc.co.uk
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What is FTP used for?
Transferring emails
Secure Internet Connection
Receiving emails
Transferring Files (File Transfer Protocol)
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What is HTTP used for?
Transferring web pages
Transferring files
Transferring secure documents
Transferring emails
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What is HTTPS used for?
Transferring web pages
Sending files
Sending secure emails
Transferring web pages securely
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This type of software can be used by a hacker to access a network without permission.
Firewall
Anti-Virus
Hackware
Malware
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Word used to describe the place where applications and data can be stored online.
GoogleDrive
Network storage
Internet files
The Cloud
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Word used to describe data that is jumbled up before it is sent so it can't be understood.
Scrambled
Encrypted
Jumbled
RDP
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This describes the process of tricking someone into giving personal data.
Scamming
Emailing
Hacking
Phishing
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Used to describe the process of continuously guessing a password.
Password Guessing Attack
Virus Attack
Brute Force Attack
Hacking Attack
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What is an IP address?
A type of URL.
An address for a device on a network that can't be changed.
An address for a device on a network that can be changed.
A delivery address for an email.
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Why are URLs used?
They're more secure
They're easier to remember than an IP address
They're more common on the Internet
They are more compatible
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Network spread over a large geographical area.
WAN
Wi-Fi
Broadband
Wide Network
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This software is used to limit access to a network.
Switch
Call of Duty
Router
Firewall
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Which of these protocols is used for secure web browsing? (There's a hint!).
HTTP
FTP
SMTP
HTTPS
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This piece of hardware is needed to connect a computer to a network.
Router
Network Interface Card
Switch
Piece of lego
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What is a MAC address?
Hardware address for a network device that can't be changed.
The location of the nearest Apple store.
Software address for a network device that can be changed.
The sending address for an email.
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What is POP used for?
Viewing emails across the Internet
Receiving files
Transferring files
Downloading emails to a device or computer.
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Which of these is a benefit of a network.
Increased security
Files can be locked
Playing games
Resources, such as printers, can be shared
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What is a protocol?
A robot visiting from the future.
A way of sending wi-fi signals through the atmosphere.
A way of making a cup of tea.
A standard set of rules for communicating.
