2 Computer JEOPARDY
How’s Your Inbox? Computers Get Sick Too See You in Cyberspace W Cubed ScatteredBits
How’s Your Inbox? 100 A term for a file that travels with an message. A: What is an attachment? 6454 Ch 7 Aging in Families
How’s Your Inbox? 200 A: What are POP and web-based? The two widely used methods for providing service to individuals. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
How’s Your Inbox? 300 A: What is a domain name? An address consists of a user ID and this, separated by sign. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
How’s Your Inbox? 400 A: What is a virus? attachments are commonly used to spread this type of unwanted program. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
How’s Your Inbox? 500 A: What is blind carbon copy or BCC? This feature prevents members of a group list from seeing each other’s addresses. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
Computers Get Sick Too 100 A: What is a virus? This is a set of instructions that attaches itself to a file and replicates those same instructions to other files. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
Computers Get Sick Too 200 A: What is a worm? These unwanted programs use network security flaws to spread from computer to computer instead of from file to file. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
Computers Get Sick Too 300 A: What is a Trojan horse? A program that appears to perform one function while actually doing something completely different. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
Computers Get Sick Too 400 A: What is a spyware? A type of unwanted program often used by advertisers. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
Computers Get Sick Too 500 A: What is a virus definition file? Users of antivirus software require ongoing updates to this to remain protected from new viruses S2C07 Jeopardy Review
See You in Cyberspace 100 A: What is a protocol? Term for a set of rules established to allow devices to communicate with each other. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
See You in Cyberspace 200 A: What are DSL and cable? Two of the most commonly used “always on” internet connections. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
See You in Cyberspace 300 A: What is TCP/IP? The set of rules used by the internet for electronic addressing and transmission of data. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
See You in Cyberspace 400 A: What are routers? These devices located at intersections in the internet’s communication lines direct data toward its destination. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
See You in Cyberspace 500 A: What are packets? Data whizzes around the internet in little chunks called this. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
W Cubed 100 A: What is a URL or Uniform Resource Locator? The address of a web page is also referred to as this. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
W Cubed 200 A: What is a web browser? A general term for Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, or any program used to view web pages. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
W Cubed 300 A: What is HTTP or hypertext transfer protocol? The address of a web page begins with these letters that represent the protocol used by web pages. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
W Cubed 400 A: What is a file path or file specification? The address of a web page looks similar to one of these except the storage device is replaced with the web server name. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
W Cubed 500 A: What is HTML or Hypertext Markup Lanbuage? Web pages consist of a mixture of text and formatting tags called this. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
Scattered Bits 100 A: What is a modem? In addition to a standard phone line, a dial-up connection to the internet requires that your computer has one of these devices. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
Scattered Bits 200 A: What is the backbone? This is the Internet’s equivalent of the Interstate Highway system. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
Scattered Bits 300 A: What are Microsoft security updates? The only means of avoiding worms is to be aware of and install these as they are announced. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
Scattered Bits 400 A: What is a denial of service attack? A form of extortion which threatens to shut down a web site by flooding it with useless traffic from thousands of zombie computers. S2C07 Jeopardy Review
Scattered Bits 500 A: What is phishing? An identity theft scam using official looking but bogus messages to trick people into revealing personal financial information. S2C07 Jeopardy Review