Chapter 2
Give an example of a password manager
LastPass and KeePass
How do you include either of two search words?
OR
What are examples of plug ins?
Quicktime Player and Flash Player
What do you click to choose where to save a file?
Save Target As
a type of malware that appears to be desirable and tricks user into allowing the program access to their computer
Trojan horse
Who are the top 3 email providers?
Yahoo, Outlook.com, and Gmail
What are the advantages to using email?
access to web services, private, communicate with multiple people, and productivity tools such as calendar
What shows the web address/URL
address bar
What protects against malicious software that may be gathering your information without your knowledge
anti-spyware
What specifically protects against viruses?
antivirus
What is the best defense against Internet threats?
antivirus software
What removes email from inbox but does not delete them
archive
virtual representation of yourself
avatar
What does Bcc stand for?
blind carbon copy
What makes it easier to find a page later?
bookmark
occurs when malware or software replaces you browser's home page
browser hijacking
What does cc stand for?
carbon copy
techniques that tricks users into clicking on a malicious link by adding the link to transparent layer
clickjacking
What opens a web page in a new window
link
intentional malicious software or code that damages your computer
malware
keeps visitors from leaving website by locking them into a window
mousetrapping
a technique used to redirect a legitimate website's traffic to another illegitimate website to gain personal information
pharming
mail or instant messaging scams that are disguised to look like official communication
phishing
What are programs that are installed in your browser that enables it to play various types of media?
plug ins
content that people publish on websites like social media, blogs, newsgroups, and forums
posts
What is a set of applications that help you work, communicate, and stay organized?
productivity suite
What symbols do you use to search for the entire phrase?
quotation marks
What tells the browser to load the page again?
refresh button
What are specialized websites that help you find what you are looking for on the web?
search engines
What is a list of all the websites that contain your search terms?
search results
fake identity that someone creates and uses to deceives others for some kind of personal gain
sock puppet
What can be used for scams, phishing, and malware?
spam
unsolicited email or junk mail
spam
type of malware that collects information about users without their knowledge
spyware
What is the icon for bookmarks/favorites?
star
Where does google put their ads?
top and right
person who post comments just to get a rise out of people
troll
How should you keep your passwords safe?
use a password manager
a self replicating program that is designed to inflect a computer by rapidly spreading from one file to another
virus
What tool do you use to access the world wide web?
web browser
What stores webpages?
web cache
viruses that are spread over a network without human help
worms
What are the most popular search engines?
Google, Yahoo, and Bing
What are the two most popular web browsers?
Chrome and Firefox
lose your job because of something you posted on a blog/social network
dooced
What enables you to put the file on your computer?
downloading
What does email stand for?
electronic mail
What is a set of rules and guidelines that people use to communicate more effectively?
etiquette
What is another name for bookmarks
favorites
responding to comments trolls post
feeding the trolls
what screens out threats that try to reach your computer over the Internet?
firewall
a heated argument in a social media outlet
flame war
What symbol does the pointer become if the text/image are a link?
hand
email chain letter that warns of impending virus
hoax
What symbol excludes words from a search?
hyphen
