Chapter 2

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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


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