Tech Terms Quiz

Phishing is a scam in which a perpetrator sends an official-looking email message that attempts to obtain personal and/or financial information.

A personal firewall is a security tool that detects and protects a personal computer and its data from unauthorized intrusions.

Software as a service (SaaS) is a computing environment where an Internet server hosts and deploys applications. An example of SaaS is Google Workspace (formerly G Suite).

<p>Computer-based training (CBT) is a type of education in which students learn by using and completing exercises with instructional software. Its benefits include self-paced learning and interactive exercises.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A worm is malware that resides in active memory and replicates itself over a network to infect computers and devices. It spreads by using up the system resources and possibly shutting down the system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Payload refers to the destructive event or prank that a virus was created to deliver, such as a virus that deletes files on a computer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Shareware is copyrighted software that is distributed at no cost for a trial period.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A worm is malware that resides in active memory and replicates itself over a network to infect computers and devices, using up the system resources and possibly shutting down the system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A personal firewall is a security tool that detects and protects a personal computer and its data from unauthorized intrusions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Computer-based training (CBT) is a type of education in which students learn by using and completing exercises with instructional software.</p> Signup and view all the answers