Internet Vocabulary Words Quiz: Trivia!

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1. Cryptography

Data transfer that continues beyond the boundary of a buffer.

A common method networking computers in a local area network.

The page on the Interent, which most often gives users access to the rest of the Web site.

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2. DPI (Dots Per Inch)

An integrated collection of security measures designed to prevent unauthorized electronic access to a networked computer system.

The name given to any computer directly connected to the Internet.

Address locator at the top of any web page.

3. Emoticon

Connects your computer to your ISP or online service.

A sequence of keyboard characters used to punctuate a message or posting by expressing the writer's emotional state.

The name given to any computer directly connected to the Internet.

GUI to specify or indicate by placing the cursor over: - and click

4. Encryption

A horizontal strip at the top of a window that shows the menus available in a program.

Readable memory that cannot be corrupted by accidental erasure.

Any of a number of giant databases on the Internet.

5. Directory

A system that allows people to send e-mail to one address.

Coding used for Internet language.

To save a file onto your computer from another source, like the Internet.

A system that your computer uses to organize files on the basis of specific information.

6. Dithering

A computer network limited to the immediate area, usually the same building.

A disk file that provides non-volatile storage of virtual pages swapped out from main memory, in a virtual-memory system.

A simple electronic connector consisting of a thin, stiff, bare wire intended to fit into a corresponding socket.

7. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

A wire or other conductor within a computer that supplies substantial operating power to certain computer components.

Key strokes that enact the same commands available in the menues of a program.

Readable and writeable memory that acts as a storage area while the computer is on.

8. Executable File

Files that are compressed and must be unzipped to read.

A menu that appears when a user input triggers its appearance

A computer or software package that provides a specific service to client software.

9. Cookie

The software application that allows you to view Internet pages.

10. External Viewer

An internal system check that is carried out by a PC immediately after the power is turned on.

Text without extraneous codes that designate front, size, font syle, etc.

Temporary storage information on the hard drive.

11. Extranet

An application that sends a message to another computer, waits for a reply, and displays the time the transmission took.

Temporarily storing information on the hard drive.

Monitor output that closely resembles the printed output.

12. File Compression

Text without extraneous codes that designate font size, font style, etc.

To change the size of a picture or other graphic without changing any other characteristics.

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