BTEC IT Revision Quiz 2 (various topics)

A public wifi network which people can use to access the internet.

• Hotspot

• Traditional network

• Ad-hoc network

Data that has been encrypted.

• Cybertext

• Encryptotext

• Ciphertext

• Hashed text

A (a)   is a powerful computer used to run a network.

To work on the same document at the same time as somebody else anywhere in the world.

• Video conferencing

• Synchronised working

• Shared working

• Collaboration

Where people send a fake email which is aimed at tricking you into providing personal details like passwords, account details, etc.

• Hacking

• Pharming

• Phishing

• Spamming

An attack is where somebody sends a huge amount of data to a network to make it crash.

• Spam attack

• Denial of Service

• Data drive

• Crash attack

A type of malicious software which blocks you from getting access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid.

• Spyware

• Worm

• Ransomware

• Trojan horse

A security (a)   is when security to protect an IT system fails and data is lost or stolen.

A (a)   is software or hardware that controls the data coming into or out of a network.

A collection of programs which help a hacker to gain access to a computer system.

• Hack kit

• Rootkit

• Dark web tools

• Decrypters