The internet: Communicating online vocabulary quiz

A software that prevents problems on your computer, and that finds and removes any problems.

• Gmail

• Virus protection

• Pharming

• Spam

Written message that is shared electronically - short for 'electronic mail' is called an ____.

• Email

• Spam

• Software

• Virus protection

An additional file that is sent with an email, for example a picture or a document.

• script

• phishing

• attachment

A message you haven't asked for, and isn't important to you, and tries to sell you something or cause problems on your computer is called ___.

• Spam

• attachment

• Phishing

An email that tries to make you go to a website that is not real is called ___.

• Spam

• Phishing

• Pharming

An email that tries to get personal information about you is called ___.

• Phishing

• Pharming

An email sent from an email address that is not real is called ____.

• Pharming

• Phishing

• Spoofing