Technical Terms - Internet (A-Z) - Bot

What is a bot?

• A type of insect

• A type of computer monitor

• An automated program that runs over the Internet

• A type of robot used in manufacturing

What is the purpose of web crawlers?

• To infect computers with viruses

• To send spam emails

• To scan websites for search engines

• To moderate chat rooms

What are chat bots used for?

• To send automated requests to websites

• To respond to messages in chat rooms

• To scan websites

• To play video games

What is the function of a spambot?

• To capture email addresses for spam mailing lists

• To respond to messages in chat rooms

• To scan websites for search engines

• To send automated requests to websites

What do site scrapers do?

• Send spam emails

• Scan websites for search engines

• Download entire websites

• Block users from chat rooms

What is the purpose of DoS bots?

• To make websites unresponsive

• To download websites

• To capture email addresses

• To moderate chat rooms

What are botnets?

• An automated program that runs over the Internet

• A group of bots working together

• A type of computer monitor

• A type of robot used in manufacturing

What is the function of a chat bot?

• To respond to messages in chat rooms

• To capture email addresses for spam mailing lists

• To send automated requests to websites

• To scan websites for search engines

What is the purpose of a chatterbot?

• To respond to messages in chat rooms

• To send automated requests to websites

• To play video games

• To scan websites for search engines

What are malicious bots?

• Bots that scan websites for search engines

• Bots that moderate chat rooms

• Bots that perform undesirable functions

• Bots used for productive purposes