Internet and Web Basics

What is the purpose of a firewall?

• A collection of web pages with a common theme

• A website used for sharing information

• A software program for retrieving data

• Preventing unauthorized access to or from a private network

What is a hyperlink?

• Words, phrases or graphics in a web page which targets another location

• A collection of web pages with a common theme

• A software program for retrieving data

• A website used for sharing information

What is a hacker?

• A software program for retrieving data

• A website used for sharing information

• A collection of web pages with a common theme

• Computer user who attempts to acquire unauthorized entry to servers and computer systems

What is the importance of online security?

• A software program for retrieving data

• A collection of web pages with a common theme

• A website used for sharing information

• Protecting personal and sensitive information from unauthorized access or theft

What is a domain name?

• Middle portion of a web name; unique to the web name

• A collection of web pages with a common theme

• A website used for sharing information

• A software program for retrieving data

What is browsing history?

• A record of web pages visited by a user

• A collection of web pages with a common theme

• A software program for retrieving data

• A website used for sharing information

What is the World Wide Web?

• A software program for retrieving data

• Portion of the Internet consisting of computer sites containing billions of documents called web pages

• A single web document which opens in a browser

• A website used for sharing information

What is a website?

• A software program for retrieving data

• A collection of web pages with a common theme

• A website used for sharing information

• A single web document which opens in a browser

What is a firewall?

• Hardware which checks information coming from the Internet or a network and either turns it away or allows it to pass through to the computer

• A collection of web pages with a common theme

• A software program for retrieving data

• A website used for sharing information

What is an ISP?

• Companies which provide Internet connections for a fee

• A collection of web pages with a common theme

• A software program for retrieving data

• A website used for sharing information