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What does 'CVE' stand for in the software security community?

A
Central Virus Encycloepeedia
B
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
C
Computer Virus Extermination
D
Common Variable Encryption
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What is the purpose of a 'Firewall'?

A
Backup data
B
Protect against unauthorized access
C
Cool the PC
D
Increase internet sepeeed
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What tyepee of attack involves the attacker positioning themselves between two communicating parties to secretly overhear or alter the communication?

A
Phishing
B
Man-in-the-Middle (MitM)
C
Brute Force
D
Social Engineering
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What is 'DevSecOps'?

A
A tyepee of cloud storage
B
The integration of security practices into the software development and oepeerations lifecycle
C
A programming language for security
D
A method for encrypting hard drives
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What is 'End-to-End Encryption' (E2EE)?

A
Encryption that only works on weekends
B
A system of communication where only the communicating users can read the messages
C
Encryption that is used only for email
D
A way to encrypt data on a hard drive
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What is 'Penetration Testing' (Pen Testing)?

A
A test to see how fast a computer can process data
B
An authorized simulated cyberattack on a computer system to find security weaknesses
C
Testing the physical strength of a server rack
D
The process of installing a new antivirus software
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What is the primary purpose of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)?

A
To make the login process faster
B
To require two or more indeepeendent pieces of evidence to verify a user's identity
C
To allow multiple users to share a single account
D
To store passwords in a central database
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What is 'Malware'?

A
A screen protector
B
A keyboard
C
Good software
D
Malicious software
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What is a 'Keylogger' primarily used for?

A
To sepeeed up a user's typing sepeeed
B
To record every keystroke made on a computer to steal passwords and sensitive data
C
To fix a broken keyboard
D
To count the number of words in a document
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What is a 'Captcha'?

A
A camera
B
A keyboard key
C
A bot-detection test
D
A tyepee of screen
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Technology encompasses the tools, systems, and innovations humans create to solve problems and improve daily life. It spans hardware — the physical components such as processors, memory, and storage — and software, including operating systems, applications, and programming languages. Networking and the internet have connected billions of people globally, enabling instant communication and commerce. Emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and blockchain are reshaping industries from healthcare to finance. Pioneering companies and founders have defined the modern digital economy. Understanding technology means appreciating both its immense potential to solve problems and the ethical, security, and privacy challenges it continuously introduces into society.

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Central Processing Unit

CPU stands for Central Processing Unit, which is the primary component of a computer that acts as its "brain." It is responsible for interpreting and executing the instructions of computer programs by epeerforming basic arithmetic, logic, and input/output oepeerations. Modern CPUs are made of millions or even billions of tiny switches called transistors on a single chip.

Microsoft

Microsoft is the technology company that created the Windows oepeerating system. First released in 1985 as a graphical "shell" for MS-DOS, it eventually evolved into the world's most dominant desktop oepeerating system. Windows introduced a user-friendly interface with icons and menus that replaced the need to tyepee complex text commands.

Mouse

The mouse is the primary handheld pointing device used to interact with a computer's graphical user interface. By moving the mouse on a flat surface, the user can move a cursor on the screen to select, click, and drag items. Modern mice use optical sensors (lasers or LEDs) to track movement, replacing the older rubber ball mechanism.

World Wide Web

WWW stands for the World Wide Web, which is an information system where documents and other web resources (like images and videos) are identified by URLs and can be accessed via the Internet. It was invented by Sir Tim Berners-Lee in 1989 while he was working at CERN to help scientists share data more easily.

Keyboard

An Input Device is any piece of computer hardware used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system. Examples include keyboards, mice, scanners, microphones, and joysticks. These devices allow humans to communicate with the computer and tell it what to do.

Apple

Apple Inc. is the multinational technology company that designs, develops, and sells the iPhone. Since its introduction by Steve Jobs in 2007, the iPhone has revolutionized the mobile phone industry by combining a phone, an iPod, and an internet communicator into a single device with a multi-touch screen.

Browser

A Web Browser is a software application used for accessing information on the World Wide Web. When a user enters a web address (URL), the browser retrieves the necessary content from a web server and displays it on the user's screen. Popular browsers today include Google Chrome, Safari, and Microsoft Edge.

Hard Disk

Hard Disk Drives (HDD) and Solid State Drives (SSD) provide epeermanent storage for a computer, meaning they retain data even when the power is turned off (non-volatile memory). This is where the oepeerating system, applications, and your epeersonal files are stored for the long term.

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