General Technology Trivia 4

Question 1

A URL which is easy to type and remember is described in which way?

Answer 1

Friendly

Question 2

All blogs online and their interconnections is known as what?

Answer 2

Blogosphere

Question 3

An end tag in HTML design has which other name?

Answer 3

Closing Tag

Question 4

ASCII text is alternatively known as which sort of text?

Answer 4

Plain

Question 5

And, not and or are known as which sorts of words?

Answer 5

Operators

Question 6

A sound which tells you someone else is trying to get through to you is what?

Answer 6

Call Waiting

Question 7

As of 2020, which continent has the lowest percentage of people online?

Answer 7

Afrika

Question 8

A space created by moving the first line in a Word document has which name?

Answer 8

Indent

Question 9

A small piece of data sent from a website and stored on a browser has which name?

Answer 9

Cookies

Question 10

A virus which locks your system until you pay a release fee has which name?

Answer 10

Ransomware

Question 11

Angry Birds was created by a company in which country?

Answer 11

Finland

Question 12

What was the first decentralized cryptocurrency?

Answer 12

Bitcoin

Question 13

Who is credited with creating Bitcoin?

Answer 13

Satoshi Nakamoto

Question 14

What is the maximum supply limit of Bitcoin?

Answer 14

21 million

Question 15

What is the term for the public ledger where all Bitcoin transactions are recorded?

Answer 15

Blockchain

Question 16

Which cryptocurrency is known for its fast transaction confirmation times and low fees?

Answer 16

Litecoin

Question 17

What is the name of the blockchain platform that introduced smart contracts?

Answer 17

Ethereum

Question 18

Which cryptocurrency was created as a joke but gained significant popularity?

Answer 18

Dogecoin

Question 19

What is the name of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization?

Answer 19

Ethereum

Question 20

What is the consensus algorithm used by Ethereum?

Answer 20

Proof of Work( POW)

Question 21

Which cryptocurrency introduced the concept of proof-of-stake?

Answer 21

Peercoin

Question 22

What is the term for a digital currency that is pegged to a stable asset like the US Dollar?

Answer 22

Stablecoin

Question 23

What is the process of converting fiat currency to cryptocurrency called?

Answer 23

Fiat-to-crypto conversion

Question 24

Which cryptocurrency was created by the founder of TRON as a decentralized platform for content sharing?

Answer 24

TRON(trx)

Question 25

What is the name of the cryptocurrency that aims to provide privacy and anonymity in transactions?

Answer 25

Monero

Question 26

What is the name of the first cryptocurrency exchange to achieve a billion-dollar valuation?

Answer 26

Coinbase

Question 27

Which cryptocurrency introduced the concept of zero-knowledge proofs for enhanced privacy?

Answer 27

Zcash

Question 28

Which country is known for being the largest producer of Bitcoin due to its abundant supply of cheap electricity?

Answer 28

China

Question 29

What is the term for an initial coin offering, where new cryptocurrencies are sold to investors?

Answer 29

ICO (Initial Coin Offering)

Question 30

Who is the co-founder of Apple Inc. alongside Steve Jobs?

Answer 30

Steve Woznoik

Question 31

What is the name of the microblogging platform founded by David Karp?

Answer 31

Tumblr

Question 32

What is the name of the search engine founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo?

Answer 32

Yahoo

Question 33

Who is the founder of Dell Technologies, a multinational technology company?

Answer 33

Michael Dell

Question 34

What type of cyberattack involves flooding a network or website with excessive traffic to disrupt its normal functioning?

Answer 34

DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack

Question 35

What is the practice of tricking individuals into revealing sensitive information by posing as a trustworthy entity?

Answer 35

Phishing

Question 36

What is the name for a type of malware that encrypts files on a victim's computer and demands a ransom for their release?

Answer 36

Ransomware

Question 37

What is the term for a cybersecurity attack that targets the vulnerabilities in a computer's operating system or software?

Answer 37

Exploit

Question 38

What is the act of intercepting and stealing private information transmitted over a network known as?

Answer 38

Eavesdropping

Question 39

What type of attack involves an attacker gaining control over a victim's computer or network without their knowledge?

Answer 39

Remote acess attack

Question 40

What is the practice of guessing passwords or using automated tools to gain unauthorized access to a system called?

Answer 40

Bruteforce

Question 41

What is the name for a program or code that spreads from one computer to another without the user's knowledge or consent?

Answer 41

Worm

Question 42

What is the term for a cyberattack that targets a specific individual or organization with the goal of stealing sensitive information?

Answer 42

Targeted Attack

Question 43

What is the act of exploiting human psychology to manipulate individuals into performing certain actions or revealing sensitive information?

Answer 43

Social Engineering

Question 44

What is the term for a type of malware that secretly records keystrokes on a victim's computer?

Answer 44

Keylogger

Question 45

What is the name for a cyberattack that involves infiltrating a network and exfiltrating sensitive data without detection?

Answer 45

Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)

Question 46

What is the act of altering or manipulating data during transmission to gain unauthorized access or cause damage?

Answer 46

Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack

Question 47

What is the practice of sending fraudulent emails that appear to come from reputable organizations in order to deceive recipients?

Answer 47

Spoofing

Question 48

What is the act of redirecting network traffic to a fake website that resembles a legitimate one?

Answer 48

Pharming

Question 49

What is the term for a cyberattack that involves stealing sensitive data by exploiting a weak point in a web application?

Answer 49

SQL injection