Question 1
What is the internet?
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What is the internet?
What is an ISP (Internet Service Provider)?
What does bandwidth mean?
What is the difference between upload and download speeds?
What is latency or ping?
What is an IP address?
What is DNS (Domain Name System)?
What are the parts of a URL?
What is a domain name?
What are the main types of internet connections?
What is a WiFi router?
What is the difference between a modem and router?
What is an SSID?
Why should you password-protect your WiFi?
What are WPA2 and WPA3?
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Practice with flashcards →What is the difference between 2.4GHz and 5GHz WiFi bands?
What affects WiFi signal strength?
What is a WiFi range extender?
What are the risks of using public WiFi?
How do you secure your home WiFi network?
What does a web browser do?
What are the most popular web browsers?
What are browser tabs?
What are bookmarks or favorites?
What is browser history?
What is the address bar?
What is a homepage in a browser?
What does it mean to set a default browser?
Why should you update your browser regularly?
What is cross-platform browsing?
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Practice with flashcards →What are browser extensions or add-ons?
What is private or incognito mode?
What is browser cache?
What is autofill in browsers?
What are pop-up blockers?
Where do downloaded files go?
What are browser profiles?
What does syncing across devices mean?
What are developer tools in browsers?
What browser accessibility features are available?
What are cookies in web browsers?
What are first-party cookies?
What are third-party cookies?
How do you accept or block cookies?
What are the main purposes of cookies?
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Practice with flashcards →Why would you clear cookies?
What are cookie consent banners?
What is the difference between session and persistent cookies?
Are cookies a security risk?
How do cookies impact your privacy?
How do search engines work?
What is indexing in search engines?
What are search engine algorithms?
What are search operators?
What appears on a search results page?
What is the difference between ads and organic results?
What are personalized search results?
What is DuckDuckGo?
How does image search work?
What is voice search?
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Practice with flashcards →What is the difference between HTTPS and HTTP?
What does the padlock icon mean?
What are SSL/TLS certificates?
What is a phishing attempt?
How can you identify suspicious links?
What is malware?
How do you download files safely?
What are browser security warnings?
Why keep software updated?
What are security patches?
What are the limitations of private browsing?
What is tracking on the internet?
What are third-party trackers?
What is Do Not Track?
What is a VPN?
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Practice with flashcards →What is the difference between incognito mode and VPN?
What data do websites collect about you?
Where are browser privacy settings located?
What are targeted ads?
What is your digital footprint?
What makes a strong password?
Why is password reuse dangerous?
What is two-factor authentication (2FA)?
What are password managers?
What are security questions?
How does account recovery work?
What are breach notifications?
Why use unique passwords for every site?
What is password complexity?
What is biometric authentication?
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Practice with flashcards →What is the difference between webmail and email clients?
What are popular email providers?
What are email attachments?
What is forwarding and replying?
What is the difference between CC and BCC?
What are spam and junk folders?
How can you identify phishing emails?
What are common email scams?
How do you unsubscribe from emails?
What are email signatures?
How do you evaluate source credibility online?
Why is HTTPS important?
What makes a website suspicious?
How should you check URLs carefully?
How do you download software safely?
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Practice with flashcards →What precautions for public WiFi?
Why log out after using shared computers?
How can you recognize online scams?
What are social media privacy best practices?
What are risks of oversharing online?
What to do when you have no internet connection?
What causes slow internet speeds?
How do you restart your router and modem?
When should you clear browser cache?
How do you check your WiFi connection?
What are DNS issues?
What is browser compatibility?
Why disable extensions when troubleshooting?
How do you check data usage?
When should you contact your ISP?
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