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Name These 100 IT/Computer Term (2)

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Name These 100 IT/Computer Term (2)
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Think you’re a tech badass?

Let’s see if you can nail 90% of these 100 everyday acronyms—CPU, WiFi, LED… full names, zero Googling.

Score 90 % and earn the right to say “I’m basically IT.

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MAC?

[A] Media Access Control | MAC is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communication over a physical network.

2/30

NAT?

[D] Network Address Translation | NAT is used to remap IP address spaces, often used in routers.

3/30

RDP?

[B] Remote Desktop Protocol | RDP allows a user to connect to another computer over a network to access its graphical interface.

4/30

SSL?

[A] Secure Socket Layer | SSL is a protocol for ensuring privacy and security in data exchanges over the internet.

5/30

TLD?

[D] Top-Level Domain | TLD is the last segment of a domain name, such as .com, .net, or .org.

6/30

SMTP?

[A] Simple Mail Transfer Protocol | SMTP is the protocol used for sending emails across networks.

7/30

IMAP?

[D] Internet Message Access Protocol | IMAP is used to retrieve emails from a mail server while keeping the messages on the server.

8/30

POP3?

[D] Post Office Protocol 3 | POP3 allows emails to be downloaded from the server to the user's device for offline use.

9/30

VoIP?

[B] Voice over Internet Protocol | VoIP enables voice communication over the internet instead of traditional phone lines.

10/30

BSoD?

[D] Blue Screen of Death | BSoD is a stop error screen displayed in Windows when the system encounters a fatal error.

11/30

DOS?

[A] Disk Operating System | DOS is an early operating system that uses a command-line interface for interaction.

12/30

VGA?

[C] Video Graphics Array | VGA is a standard for computer graphics, typically related to display resolution and color depth.

13/30

GIF?

[D] Graphics Interchange Format | GIF is an image format that supports both static and animated images.

14/30

W3C?

[C] World Wide Web Consortium | W3C is the international body setting web standards.

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PNG?

[A] Portable Network Graphics | PNG is a raster image format that supports lossless compression.

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PDF?

[A] Portable Document Format | PDF is used to present documents independently of hardware, software, or operating systems.

17/30

CAD?

[A] Computer-Aided Design | CAD is used by engineers, architects, and designers to create precision drawings.

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ERP?

[C] Enterprise Resource Planning | ERP software integrates various business functions like finance, HR, and supply chain into one system.

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CRM?

[B] Customer Relationship Management | CRM helps businesses manage and analyze customer interactions and data.

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TLS?

[A] Transport Layer Security | TLS is a cryptographic protocol securing network communication (e.g., HTTPS).

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JS?

[B] JavaScript | JS is a high-level language for web interactivity (client-side/server-side with Node.js)

22/30

AJAX?

[D] Asynchronous JavaScript and XML | AJAX is used to create dynamic web pages by allowing asynchronous communication with the server.

23/30

SDK?

[A] Software Development Kit | SDK is a set of software development tools used to create applications for a specific platform.

24/30

IDE?

[B] Integrated Development Environment | IDE is a software application that provides comprehensive facilities to computer programmers for software development.

25/30

CSS?

[C] Cascading Style Sheets | CSS is used to control the layout and presentation of web pages, including fonts, colors, and spacing.

26/30

DNS?

[D] Domain Name System | DNS translates domain names into IP addresses to allow browsers to find websites.

27/30

SaaS?

[A] Software as a Service | SaaS is a cloud computing service that delivers software applications over the internet.

28/30

PaaS?

[D] Platform as a Service | PaaS provides hardware and software tools to developers to build and run applications.

29/30

IaaS?

[A] Infrastructure as a Service | IaaS provides virtualized computing resources over the internet, such as servers, storage, and networks.

30/30

SEO?

[C] Search Engine Optimization | SEO is a set of practices to improve a website’s visibility in search engine results (e.g., Google), driving more organic traffic.

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