Technology - Study Mode

[#16] What does PPTP stand for?
Correct Answer

(C) Point to Point Tunneling Protocol

Explanation

Solution: It is a protocol used to create VPN connections over the net.

[#17] According to CNN, how much did Internet traffic increase between 1994 and 1996?
Correct Answer

(D) Twenty-five times

[#18] In 1983, which person was the first to offer a definition of the term 'computer virus'?
Correct Answer

(C) Cohen

Explanation

Solution: 1983 Fred Cohen, while working on his dissertation, formally defines a computer virus as 'a computer program that can affect other computer programs by modifying them in such a way as to include a (possibly evolved)copy of itself.'

[#19] What is the World Wide Web?
Correct Answer

(C) The part of the Internet that enables information-sharing via interconnected pages

Explanation

Solution: The World Wide Web is a subset of the Internet. Specifically, the Web is a collection of documents and applications residing on Internet servers around the world.

[#20] What is the Websites code for the country United Kingdom?
Correct Answer

(B) UK