AI, platforms and digital life: what do you actually know?
A fast quiz on artificial intelligence, online platforms, privacy signals and the tech terms that keep turning up in the news.
When people talk about a generative AI model, what is the simplest accurate description?
Generative AI produces outputs such as text, code, audio or images by learning patterns from data.
What does two-factor authentication add to a normal password login?
Two-factor authentication makes account takeover harder by requiring another proof beyond the password.
In privacy conversations, what is a cookie most commonly used for?
Cookies are small browser records. They can be useful for sessions and preferences, but also for tracking.
What is an API in everyday product terms?
An API is a structured interface. It lets one system ask another system to do something or return data.
Why do software updates often mention security fixes?
Security patches close known weaknesses. Delaying them can leave devices and accounts exposed.
What is phishing most often trying to make a user do?
Phishing relies on deception. It pushes people toward fake links, fake forms or urgent requests.
What is encryption meant to do in digital communication?
Encryption protects data by scrambling it for anyone without the proper key or access method.
When a service says files are stored in the cloud, what does that usually mean?
Cloud storage usually means remote data centres provide the storage and access layer.
What does open-source software usually allow others to inspect?
Open source is about code access and licence terms. It does not automatically mean no cost or no risk.
What is a recommendation algorithm usually trying to predict?
Recommendation systems rank items using signals such as behaviour, metadata and similarity patterns.
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