Public Wi-Fi - correct answer ✔✔A public network that can be accessed by the general population,
mainly using Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi - correct answer ✔✔(Wireless Fidelity) uses radio waves to pass information between two points
Router - correct answer ✔✔a device that transfers data between networks
Private network - correct answer ✔✔A business or home network that restricts access to their networks
using private passwords.
ISP - correct answer ✔✔stands for Internet Service Provider; it is a company that offers services for
accessing and using the Internet
Modem - correct answer ✔✔(modulator-demodulator) is a device links with your ISP and that
transmits digital data over analog utility lines
Encryption - correct answer ✔✔coverts data into unreadable code so that the data can be sent to a
destination without the data being illegally accessed by a hacker.
Firmware - correct answer ✔✔software that is embedded in hardware.
Snooping - correct answer ✔✔when hackers listen in on your Wi-Fi signals and see everything you are
doing on the Internet.
HTTPS URL - correct answer ✔✔Indicates the web page is using encryption.
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