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What type of malicious software encrypts a victim's files and demands payment for decryption?

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What does the acronym DNS stand for in networking?

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What early programming language was developed by John Backus at IBM in the 1950s for scientific computing?

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What concept in computing refers to storing and accessing data over the internet rather than on a local hard drive?

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What does the acronym VPN stand for?

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What company created the first commercially successful personal computer, the Apple II?

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What does the term 'byte' represent in computing?

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What is the name of the protocol used to send email over the internet?

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What early computer language, developed in 1959, was designed primarily for business data processing?

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What does the acronym USB stand for?

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What search engine was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998?

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What does the acronym BIOS stand for in computing?

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What mathematician wrote the first computer algorithm in 1843, before computers existed?

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What does the acronym IP stand for in IP address?

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What company manufactured the Commodore 64, one of the best-selling home computers of all time?

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