Multiple choice general knowledge

Yahoo (www.yahoo.com) is a

  1. Super Computer

  2. Organization that allocates web addresses

  3. Portal

  4. Website for Consumers
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Yahoo is a web portal - a website that serves as a starting point or gateway to other content on the internet. Portals typically offer services like email, news, search, entertainment, and various online resources all in one place. Yahoo is not a supercomputer, it doesn't allocate web addresses (that's ICANN's role), and while consumers use it, 'portal' is the more specific technical classification.

AI explanation

To answer this question, let's go through each option to understand why it is correct or incorrect:

Option A) Super Computer - This option is incorrect because Yahoo is not a supercomputer. A supercomputer is a high-performance computer used for complex calculations and data processing.

Option B) Organization that allocates web addresses - This option is incorrect. The organization responsible for allocating web addresses is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), not Yahoo.

Option C) Portal - This option is correct. Yahoo is a web portal that provides a variety of services such as email, news, sports, finance, and more. It serves as a gateway or starting point to access various internet resources.

Option D) Website for Consumers - This option is partially correct. While Yahoo is a website that is accessible to consumers, it offers more than just consumer-focused content. Yahoo provides a wide range of services and features for different user needs.

The correct answer is C) Portal. This option is correct because Yahoo is primarily known as a web portal that offers various services and serves as a gateway to access different internet resources.

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