Computer Knowledge

Internet and Web

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The Internet and Web encompass global networks, web portals, browsers, and online communication tools. This hub provides questions on basic internet concepts, email structures, and web terminology. Strong knowledge here is vital for scoring well in computer awareness sections.

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Internet and Web Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Chatterbot

  2. internet bots

  3. Spambot

  4. IRC bot

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Internet bots (also called web bots or WWW robots) are automated scripts used to detect and remove vandalism from Wikipedia. They can quickly identify obvious vandalism, spam, or malicious edits and revert them. Chatterbots are for conversation, spambots send spam, and IRC bots operate on chat channels - none are designed for Wikipedia vandalism control.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. wikipedia

  2. wikimapia

  3. google

  4. yahoo

  5. orkut

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Let's describe the whole world' was WikiMapia's tagline, reflecting their mission to create a detailed map of the entire world through user contributions. WikiMapia combines mapping with collaborative descriptions, distinguishing it from Wikipedia's encyclopedia approach or search engines like Google and Yahoo.

Multiple choice general knowledge
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Collabnet address for this Deutsche Bank project is http://www.dbcde.com. This is the specific internal or partner portal configured for the project team's collaboration needs. Options A and B point to the generic Collabnet company website, and option C points to CNET (a technology news site), none of which would be the correct project-specific collaboration portal.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. facebook

  2. orkut

  3. rediffmail

  4. hi5

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This question asks about a tagline associated with a social network. Orkut's tagline was 'Who Do You Know?' reflecting its focus on connecting with known people.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. GOOGLE SIDEWIKI

  2. GOOGLE COMMENT

  3. COOMENT ANYWHERE

  4. BLOGGER SERVICES

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Google Sidewiki was a browser toolbar feature (2009-2011) that allowed users to add comments to any webpage, visible to other Sidewiki users. It was part of Google's effort to enable web-wide discussion. 'Comment Anywhere' describes the concept but 'Google SideWiki' was the actual product name.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Services to manage unstructured content that is delivered over the Internet

  2. Services to manage unstructured content that is delivered over the Intranet

  3. Services to manage structured content that is delivered over the Intranet

  4. Services to manage structured content that is delivered over the Internet

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Web Content Management refers to services that manage unstructured content (web pages, documents, media) delivered over the Internet. This is the standard definition of WCM systems. Intranets typically use different document management systems, and WCM deals with unstructured, not structured content.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology
  1. HyperText Transfer Protocol

  2. HyperText Transfer Program

  3. HyperTest Transfer Protocol

  4. HyperText Test Protocol

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol. It's the foundation of data communication on the World Wide Web. It defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. One can be Monitered ,other can't

  2. One is safer than other

  3. One is Public other is private

  4. None of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The key difference is that internet is a public, global network accessible to anyone, while intranet is a private network limited to an organization's internal use. Internet connects worldwide, intranet connects internally.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. A person who likes to look at websites

  2. A computer that Stores world wide web files

  3. A kind of Spider

  4. A software programs that allows you to access sides on the world wide web

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A web browser is software that allows users to access and navigate websites on the World Wide Web. The other options are incorrect - it's not a person, computer, or spider. Despite the typo 'sides' instead of 'sites', the core meaning is correct.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. A consortium of telecommunications companies

  2. The IETF

  3. the U.S Government

  4. No one

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The internet is not owned by any single entity - it's a decentralized network of networks. While organizations like IETF develop standards and telecom companies provide infrastructure, no one 'owns' the internet as a whole.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. An acronym for User Response List

  2. The person who manages website

  3. The address of a website or web page

  4. A kind of computer language

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator, which is the address used to access resources on the internet, such as websites or web pages. It's not a list, a person, or a programming language.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. yet another hierarchy of official oracle

  2. yet another hierarchial officious oracle

  3. yet another hierarchy for official oracle

  4. yet another hierarchy of officious oracle

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

YAHOO stands for 'Yet Another Hierarchy Of Officious Oracle'. The official spelling uses 'Hierarchy' (with 'i' not 'ial') and 'Officious' (not 'Official'). Option D correctly matches this spelling. Options A and C incorrectly use 'Official' instead of 'Officious', while B has the wrong spelling 'Hierarchial'.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Yet Another Hierarchy of Official Oracle

  2. Yet Another Hierarchy of Officious Oracle

  3. Yet Another Hierarchy of Official Organisation

  4. Yet Another Hierarchy of Officious Organisation

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

YAHOO stands for 'Yet Another Hierarchy of Officious Oracle', coined by founders Jerry Yang and David Filo. The other options use incorrect words like 'Official' or 'Organisation'.