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 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'.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. General Oblivion and Omnipotent Guide of Lame Examples

  2. God's Only Online Generously Linked Enterprise

  3. Giving Opinions & Options Generously Linked Everywhere

  4. Giving Opinions & Options For Gratification And Logical Exploration

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

GOOGLE is commonly said to stand for 'Giving Opinions & Options Generously Linked Everywhere' as a backronym, though Google itself says it comes from the mathematical term 'googol'. The other options are fabricated backronyms.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. The Webby Award

  2. The Best Web Site Award

  3. The Internet Billy Award

  4. The Billy Award

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

The Webby Awards are the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. Established in 1996, they recognize websites, online film and video, advertising, and other forms of digital media. The name is playfully derived from the World Wide Web's 'www' abbreviation. The other options are fabricated names that don't correspond to real awards.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology
  1. Cookies

  2. Spam

  3. Netnannies

  4. Brownies

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

To solve this question, the user needs to have a basic understanding of Internet terminology.

Now, let's go through each option and explain whether it is an Internet term or not:

A. Cookies: This is an Internet term that refers to small data files stored on a user's computer by a website. These files are used to remember user preferences and login information when revisiting the website.

B. Spam: This is an Internet term that refers to unsolicited or unwanted messages, usually in the form of email, that are sent to a large number of recipients.

C. Netnannies: This is an Internet term that refers to software or services that help parents monitor and control their children's online activity.

D. Brownies: This is not an Internet term. It is a type of dessert.

Therefore, the answer is: D. Brownies is not an Internet term.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. document.URL

  2. window.location.href

  3. .document.location.href

  4. link.href

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

The correct answer is B. window.location.href.

To redirect a visitor to another page, you can use the property window.location.href in JavaScript. By setting the value of window.location.href to the URL of the desired page, the visitor's browser will automatically navigate to that page.

Option A (document.URL) represents the current URL of the document and does not redirect to another page.

Option C (.document.location.href) is not a valid property in JavaScript.

Option D (link.href) is not a valid way to redirect a visitor using JavaScript.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Any person browsing the net

  2. Graphing Package

  3. Web Browser

  4. News Reader

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

Internet Explorer is a web browser developed by Microsoft that allows users to access and navigate websites on the internet. It is not a person, graphing tool, or news reader - it's specifically software for browsing web pages.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. HTML Transfer Technology Process

  2. Hyperspace Terms and Technology Protocol

  3. Hyperspace Techniques and Technology Progress

  4. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

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

HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol, which is the foundation of data communication on the World Wide Web. It defines how messages are formatted and transmitted between web servers and browsers. The distractors incorrectly invent meanings for the acronym.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. World Wide War

  2. World Wide Wares

  3. World Wide Wait

  4. World Wide Web

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

WWW stands for World Wide Web, which is the system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the internet. The other options are humorous or incorrect - it's not about war, commercial wares, or slow loading (wait).

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Onlinesbi

  2. Online Games

  3. Ongc

  4. Orkut

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

For 'O', Orkut was Google's own social network that was extremely popular in India during 2008-2012, making it a frequent search term. Options like Onlinesbi, ONGC, and Online Games are searched, but Orkut had exceptional brand recall and search volume during its peak years.