Computer Knowledge
Internet and Web
1,557 Questions
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
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World Wide Wrestling
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World War Won
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World Wide Web
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Whole Wide World
C
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WWW stands for World Wide Web, which is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. World Wide Wrestling, World War Won, and Whole Wide World are all incorrect expansions of this acronym.
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Netscape
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Java
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Webcrawler
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Internet
C
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Webcrawler was one of the early web search engines. Netscape is a web browser, Java is a programming language, and Internet is the network itself - none of these are search engines.
D
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HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard language for creating web pages. HTTP is a protocol for transferring data, FTP is for file transfers, and URL is an address format - none are languages for writing web pages.
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Netscape
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World Wide Web
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Launcher
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E-mail
A
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Netscape was a pioneering web browser software. World Wide Web is the system of interconnected documents, Launcher is not a browser, and E-mail is a communication system - none of these are browsers.
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an important word
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the web address
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a "link" to another web page
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a mistake
C
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Underlined text on web pages typically indicates a hyperlink (link) that connects to another page or resource. While important words can be underlined, and web addresses appear as links, the primary purpose of underlining is to identify clickable links.
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Graphing Package
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News Reader
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Web Browser
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Search Engine
C
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Internet Explorer is a web browser used to access and view websites. It is not a graphing package, news reader, or search engine - those serve different purposes.
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Hyperspace Terms and Technology Protocol
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Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
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Hyperspace Techniques and Technology Progress
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HTML Transfer Technology Process
B
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HTTP stands for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol, which is the foundation of data communication on the World Wide Web. The other options are made-up phrases that don't represent real protocols.
D
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Hotmail.com was a free web-based email service where users could create email accounts. GRE.org is for test registration, Syvum.com is an educational site, and Linux.org is about the Linux operating system - none offer email account services.
C
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The 'related:' search operator finds sites similar to the specified URL. 'like:' and 'showlike:' aren't valid Google operators. The 'link:' operator shows pages that link TO the site, not related sites.
B
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The 'link:' operator finds all pages that contain links to the specified URL. 'show links' isn't a valid operator syntax. Option C is missing the colon, and 'references:' isn't a Google search operator.
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INTERNET
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GOOGLE
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E-MAILS
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COMPUTERS
D
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Cyberphobia is the fear of computers, specifically anxiety about using or working with computer technology. While it can manifest as fear of the internet or emails, the core phobia is about computers themselves. It's a specific technological anxiety.
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thefacebook
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myfacebook
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facebookforme
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onfacebook
A
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Facebook was originally called 'TheFacebook' when launched at Harvard in 2004. The name was simplified to just 'Facebook' when the service expanded beyond Harvard.
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Amazon
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My Space
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Fropper
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Orkut
A
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Amazon is primarily an e-commerce and cloud computing company, not a social networking site. MySpace, Fropper, and Orkut were all social networking platforms where users created profiles, connected with friends, and shared content.
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Penn American Graphics
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Pacific Northwest Graphics
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Portable Network Graphics
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PNG's Not Gif
C
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PNG stands for Portable Network Graphics, a lossless image compression format. It was developed as an improved replacement for GIF. The name reflects its portability across different platforms and network-friendly design for web use.
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Mail In Mail Enhancements
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Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
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Multi Intra Mail Errors
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Mail Internet Machine Ethernet
B
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MIME stands for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions, an internet standard that extends email format to support text, images, audio, video, and other non-text attachments. It allows email systems to handle diverse content types beyond plain text.