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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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Yet Another Hierarchically Organized Oracle
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Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
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Yet Another Hypertext Online Organizer
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Yet Another Helpful Operation Origin
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Yahoo! stands for 'Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle,' making option B correct. This was chosen by founders Jerry Yang and David Filo as a self-referential, humorous acronym for their web directory.
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Lordhouse
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AOL4FREE
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Happy New Year
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Tuxissa
B
Correct answer
Explanation
AOL4FREE started as a virus hoax claiming a program could provide free AOL service, but later actual Trojan programs were created using this name to trick users. This makes it unique as a hoax that became real. The other options (Lordhouse, Happy New Year, Tuxissa) are either pure hoaxes or conventional Trojans.
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Mouse
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Mouse Pad
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Notepad
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Key word
D
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Explanation
Keywords are essential for effective internet searches. Search engines rely on specific terms to find relevant information. Hardware devices like mouse and mouse pad are tools for navigation, not search methodology.
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Infinity
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Google
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Rediff
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Yahoo
B
Correct answer
Explanation
A googol is the mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros. The search engine Google's name is a deliberate misspelling of this mathematical term.
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gmail
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rediff
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airMail
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sify
C
Correct answer
Explanation
AirMail is not a real email service provider. Gmail, Rediffmail, and Sifymail are legitimate email services. 'AirMail' typically refers to traditional postal mail transported by aircraft or is simply a made-up name in this context.
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downtube
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foldertube
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mediafire
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rapidfire
C
Correct answer
Explanation
MediaFire is a legitimate file hosting and sharing service that allows users to upload and share files. The other options (downtube, foldertube, rapidfire) are not real file sharing websites and appear to be made-up names playing on actual services like YouTube and RapidShare.
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Bing Chat
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FB MSgr
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G-Talk
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Yahoo-Msgr
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Bing Chat is Microsoft's AI-powered chatbot service (now called Copilot), not a traditional chat/messaging platform. Facebook Messenger, Google Talk (GTalk), and Yahoo Messenger are all peer-to-peer instant messaging applications for human communication.
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ASP
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JSP
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COLD FUSION
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MICROMAX
D
Correct answer
Explanation
ASP (Active Server Pages), JSP (JavaServer Pages), and ColdFusion are all server-side web technologies for building dynamic web applications. Micromax is an Indian smartphone and electronics manufacturer - not a web technology at all.
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"lo"
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"hello world"
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"mary had a little lamb"
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"cyberspace, the final frontier"
A
Correct answer
Explanation
The first ARPANET message was 'lo', sent in 1969. The intended message was 'login' but the system crashed after the first two letters. 'Hello world', 'mary had a little lamb', and 'cyberspace, the final frontier' are all incorrect and popular culture references rather than historical facts.
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Blackle.com was a custom Google Search engine with a black background created to save energy on CRT monitors. Black pixels consumed less power than white on older CRT displays. It was a legitimate energy-saving initiative using Google's custom search.
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Seemed like a good idea to Larry and Sergey.
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Named after Bill Gates' dog, who is also named Google.
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It's a misspelling of the word "googol", which is a huge number.
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Same number of syllables as Yahoo.
C
Correct answer
Explanation
The name Google is a misspelling of googol, which is the mathematical number 1 followed by 100 zeros (10^100). This name was chosen to reflect Google's mission to organize the immense amount of information available on the internet. Larry Page and Sergey Brin settled on this spelling when they registered the domain name, as googol.com was already taken.
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Google will search the Web for pages that fall into the same general category as your result.
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Google will search for similar pages to what you searched for in your last search.
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Similar pages just means that other people are looking for the same thing.
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Similar pages to that of Yahoo.
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Google's "similar pages" feature searches the web for pages that fall into the same general category as your selected result. It analyzes the content, themes, and characteristics of that page to find others with similar topics or content. This helps users discover related resources when they find a relevant page. The other options describe incorrect interpretations.
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Sponsored links are ads that pay Google for that space.
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Something to do with Jerry Lewis.
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Same as all the other search results that Google comes back with.
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Sponsored links will send you free stuff if you click on them enough.
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Sponsored links on Google are advertisements - companies pay Google to have their listings appear in these designated positions. These are clearly labeled as sponsored or ads to distinguish them from organic search results. The other options are incorrect: they're not related to Jerry Lewis, they're not the same as regular results, and clicking them won't get you free items.
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Google search engine.
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The Open Directory.
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Yahoo.
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Ask Jeeves.
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Historically, Google used the Open Directory Project (also known as DMOZ) to power its Google Directory service. While Google has its own search engine, the specific 'directory' product was based on DMOZ data.
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Google Shopping
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Froogle
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Google doesn't have a shopping tool.
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Google Blog.
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Google's shopping tool was originally called Froogle (a pun on frugal + Google). It was later rebranded as Google Shopping, but the question appears to be from the era when it was still called Froogle. Blogger is Google's blog platform (acquired in 2003). The name Froogle was indeed the original branding for Google's product search and comparison shopping service.