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

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology
  1. Xanga.

  2. TypePad.com

  3. Movable Type

  4. Blogger

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

Blogger is Google's blog publishing platform, which Google acquired in 2003 from Pyra Labs. It allows users to create and host blogs for free. The other options listed are all separate blogging platforms not owned by Google: Xanga, TypePad.com, and Movable Type are independent services.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology
  1. Bypass your results and goes to the first web page returned for your query.

  2. Enters you into a Las Vegas sweepstakes.

  3. Gets you a date for Saturday night.

  4. Takes you to the site of Google's choice, without any input from you whatsoever.

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

The I'm Feeling Lucky button bypasses the search results page and takes you directly to the first search result for your query. This feature was designed for users confident that the first result would be exactly what they wanted. The humorous options about sweepstakes, dating, and random sites are incorrect - it's simply a shortcut to the top search result.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology
  1. Graphing Package

  2. Web Browser

  3. Any person browsing the net

  4. News Reader

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

Internet Explorer is a web browser - software used to access and navigate websites on the internet. Web browsers allow users to view web pages, follow hyperlinks, and display text, images, and multimedia content from the World Wide Web.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology
  1. Hyperspace Techniques and Technology Progress

  2. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

  3. Hyperspace Terms and Technology Protocol

  4. HTML Transfer Technology Process

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

HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the foundational communication protocol of the World Wide Web. It defines how messages are formatted and transmitted between web servers and browsers, enabling the retrieval and display of web pages and resources.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology
  1. Search Engine

  2. Chat service on the web

  3. Number in Math

  4. Directory of images

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

Google is fundamentally a search engine that indexes web pages and provides search results. While Google now offers many services including chat and image search, its core identity and function is as a search engine, not a math number or image directory.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology
  1. World Wide Wares

  2. World Wide War

  3. World Wide Web

  4. World Wide Wait

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

WWW is the standard abbreviation for World Wide Web, the information system of the Internet that uses HTTP protocols to access documents and resources linked by hyperlinks and URLs.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology
  1. browser

  2. computer

  3. operating system

  4. web server

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

Apache HTTP Server is web server software developed by the Apache Software Foundation. It serves web content to clients and is not a browser (like Chrome), computer hardware, or operating system.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology
  1. Netscape

  2. Firefox

  3. Internet Explorer

  4. Opera

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

'The browser you can trust' was a marketing slogan used by Mozilla Firefox. It emphasized Firefox's focus on user privacy, security, and open-source transparency - positioning it as a trustworthy alternative to corporate browsers. The slogan reflected Firefox's mission to put users in control of their online experience.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. gmail

  2. rediff

  3. yahoo

  4. google

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

Google is the odd one out because it is a company/brand name, while Gmail, Rediff, and Yahoo are all email service providers. Gmail is a product by Google, Yahoo Mail is by Yahoo, and Rediff Mail is by Rediff. Google is the parent company, not a specific email service itself.