Computer Knowledge
Internet and Web
1,617 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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Netiquette
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Nethics
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Net-ethics
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Netiquette ethics
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They are a young teenager
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They are new to the internet or the chat room
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They are breaking in a new computer
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They are looking for help in an area new to them
B
Correct answer
Explanation
A newbie is someone new to the internet, a particular website, or a specific chat room. The term comes from new baby or beginner and indicates inexperience with the platform or community. Option B correctly captures this meaning. Option A is incorrect because newbie refers to experience level, not age.
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A funny emoticon made to look like a troll
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Someone who goes trolling on the internet, moving from place to place without settling anywhere in a chat room or on a board
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Someone who participates in a message board or chat with intentions of disrupting it in some way
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It's another name for a spammer
C
Correct answer
Explanation
An internet troll is someone who deliberately posts inflammatory or off-topic messages to provoke a reaction or disrupt a discussion. They participate with the intention of causing trouble rather than genuine engagement. Option C correctly defines this behavior. Option B is incorrect because trolls settle in places to cause disruption, and Option D is wrong because trolls are different from spammers.
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"Here there here"
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"Help the human"
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"Hope this helps"
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NA
C
Correct answer
Explanation
HTH is a common internet acronym standing for 'Hope This Helps.' It is typically used after providing a solution or advice to someone. The other options are nonsensical or incorrect expansions of the abbreviation.
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Salutation, message, signature
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Address and subject
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None of the above
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All of the above
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Option A correctly identifies the three essential components of an email message: salutation (greeting), message body, and signature (closing). Option B only lists addressing components (To, Subject) but omits the actual content structure. Option C is incorrect since option A is valid, and option D is misleading since the components in A and B are different categories.
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clueless
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stupid or ineffectual person
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the location you seek is unknown
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all of above
C
Correct answer
Explanation
HTTP 404 means "Not Found" - the server cannot find the requested resource. Option C correctly states this meaning. Options A and B incorrectly attribute negative meanings to the numeric code itself, which is purely a technical status indicator.
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Ravinder kaur is logged on
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dnt u dare mess vid R.kaur
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Ravinder Ravinder is logged on
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viral girl is logged on
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Both are same
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Internet -> defined users, Intranet -> open to all users
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Intranet -> defined users, Internet -> open to all users
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None of the above
C
Correct answer
Explanation
The Internet is a global public network open to everyone. An Intranet is a private internal network accessible only to defined authorized users within an organization (like employees). Intranets use the same technology as the Internet but are restricted and secured behind firewalls.
D
Correct answer
Explanation
This is a factual question about Citigroup Global Services Limited (CGSL) internal infrastructure. Corporate intranets typically use .net or internal domains rather than public .com sites. Without external verification of CGSL's actual intranet URL, I must accept the provided answer key, though this is organization-specific knowledge not general computer literacy.
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An E-mail client
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A text editor
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The UNIX telnet service
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An FTP client
B
Correct answer
Explanation
VI is a standard, powerful terminal-based text editor found on almost all UNIX and Linux systems. It is not used for E-mail, FTP, or Telnet services, which have their own dedicated clients and protocols.
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Mozilla
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Google
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Microsoft
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The World Wide Web Consortium
D
Correct answer
Explanation
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the international standards organization that develops and maintains web standards including HTML, CSS, HTTP, and other web technologies. While companies like Mozilla, Google, and Microsoft implement these standards in their browsers, W3C provides the collaborative framework where standards are developed.
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<a href="url" target="new">
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<a href="url" target="window">
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<a href="url" new>
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<a href="url" target="_blank">
D
Correct answer
Explanation
The target="_blank" attribute is the correct way to open links in a new browser window or tab. The _blank value is a reserved keyword that tells the browser to open the link in a new window. Options A, B, and C use incorrect or non-standard values.
C
Correct answer
Explanation
In HTML, the href (hypertext reference) attribute specifies the URL or address that the link points to. Without href, an anchor tag wouldn't have a destination. Target only controls the opening behavior, not the address itself.
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Google
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Zeal
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Hotbot
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Amazon
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Amazon is primarily an e-commerce platform for buying and selling goods, not a web search engine. Google, Zeal, and Hotbot are all search engines designed to index and search web content.