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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 technology testing

SharePoint URL structure

  1. http://servername/

  2. http://Servername:Portnumber/

  3. http://portnumber:servername/

  4. http://portnumber/
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

SharePoint URLs typically follow the format http://Servername:Portnumber/ where the port number is required because SharePoint web applications run on specific ports (like 80, 443, or custom ports). The server name (hostname) precedes the port number in standard URL format. Option C reverses this incorrectly.

Multiple choice technology testing

An employee reports to company's intranet helpdesk, it takes 30 seconds to see the home page after clicking on the login button. The time taken to see the homepage is known as

  1. Wait time

  2. Transaction Delay

  3. Response time

  4. Transaction wait time
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Response time is the time elapsed from sending a request to receiving the complete response. In this scenario, the 30-second delay from clicking login to seeing the homepage is the response time. Wait time (Option A) and Transaction Delay (Option B) are not standard performance testing terms. Transaction wait time (Option D) is not a defined metric.

Multiple choice technology web technology

What is meant by RIA?

  1. Real Internet Application

  2. Rich Internet Application

  3. Raw Internet Application

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

RIA stands for Rich Internet Application, which refers to web applications with features and functionality similar to desktop applications.

Multiple choice technology platforms and products

Which one of the following doesnot come under Web Content Management?

  1. template development

  2. security and access control

  3. site navigation services

  4. portal services

  5. site publishing
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Web Content Management focuses on template development, site navigation, site publishing, and security/access control for managing web content. Portal services (D) are a separate layer - they aggregate content and applications but are not part of the core WCM functionality.

Multiple choice technology platforms and products

This service consists of web sites and network locations referenced by the system. It also includes a mechanism that can be used to scan for broken links, changed site Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), or missing sites.

  1. Site Collection

  2. Navigation

  3. Business Data Catalogs

  4. Site directory
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Site Directory service maintains a catalog of websites and network locations with link scanning capabilities to detect broken links, changed URLs, or missing sites. This is essential for maintaining portal integrity. Site Collections, Navigation, and BDCs are different SharePoint components.

Multiple choice technology web technology

Use Hyperlinks to navigate to

  1. A Secondary Window

  2. A different application

  3. A search window

  4. A page in the navigation pane
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,B,C,D Correct answer
Explanation

Hyperlinks provide versatile navigation capabilities, allowing users to jump to various destinations including secondary windows within the same application, external applications, search windows, and specific pages in navigation panes.

Multiple choice technology web technology

Clicking back button in browser causes?

  1. Sends a new request for page

  2. It will not send any request

  3. Fetches the page from the browser cache

  4. Fetches the page from virtual memory
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Clicking the back button loads the previously visited page from the browser's local cache rather than sending a new HTTP request to the server, provided the cache has not expired or headers do not restrict it. This minimizes network traffic and speeds up navigation, making the cached option correct.

Multiple choice technology web technology

The Major component of a search engine is?

  1. Search Engine

  2. Web Optimizer

  3. Web Crawler

  4. Web Driller
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Web crawlers (also called spiders or bots) are the core component of search engines that systematically browse the web to index pages. Search engines use crawlers to discover and catalog content, while web optimizers, drillers, and the search engine itself are not fundamental components.

Multiple choice technology web technology

How to make a website more visible to search engine?

  1. Using Search Engine Optimization

  2. Using Search Engine Customization

  3. Using Search Engine Generalisation

  4. Using Search Engine Specification
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the practice of improving website visibility in organic search results. Techniques include keyword optimization, quality content creation, backlink building, and technical improvements to help search engines better understand and rank the site.

Multiple choice technology web technology

What kind of people are drawn to grid computing?

  1. People who need a massive amount of electricity

  2. People who need a massive amount of raw computing power

  3. People who need super-reliable access to the Web

  4. People who recieve an extremely large amount of email

  5. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Grid computing is designed for users who need massive raw computing power - it aggregates resources from multiple computers to solve computationally intensive problems. It is not primarily about electricity, web reliability, or email volume.

Multiple choice technology web technology

The Internet was actually

  1. LAN at MIT

  2. Code-cracking network during World War II by the U.S. Defense Department

  3. A network cooperatively created by several large hardware and software companies

  4. A small experimental research network called ARPANET

  5. A Microsoft product that quickly became too big for the company to control
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Internet evolved from ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), a small experimental research network created by the U.S. Department of Defense in 1969. It connected universities and research institutions, establishing the foundational TCP/IP protocols still used today.

Multiple choice technology web technology

Where is the Internet's central hub and control center located?

  1. Near Washington D.C.

  2. Near the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington

  3. In a top-secret location

  4. In Silicon Valley

  5. Nowhere, the Internet has no central hub
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

To answer this question, the user needs to have a basic understanding of how the internet works and its architecture.

Option A: Near Washington D.C. - This option is incorrect. While there are many data centers and internet exchange points in the Washington D.C. area, the internet's central hub and control center is not located there.

Option B: Near the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington - This option is also incorrect. While there are a few data centers located near the Microsoft campus in Redmond, none of them serve as the internet's central hub and control center.

Option C: In a top-secret location - This option is incorrect. While there are certainly secure locations where important internet infrastructure is housed, there is no single "top-secret" location that serves as the internet's central hub and control center.

Option D: In Silicon Valley - This option is incorrect. While Silicon Valley is home to many tech companies and data centers, it is not the location of the internet's central hub and control center.

Option E: Nowhere, the Internet has no central hub - This option is correct. The internet is a decentralized network of networks, with no central hub or control center. Instead, it relies on a distributed system of servers and data centers around the world to function.

Therefore, the answer is: E. Nowhere, the Internet has no central hub.