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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Microsoft
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Google
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Yahoo
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Ask.com
A
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Explanation
Bing is indeed Microsoft's web search engine, launched in 2009 as a replacement for MSN Search and Windows Live Search. It remains Microsoft's primary search product to this day.
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OPERA
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FIREFOX
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NETSCAPE
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ACCESS
D
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Opera, Firefox, and Netscape are all web browsers used to navigate and display websites. Microsoft Access, however, is a database management system - part of the Microsoft Office suite for creating and managing databases, not for browsing the web. This fundamental difference in purpose makes Access the odd one out.
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1 followed by hundred zeros
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Googling
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go for search
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Search among thousands
A
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The name Google is derived from 'googol,' which is the mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros (10^100). This name was chosen to reflect the company's mission to organize the immense amount of information available on the internet.
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Robot Technology
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Page Rank Technology
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Max Click Technology
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HTTP Technology
B
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PageRank is Google's core algorithm that ranks web pages based on their importance and quality. It analyzes the link structure of the web, treating links as votes of confidence. This revolutionary approach gave Google significantly better search results than earlier search engines that primarily relied on keyword matching.
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Google Revenue and Google Scholar
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Google pay and Google advertsiment
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Google ads and Google Publishers
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Google adsense and Google Adwords
D
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Google AdWords (now Google Ads) is Google's advertising platform for advertisers to create ads and bid on keywords. Google AdSense is the program for website publishers to earn money by displaying relevant Google ads on their sites. Together they form Google's dual advertising ecosystem connecting advertisers and publishers.
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Google Mail
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Gomail
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Gmail
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Hotmail
C
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Explanation
Gmail is Google's free email service launched in 2004. It offers web-based access, mobile apps, and seamless integration with other Google services. Google Mail (A) is simply another name for Gmail, not a separate program, while Hotmail (D) is Microsoft's email service.
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Search engine
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Meta search engine
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Both a and b
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None of the above
A
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Google is primarily a search engine that crawls and indexes websites to provide relevant results. A meta search engine (B) would aggregate results from other search engines rather than having its own index. Google creates and maintains its own database of web pages.
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Google iexplore
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Google beta browser
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GFast explorer
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Google Chrome
D
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Explanation
Google Chrome is Google's web browser launched in 2008, known for speed and security. The other options are fictitious names - Google iexplore (A) incorrectly references Microsoft's Internet Explorer, and Google beta browser (B) and GFast explorer (C) don't exist.
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Gblogger
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Nblogger
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mind blogging
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blogger
D
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Blogger is Google's blog-publishing platform acquired in 2003, allowing users to create and host blogs. The other options (Gblogger, Nblogger, mind blogging) are made-up names that sound similar but don't exist as Google products.
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google desktop
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igoogle
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gdesktop
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G00-411
B
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Explanation
iGoogle was Google's customizable homepage service allowing users to add widgets (gadgets) for news, games, weather, and other content. It was a personalized portal page that users could set as their browser homepage (discontinued in 2013).
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AOL
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Opera
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Netscape
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Internet Explorer
A
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Explanation
AOL (America Online) was primarily an internet service provider and online service, not a web browser. Opera, Netscape Navigator, and Internet Explorer are all web browsers. Note that the question has a grammatical error - it should say 'not an Internet browser' (singular).
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Non-sequential writing
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Hypermedia
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Blinking text
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Text with heavy formatting
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Visit Google’s cached page to view the older copy.
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Forget about it, as there is no way to find this information.
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Visit a partner site of the organization to see if it is there.
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Use the wayback machine