Computer Knowledge

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

Which of the following is a web service that allows users to store and control their online shopping information?

  1. Alternative currency

  2. Bitcoin

  3. ACH(Automated Clearing House)

  4. Electronic money

  5. Online wallet
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

An online wallet is a program or web service that allows users to store and control their online shopping information, like logins, passwords, shipping address and credit card details, in one central place.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not an example of a push service?

  1. Synchronous conferencing

  2. Instant messaging

  3. Email transfer using SMTP

  4. Online auction

  5. Transferring emails from mail server to desktop computer using POP3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

When pulling POP3 email messages from a server, a client can make regular pull requests every few minutes. Hence, it uses the pull technology.

Multiple choice

The web domain alibaba.com began with which of the following business models?

  1. B2B

  2. B2G

  3. C2C

  4. B2C

  5. C2B
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Business-to-business (B2B) describes commerce transactions between businesses, such as between a manufacturer and a wholesaler, or between a wholesaler and a retailer. The company began in 1999 with the web domain Alibaba.com a business-to-business portal to connect Chinese manufacturers with overseas buyers.

Multiple choice

Which of the following was a search engine system for the Gopher protocol?

  1. Archie

  2. Veronica

  3. WAIS

  4. Cookie

  5. HTTP
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Veronica was a search engine system for the Gopher protocol.During its existence, Veronica was a constantly updated database of the names of almost every menu item on thousands of Gopher servers. The Veronica database could be searched from most major Gopher menus. Although the original Veronica database is no longer accessible, various local Veronica installations and at least one complete rewrite (Veronica-2) still exist.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is also known as a web address?

  1. Email address

  2. Uniform resource locator

  3. Domain Name System

  4. Internet Protocol

  5. Transmission Control Protocol
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A uniform resource locator, abbreviated URL, also known as web address, is a specific character string that constitutes a reference to a resource. In most web browsers, the URL of a web page is displayed on top inside an address bar. An example of a typical URL would be http://en.example.org/wiki/Main_Page.

Multiple choice

What is Entrez?

  1. A proteomic search engine

  2. A programme key word

  3. Starting code of a sequence analysis

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

Entrez is NCBI's integrated search and retrieval system for biological databases. While commonly used for nucleotide/protein sequences, it functions as a comprehensive search engine for proteomic and genomic data.

Multiple choice

What does SEO mean?

  1. Software Engineering Object

  2. Search Engine Optimisation

  3. Search Engine Output

  4. Software Estimate Optimiser
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

(2) SEO means Search Engine Optimisation.