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

Multiple choice
  1. Java applet

  2. Filter

  3. Abstract window toolkit

  4. Ajax

  5. Alarm

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

By using Ajax, you can accomplish dynamically update the totals on your shopping cart without forcing the user to click update and wait for the server to resend the entire page.

Multiple choice
  1. Jquery uses the javascript library.

  2. Jquery supports ajax.

  3. By including jquery library files in to our project, it takes additional space on the server.

  4. Google map is the example of ajax.

  5. None of the above

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

Yes, all of the above are the true statements.

Multiple choice
  1. Usenet

  2. INFINET

  3. WordNet

  4. Mozilla

  5. WordPress

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

WordNet is a large lexical database of English. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are grouped into sets of cognitive synonyms (synsets), each expressing a distinct concept. Synsets are interlinked by means of conceptual-semantic and lexical relations.

Multiple choice
  1. Widget

  2. Hyperlink

  3. Google Toolbar

  4. Pagerank

  5. Applet

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

Pagerank is an algorithm used by google search to rank websites in their search engine results. Pagerank works by counting the number and quality of links to a page to determine a rough estimate of how important the website is. The underlying assumption is that more important websites are likely to receive more links from other websites.

Multiple choice
  1. HTTP

  2. HTML

  3. RFC

  4. XML

  5. URI

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

A uniform resource identifier (URI) is a string of characters used to identify a name of a web resource. Such identification enables interaction with representations of the web resource over a network (typically the World Wide Web) using specific protocols. Schemes specifying a concrete syntax and associated protocols define each URI.

Multiple choice
  1. HTTP

  2. URL

  3. IP address

  4. MAC address

  5. FTP

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

The Uniform Resource Locator, abbreviated as URL (also known as web address, particularly when used with HTTP), is a specific character string that constitutes a reference to a resource.

Multiple choice
  1. Internet Explorer

  2. AOL

  3. Netscape

  4. Opera

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

AOL (America Online) was an internet service provider and online portal, not a web browser itself. While AOL distributed a customized browser based on Internet Explorer, AOL itself is the ISP/service brand, not the browser software. Internet Explorer, Netscape, and Opera are all actual web browsers.

Multiple choice
  1. BCC

  2. SPAM

  3. Pen

  4. Pine

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

BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) is an email field, SPAM refers to junk email, and Pine is a well-known email client program. 'Pen' is simply a writing instrument and has no relation to email technology or terminology.

Multiple choice
  1. Cooking software

  2. Web site

  3. Internet information file

  4. Hacker file

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

A cookie is a small text file stored on your device by a web browser. It contains information about your browsing activity and preferences, which websites can use to remember you when you return. Cooking software (A) refers to kitchen applications, websites (B) are entire online destinations, and hacker files (D) are not related to browsing data.