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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

Internet was started as _______.

  1. TCP/IP experiment

  2. Network for defences forces of America

  3. Group of research scientist scientists of Bell lab

  4. Contribution was done by all the above institutions
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Internet began as ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), created by the U.S. Department of Defense's DARPA agency in 1969. Its primary purpose was to establish a decentralized communication network for military and defense purposes. The other options incorrectly attribute its origins to TCP/IP experiments, Bell Labs, or claim all institutions contributed equally.

Multiple choice

Find blank (ix).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

The Internet was started as a/an (i) ______ to test networks to try and develop a network that could survive a nuclear attack. While the net has never (ii) ______ to survive a nuclear blast its design has proven again and again how robust it is. It has withstood (iii) ______ an attack from construction, people digging up cables, to lightning blowing up a router. The network has always recovered (iv) ______ bypassed the problem. The Internet (v) ______ as the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) during the cold war in 1969. It was (vi) ______ by the US Department of Defense's (DOD) research people in (vii) ______ with a number of military contractors and universities to explore the possibility of a communication network (viii) ______ could survive a nuclear attack. It continued simply because the DOD, DOD's contractors, and the universities found that it provided a very (ix) ______ way to communicate. (x) ______ originally designed to allow scientists to share data and access remote computers, e-mail quickly became its most popular application.

  1. extensive

  2. convenient

  3. favourable

  4. beneficial

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

‘Convenient’ indicates easily accessible or ease of use and this is the correct answer in this context as the context is also of ease of use of internet as it was a easy way to communicate.

Multiple choice

Find blank (iv).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

The Internet was started as a/an (i) ______ to test networks to try and develop a network that could survive a nuclear attack. While the net has never (ii) ______ to survive a nuclear blast its design has proven again and again how robust it is. It has withstood (iii) ______ an attack from construction, people digging up cables, to lightning blowing up a router. The network has always recovered (iv) ______ bypassed the problem. The Internet (v) ______ as the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) during the cold war in 1969. It was (vi) ______ by the US Department of Defense's (DOD) research people in (vii) ______ with a number of military contractors and universities to explore the possibility of a communication network (viii) ______ could survive a nuclear attack. It continued simply because the DOD, DOD's contractors, and the universities found that it provided a very (ix) ______ way to communicate. (x) ______ originally designed to allow scientists to share data and access remote computers, e-mail quickly became its most popular application.

  1. and

  2. but

  3. since

  4. yet

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

The conjunction ‘and’ is used to join two clauses that indicate ‘in addition to’. This is the correct answer as the context refers to ‘recovery’ as well as ‘bypassing the problem’ by the internet.

Multiple choice

Find blank (vii).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

The Internet was started as a/an (i) ______ to test networks to try and develop a network that could survive a nuclear attack. While the net has never (ii) ______ to survive a nuclear blast its design has proven again and again how robust it is. It has withstood (iii) ______ an attack from construction, people digging up cables, to lightning blowing up a router. The network has always recovered (iv) ______ bypassed the problem. The Internet (v) ______ as the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) during the cold war in 1969. It was (vi) ______ by the US Department of Defense's (DOD) research people in (vii) ______ with a number of military contractors and universities to explore the possibility of a communication network (viii) ______ could survive a nuclear attack. It continued simply because the DOD, DOD's contractors, and the universities found that it provided a very (ix) ______ way to communicate. (x) ______ originally designed to allow scientists to share data and access remote computers, e-mail quickly became its most popular application.

  1. amalgam

  2. coincidence

  3. cahoots

  4. conjunction

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

An act that takes place in association with others is referred to being in conjunction with others. This is the correct answer in this context as the internet was developed in association with several departments and universities.

Multiple choice

Find blank (x).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

The Internet was started as a/an (i) ______ to test networks to try and develop a network that could survive a nuclear attack. While the net has never (ii) ______ to survive a nuclear blast its design has proven again and again how robust it is. It has withstood (iii) ______ an attack from construction, people digging up cables, to lightning blowing up a router. The network has always recovered (iv) ______ bypassed the problem. The Internet (v) ______ as the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) during the cold war in 1969. It was (vi) ______ by the US Department of Defense's (DOD) research people in (vii) ______ with a number of military contractors and universities to explore the possibility of a communication network (viii) ______ could survive a nuclear attack. It continued simply because the DOD, DOD's contractors, and the universities found that it provided a very (ix) ______ way to communicate. (x) ______ originally designed to allow scientists to share data and access remote computers, e-mail quickly became its most popular application.

  1. Since

  2. Although

  3. Unless

  4. Whether

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

The conjunction ‘although’ is used to indicate the situation where the main clause indicates that in spite of the action in the subordinate clause, the action in the main clause takes place. This is the correct answer choice as this conjunction is correct in the context. The reference here is to the fact that in spite of the fact that e-mail was originally designed for the purpose of scientists to share data, it still became the most popular application.

Multiple choice

HTTP stands for

  1. Hyper Text Transmission Protocol

  2. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

  3. High Text Transport Protocol

  4. Hyper Text Transport Protocol
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol. It is the foundation of data communication on the World Wide Web. 'Transfer' is the correct term (not Transmission or Transport), as it refers to transferring hypertext (linked documents) between servers and clients.

Multiple choice

URL stands for

  1. Universal resource locators

  2. Universal research locator

  3. Uniform resource locator

  4. Both (1) and (2)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Multiple choice

Internet is a/an

  1. international network of computers

  2. local network of computers

  3. wide area network of computers

  4. intranet
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Internet is defined as an international network of computers that connects devices globally using TCP/IP protocols. While it uses WAN infrastructure, 'international network' is the most accurate and complete description among the options.

Multiple choice

E-mails are sent from one user to another via

  1. HTTP

  2. WWW

  3. SMTP

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Email transmission uses SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), which is the standard protocol for sending email messages between mail servers. HTTP is for web pages, WWW is the system itself, not a protocol.

Multiple choice

A ___________ is simply a special type of file written in HTML.

  1. web site

  2. text file

  3. web page

  4. word file
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A web page is indeed a file written in HTML (HyperText Markup Language) that browsers can display. Option C is correct. A website (A) is a collection of web pages, while text files (B) and word files (D) are not specifically HTML documents.

Multiple choice

Each computer on internet is represented by a series of four numbers separated by a period. These numbers are called the __________.

  1. Computer number

  2. Internet number

  3. IP address

  4. Computer address
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

An IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. It typically consists of four numbers separated by periods (e.g., 192.168.1.1). Option C is correct. The other options are not standard terminology.

Multiple choice

Which is the free email under the Microsoft company?

  1. Hot mail

  2. G mail

  3. Yahoo mail

  4. Micro mail

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

Hotmail was one of the first webmail services and was acquired by Microsoft in 1997. It was later rebranded as Outlook.com, but remained Microsoft's flagship free email service. Gmail is owned by Google, Yahoo Mail by Yahoo, and there is no 'Micro mail'.

Multiple choice

What is the other name of the cyber space?

  1. Info path

  2. Infoban

  3. Info sat

  4. Info on

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

Cyberspace is sometimes referred to as 'Infoban' (short for information bandwidth), representing the virtual space where digital communication and information exchange occurs. This alternative term emphasizes the information-carrying capacity of the digital realm.