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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

Which of the following Web browsers was the first to be developed?

  1. Mosaic

  2. Internet Explorer

  3. Netscape Navigator

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

Mosaic, released in 1993, is widely credited with popularizing the World Wide Web, though it was preceded by WorldWideWeb (Nexus) and others. Among the options provided, Mosaic is the earliest.

Multiple choice

What are the various tools that you can use to make an interactive web page?

  1. Common Gateway Interface (CGI) and Active Server Pages (ASP)

  2. Multimedia Internet Mail Extension (MIME)

  3. Client-side image mapping (CSIM)

  4. Server-side image mapping (SSIM)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

CGI and ASP are classic server-side technologies used to process data and generate dynamic, interactive content on web pages. MIME, CSIM, and SSIM are related to file types or image handling rather than general interactive application development.

Multiple choice

In the letter addressing system, COM is used for sites which are

  1. educational institutions

  2. military sites

  3. commerical Organizations

  4. international organizations
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In the Domain Name System (DNS), the .com top-level domain is specifically designated for commercial organizations. Other extensions like .edu, .mil, and .int serve educational, military, and international organizations respectively.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not an Internet Web server?

  1. IIS

  2. FastTrack

  3. IntraNetware

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

IIS (Internet Information Services) is a Microsoft web server, FastTrack was an early Netscape server, and IntraNetware is a Novell network operating system that included web services. BanyanVines is a network operating system for local area networks, not a web server.

Multiple choice

How is HTTP proxy used as a content filter?

  1. The proxy selects block access of certain web pages content and reformats them.

  2. A proxy server can have a list of pre-defined sites.

  3. A proxy server can make a copy of the remote site and keep a copy of that site in a local cache to reduce stress on a company's external internet connection.

  4. All of the above

  5. Both (1) and (2)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

These are the correct statements about HTTP proxy content filter.

Multiple choice

Which organisation controls the activity of the internet?

  1. Network media

  2. Internet Society

  3. Network Central Organisation

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

The Internet Society (ISOC) is a non-profit organization founded in 1992 to provide leadership in internet-related standards, education, and policy.

Multiple choice

What is the full form of WWW?

  1. World Wealth Web

  2. World Wide Website

  3. World Wide Web

  4. World Working Website
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

WWW stands for World Wide Web, which is an information system where documents and other web resources are identified by URLs.

Multiple choice

Mosaic is a

  1. virus

  2. browser

  3. protocol

  4. internet service provider
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mosaic was one of the first graphical web browsers, playing a significant role in the popularization of the World Wide Web in the early 1990s.