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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Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
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High Tech Transfer Protocol
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Holy Text Transfer Protocol
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High Tech Text Presentation
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HTTP stands for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. It is the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web.
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Word Wide web
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Web Wide Web
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World Wide Web
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Widest Wide Web
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WWW stands for World Wide Web, which is an information system where documents and other web resources are identified by URLs.
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Universal Resource Locator
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Uniform Related Locator
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University Resource Locator
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Uniform Resource Locator
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URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. It is the global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web.
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Downloading
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Uploading
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Transferring
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Surfing
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Surfing is the common term used for navigating or browsing through various web pages on the Internet. Downloading and uploading refer to data transfer processes.
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Carbon copy
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User name
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Domain name
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None of these
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An email address consists of a username and a domain name, separated by the @ symbol. The part after the @ is the domain name.
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E-commerce
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Chatting
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E-business
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Surfing
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search engines
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web servers
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browsers
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webpages
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It has directory-level properties.
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It configures a default page that displays when the user types is a full URL.
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It provides security configuration settings for other directory.
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It gives the ability to forcefully control page caching on the server.
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Option 1 and 3
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It configures the directory-level properties, including path information, the virtual directory name, access permissions, etc.
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unsolicited commercial e-mail
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a virus
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a term used in net etiquette
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a special chat forum
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Spam is defined as unsolicited, usually commercial, messages sent in bulk over the internet.
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HTTP
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HTML
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FTP
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All of the above
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HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard markup language used to create the structure and content of web pages. HTTP is a protocol for transferring data, and FTP is a protocol for file transfers.
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Web Host
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HTML
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Hyperlink
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URL
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A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is the unique address used to identify and locate a specific web page on the internet.
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com domain
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edu domain
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mil domain
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gov domain
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The .com domain is the top-level domain primarily used for commercial business organizations. Other domains like .edu, .mil, and .gov are reserved for educational, military, and government institutions respectively.
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Subject
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Form
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Date
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None of the above
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IP addresses
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URL
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Domain
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File Name
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A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) provides the unique address for a specific web page, allowing browsers to locate and display it.