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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

The address bar in your browser

  1. shows the last visited website

  2. is where you type in the address of your website

  3. shows the address of your computer

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The address bar is the primary input field in a browser interface used to enter and display the URL of the current webpage.

Multiple choice

Error 403 means

  1. The website address is wrong.

  2. You do not have the password for the site.

  3. You are not authorised to view the site.

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

HTTP status code 403 indicates that the server understands the request but refuses to authorize it, meaning the user does not have permission to access the resource.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a search engine?

  1. MSN

  2. Yahoo

  3. Mozilla

  4. Google

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

Mozilla is a software community that produces the Firefox web browser, not a search engine. MSN, Yahoo, and Google are all search engines.

Multiple choice

Which is the domain name to denote India?

  1. .com.in

  2. .in

  3. .com.ind

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

The top-level domain (TLD) code for India is .in. This is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to India.

Multiple choice

Usually educational websites have a domain name of

  1. .org

  2. .com

  3. .edu

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

.edu is the sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) used for educational institutions. .com is for commercial entities, .org for organizations, and .gov for government agencies.

Multiple choice

Directions: The short passage below is followed by a question based on its content. Answer the question on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage.

Firefox is a classic overnight success, many years in the making. Published by the Mozilla Foundation, Firefox is a Web browser that is fast and filled with features that Microsoft's stodgy Internet Explorer lacks. Firefox installs in a snap, and it is free. Microsoft has always viewed Internet Explorer's tight integra'ion with Windows to be an attractive feature. That, h'wever, was before security became the unmet need of the day. Firefox sits lightly on top of Windows, in a separation from the underlying operating system that the Mozilla Foundation's president, Mitchell Baker, calls a natural defense.

What is the theme of the passage?

  1. Open sources software always faces a threat to security.

  2. Internet Explorer of Microsoft is not safe and secure open source software.

  3. The success of the web browser Firefox shows that open-source software can move from back-office obscurity to your home.

  4. Firefox has scored over Internet Explorer, being faster than the latter.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

“Open source software” can be used by anyone and is independent of the hardware, i.e. not bound by a particular brand or system. This passage highlights the reasons for overnight success of Firefox. Hence, (3) is the answer.

Multiple choice

WWW stands for --------------

  1. World Wide Web

  2. World Work for Web

  3. World Web Wide

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

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

Multiple choice

HTTP stands for _______

  1. Hyper table transport protocol

  2. Hyper text transport protocol

  3. Host text transport protocol

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

HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web.