Computer Knowledge

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 business organisation and correspondence postal services 4 - rapid communication and other facilities communication services postal services and warehouses communication and transport services importance, types and documentation in warehousing meaning of warehousing and warehousing warehousing

Choose the incorrect option about e-mail services ___________________.

  1. E-mail is a replacement of Tele-conferencing.

  2. E-mail depends on internet connectivity.

  3. E-mail cannot be considered a confidential mode of communication.

  4. E-mails are not expensive.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Features of email :-

  • E-mail is an electronic mode of message transmission.
  • It is cost effective.
  • We can send files along with emails as an attachments.
  • Unsolicited mails or spams can be deleted.
  • We can customize our signatures as we want them to look. These signatures can be used for complimentary closure in your emails.
  • Packages like Messenger and Outlook help to compose new messages, forward the mails to different people whose email addresses are registered in the address book.
  • E-mail is not the confidential mode of communication.
  • E-mail depends on internet connectivity.

Multiple choice business organisation and correspondence postal services 4 - rapid communication and other facilities communication services postal services and warehouses communication and transport services importance, types and documentation in warehousing meaning of warehousing and warehousing warehousing

While writing an official email _________ should be avoided.

  1. email address

  2. abbreviation like "U" for 'you'

  3. both a & b

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

While writing an official email abbreviation like 'U' for 'you' should be avoided. Messages which need to get delivered via mail, should be clear and appropriate. Abbreviations should be avoided. Clarity of the information should be maintained in an email.

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The pitfalls in e-mail as a correspondence is __________.

  1. confidentiality is not guaranteed always

  2. depends on internet connectivity

  3. cannot replace direct communication

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Email can be referred as messages which are delivered from one computer to another computer through the electronic mode of transmission. Email are widely used as a means of communication in daily life. The pitfalls in e-mail as a correspondence are:a) confidentiality is not guaranteed always
b) depends on internet connectivity  c) cannot replace direct communication.
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Which one of the following is a system of interlinked documents accessed via internet?

  1. Intranet

  2. Extranet

  3. World Wide Web

  4. Local area network
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The World Wide Web, or "Web" for short, is the very large subset of the Internet dedicated to broadcasting HTML pages. It is a system of inter linked documents accessed via internet.

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___________ option filters unwanted e-mails from being delivered to the Inbox.

  1. Interface

  2. Spam

  3. Browser

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

Unsolicited or Junk mails can be filtered by using the 'Spam' option.

Multiple choice

which of the following is NOT an online tutorial?

  1. Grok Learning

  2. Code Cademy

  3. IDLE

  4. docs.python.org/3/tutorial
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

IDLE is an Integrated Development and Learning Environment, which is software used to write and run code, not an online tutorial website.

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Which is the most historical way of sending information?

  1. Internet

  2. Telephone

  3. Telegram

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Telegram is the most historical way of sending information. Telegram was charged on the basis of number of words used. A telegraph message sent by an electrical telegraph operator or telegrapher using Morse code (or a printing telegraph operator using plain text) was known as a telegram. Telegram is regarded is a cloud-based instant messaging service.

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Which of the following is not reckoned as a 'value added telecommunication service?

  1. STD

  2. Radio-paging Service

  3. Electronic Mail

  4. FAX

  5. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Value added service is a popular telecommunication industry term for non-core services, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. It can be used in any service industry, for services available at little or no cost.

Multiple choice different modes of communication and their uses information technology communication systems physics

The Internet was originally a project of which agency? 

  1. ARPA

  2. NSF

  3. NSA

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

The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) was an early packet switching network and the first network to implement the protocol suite TCP/IP. Both technologies became the technical foundation of the Internet. 

Multiple choice different modes of communication and their uses information technology communication systems physics

The STOP button in a browser helps us to

  1. Close the webpage

  2. Stop the webpage from further loading

  3. Stop the internet from working

  4. Stop the computer from responding
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The STOP button in a web browser is designed to interrupt the loading process of a webpage, which is useful if a page is taking too long to load or if the user decides they no longer wish to view it.

Multiple choice different modes of communication and their uses information technology communication systems physics

A website is

  1. a collection of www documents known as webpages

  2. a site to access the resources used in searching a location in a map

  3. a site that converts all offline documents to www resources

  4. a site that has a collection of webpags
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A website is defined as a collection of related webpages, which are documents accessible via the World Wide Web, typically identified by a common domain name.