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Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Which one of these domains was not part of the original six?

  1. .com

  2. .us

  3. .gov

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

The original six top-level domains established in the 1980s were .com, .org, .net, .edu, .gov, and .mil. These represented different categories: commercial (.com), network (.net), government (.gov), educational (.edu), military (.mil), and organizations (.org). The .us domain is a country-code TLD that was not part of this initial set.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Which of these is an internet protocol?

  1. XML

  2. RS232

  3. HTML

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

TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) is a core internet protocol that provides reliable, ordered delivery of data between applications. XML is a markup language for data storage, RS232 is a serial communication hardware standard, and HTML is a markup language for web pages - none are network protocols.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

What does baud rate mean?

  1. bits per second

  2. byte and update description rate

  3. bytes per second

  4. frames per second count
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Baud rate measures the number of signal changes per second in a communication channel. In modern digital communications, this is commonly equated to bits per second. Bytes per second would be 8 times the baud rate, and frames per second refers to display refresh rates, not data transmission.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

What does DSL mean?

  1. Digital Signal Logic

  2. Darn Speedy Linkup

  3. DOS Storage Locator

  4. Digital Subscriber Line
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line, a technology that provides high-speed internet access over traditional telephone lines. The other options are made-up or incorrect expansions of the acronym. DSL allows simultaneous internet and voice traffic on the same line.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

True or false – the internet and the World Wide Web are the same

  1. True

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

The internet is the global network infrastructure of interconnected computers. The World Wide Web is an application that runs on the internet, consisting of webpages, hyperlinks, and URLs. The web is one of many services that use the internet - others include email, FTP, and VoIP. They are related but distinct concepts.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

What is ICANN?

  1. internet corporation that coordinates unique identifiers on the internet

  2. tells you whether you can do things on the internet or not

  3. the international coordination of access notation and names

  4. the organization that names things like baud rate and HTTP
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is the non-profit organization that coordinates internet identifiers globally. This includes managing domain names, IP addresses, and protocol parameters. ICANN does not control internet content access - it only manages the technical infrastructure that keeps the internet organized.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Where was the World Wide Web started?

  1. In United States

  2. In Zimbabwe

  3. In Switzerland

  4. In Moscow, Russia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, located in Geneva, Switzerland. He developed the web to help scientists share information more easily. The first website went live in 1991.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Electric charge on the surface of objects.

  1. Friction

  2. Static Electricity

  3. Dynamic Electricity

  4. all the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Static electricity refers to the electric charge that builds up on the surface of objects due to friction or contact. This occurs when there is an imbalance of electric charges within or on the surface of a material. Friction causes the charge buildup but static electricity is the phenomenon itself.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

How many simple eyes does a bee have?

  1. 5

  2. 1

  3. 2

  4. 3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Bees have 5 eyes in total - 2 large compound eyes on the sides of their head and 3 simple eyes (ocelli) arranged in a triangular pattern on top of their head. The simple eyes detect light intensity and help with navigation while the compound eyes form images. This anatomical fact is standard in entomology.