iGCSE Computer Science: Internet & WWW

Which of these networks was the direct predecessor of the Internet?

• ARPANET

• JANET

• TelNet

• CYCLADES

Which is the BEST definition of the Internet?

• A hyper-text based information resource stored on servers around the world

• A wide-area network that covers a very large area

• A world-wide system of inter-connected networks

• A black-box found in most people's houses that connects to the outside world

Which is the BEST word to describe the type of network that is the Internet?

• expensive

• centralised

• complicated

• distributed

Which is the BEST definition of the World Wide Web?

• A world-wide network of networks

• A hypertext-based online information space where content is identified by Uniform Resource Locators

• A system of computer servers connected by routers around the world

• A piece of software called a browser that shows you online content

Choose only the TRUE statements about the Internet and the World Wide Web ...

• The Internet and WWW refer to the same thing

• The Internet is older than the WWW

• The Internet is a physical thing; the WWW is a virtual thing

• The WWW would still work without the Internet

• Internet Protocol and WWW protocols operate at different layers of the TCP/IP stack

The year in which TCP/IP protocols became standardised, meaning the Internet became a reality?

• 1969

• 1974

• 1982

• 1989

Who is recognised as being among the founder figure(s) of the Internet?

• Bill Gates

• Larry Page & Sergey Brin

• Tim Berners-Lee

• Vinton Cerf & Bob Kahn

Who is recognised as being the founding figure of the World Wide Web?

• Richard J. Stallman

• Tim Berners-Lee

• Vinton Cerf

• Larry Page

A unique identifying number that is assigned to all devices connected to the Internet?

• IP address

• MAC address

• TCP/IP

• URL

Which one is the IPv6 address?

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