The Internet and The Web

You use your computer to chat with a friend who lives in another country.

Which network lets you transfer the messages between your computer and your friend's computer?

• Intranet

• Local area Network

• Internet

• Ethernet

At home, your grandfather watches you working on your computer. He recently heard about the Internet and wants to know what it is.

How will you define the Internet to him?

• A program installed on a computer

• An electronic device for printing documents

• A worldwide collection of computer networks

• A power backup source

Your neighbor has moved to another country. He informs you about his new job. You want to congratulate him by sending an e-mail message.

Which of the following devices must you use to connect your computer to the Internet?

• Sound card

• Modem

• Scanner

• Firewall

You own a small bookstore. Because of the popularity of the Internet, you decide to provide online services for your customers.

Where will you go to get an Internet connection for your computer?

• Software development company

• Hardware Company

• Internet cafe

• Internet Service Provider (ISP)

Your friend creates and publishes a Web site. You want to open it on your computer.

Which of the following options will you need to easily identify and access the Web site?

• Domain name

• Alphanumeric code

• American standard code for information interchange (ASCII)

• Your friend's mothers name

Sabina creates a Web site for the first time. She wants to know which protocol her Web browser uses to display Web pages.

Which of the following protocols does her Web browser use?

• File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

• Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

• Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

• Internet Protocol (IP)

Your brother sends you an e-mail message that includes various URLs.

Which one of the following is a valid URL?

• http://www.margiestravel.com

• www\\margiestravel.com

• http://com.margiestravel.www

• http\\:www.margiestravel.com

Which of the following uses the top-level domain of “.edu”?

• Commercial companies

• Government offices

• Organizations

• Educational institutions

What's the home address of a web page?

• WWW

• LAN

• URL

• ATM

What's the code or language that web browsers use to display web pages?

• HTML

• LAN

• URL

• World Wide Web