WSMS Internet Basics: Web Pages and Websites

Which "i" word below is considered to be the "lifeblood of the internet"?

• information

• ice cream

• Intel

• isobars

True or False:

More than 5.6 billion websites are on the internet right now.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

There's more than 5.6 billion web pages on the internet. The number of websites on the internet is about 2 billion.

Who is credited with creating the World Wide Web, while working for CERN, in 1989?

• Bill Gates

• Vinton Cerf

• Tim Berners-Lee

• Dr. Pete Gillen

Which of these things was not often found on web pages during the middle and late 1990s?

• Text

• Pictures

• Streaming video

• Color

Why was video not usually found on web pages during the Dial-Up Internet Era?

• It was too difficult to add video to web pages in HTML

• The ability for computers to run video wasn't available yet

• Video cameras weren't yet invented

• Dial-up internet download speeds were too slow

What is a collection of web pages that is grouped together called?

• Website

• Webzone

• Weblink

• WebMD

Are web pages and websites the same thing?

• Yes!

• No!

True or False: The internet and the World Wide Web are NOT the same thing.

• True

• False

As of January 1st, 2021... which website is the only one to average more than one billion website visits per month?

• Facebook

• Snapchat

• Amazon

• Wikipedia

A URL is the technical term for a website address. What does URL stand for?

• Uniform Resource Locator

• Ultra Real Location

• Utility Response Logo

• U're Really Lame