Internet and World Wide Web Quiz

What is the internet?

• A system for finding IP addresses

• A worldwide collection of interconnected networks and devices

• A type of web browser

• A set of rules for transferring files

What is the World Wide Web (WWW)?

• A way of accessing information using the internet

• A type of digital currency

• A protocol for secure data transfer

• A system for finding domain names

What is the format of a URL?

• protocol://website address

• website address/path/file name

• website address

• protocol://website address/path/file name

What does the 's' in https stand for?

• Secure

• Software

• System

• Server

What is the purpose of web browsers?

• To manage DNS servers

• To access and display web pages

• To store IP addresses

• To interpret hypertext mark-up language

What is the role of DNS servers?

• To interpret HTML files

• To manage web servers

• To find IP addresses for a domain name given in a URL

• To store cache of web pages

What is HTML used for?

• To navigate forwards and backwards through websites

• To store user history

• To access multimedia web pages

• To display content on browsers

What is the purpose of hypertext transfer protocol (http)?

• To access web resources

• To manage network hardware

• To transfer files across the internet

• To store cookies

What is the purpose of cookies in web browsers?

• To make use of JavaScript

• To keep a history of websites visited by the user

• To store data as a cache

• To allow navigation between websites and web pages

What is the purpose of transmission protocols (TCP) and internet protocols (IP)?

• To access web servers

• To send and receive emails

• To make use of hyperlinks for navigation

• To allow networks and individual devices to connect to other networks and devices