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WorksheetsInternet 1
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that serves billions of users worldwide and is therefore what type of network?
a)
Personal Area Network
b)
Local Area Network
c)
Wide Area Network
2.
The internet and the WWW are the same thing.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The World Wide Web was first proposed by which British scientist in 1989.
a)
Tim Berners-Lee
b)
Stephen Hawking
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Ada Lovelace
4.
Today there are tens of millions of host computer systems. How many were there in 1969?
a)
444
b)
44
c)
4
d)
4444
5.
Hosting companies are specialists in web hosting. It is possible to host a website on your own computer at home but there are problems with doing this. Which of the following statements is not a problem that you may encounter?
a)
You need to have a dynamic Internet address that always changes. Most home computers are given a different address by their service provider every time they connect to the Internet.
b)
You need to keep your computer switched on at all times, otherwise clients might be unable to connect to your website.
c)
You need a very fast broadband connection capable of handling a very large number of users, all wanting to use your website at the same time.
d)
When a computer failure takes place, you need the technical knowledge to repair it quickly, or you need another computer that will instantly take over delivery of your website.
6.
Hosting companies are specialists in web hosting. It is possible to host a website on your own computer at home but there are problems with doing this. Which of the following statements is not a problem that you may encounter?
a)
When a computer failure takes place, you need the technical knowledge to repair it quickly, or you need another computer that will instantly take over delivery of your website.
b)
You don't need much technical knowledge apart from that needed to design your website.
c)
You need to be able to protect your website against the threats from hackers and various other unscrupulous users.
d)
You need to be insured against any losses that users might suffer from as a result of using your website.
7.
Web hosting companies solve many problems by maintaining teams of engineers, software programmers, legal and administration staff. It is much less expensive to use one of these companies because you share most of these costs with hundreds or thousands of other clients.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
There is a huge infrastructure of cables forming the backbone of the Internet. These cables are provided and maintained by large corporations such as IBM and AT&T and they are free to access.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
To connect to the Internet, computers require which of the following?
a)
Modem
b)
Hub
c)
Switch
d)
MAC address
10.
Large organisations can negotiate their own access with the corporations that control the infrastructure, but smaller ones and individual users will require the services of an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to organise that access. ISPs don't provide storage space, called ‘hosting’, for the websites of their users.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Every computer needs a unique software address in order to communicate over the Internet. This is provided by the IP address.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
IP stands for Internet Procedures, the set of protocols used by computers accessing the Internet.
a)
True
b)
False
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