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Y6 The Internet

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A global system of interconnected computers, servers and mainframes
a)
A supercomputer
b)
URL
c)
The internet
d)
AOL
2.
The address for s single file on the internet is called it's:
a)
HTTP
b)
ISP
c)
HTML
d)
URL
3.
What is the language that most web pages are written in?
a)
HTTP
b)
BBS
c)
IBM
d)
HTML
4.

Computers send information around the internet as Binary Code.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

How many bits is one byte.

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

6.

which one of these is NOT used to send information around the internet.

a)

Copper Wire

b)

Fiber Optics

c)

Radio Waves

d)

Microwaves

7.
The internet is the largest example of:
a)
A Local Area Network (LAN)
b)
A Wide Area Network (WAN)
8.

What is the term for a group of computers which are connected together by communication channels and can send information between them?

a)

Protocol

b)

Bit

c)

Ethernet

d)

Network

9.

Who is accredited with introducing the WWW in the early 90s?

a)

Tim Berners-Lee

b)

Tim Minchin

c)

Bill Gates

d)

Tim Lerners-Bee

10.
How long has the internet been around?
a)
60 years
b)
70 years
c)
80 years
d)
90 years
11.

The Internet is a global network of ____________ ____________.

a)

physical cables

b)

wireless signals

c)

online applications

d)

web browsers

12.

The Internet and World Wide Web are the same thing.

a)

True

b)

False

13.
The government owns the Internet.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The web pages and web sites that are linked together creating a electronic web of interconnected information is the
a)
Internet
b)
Internet Service Provider
c)
World Wide Web
d)
Router
15.
What does Internet stand for?
a)
Interconnected Network
b)
International Network
16.

The process of sending data between two computers on the Internet.

a)

Messaging

b)

Networking

c)

Routing

d)

Addressing

17.

The units of data that are sent over the network.

a)

Routing.

b)

Data.

c)

Packets.

d)

Protocols.

18.
With _____ _____ messages are broken down into data packets and these are sent individually through a network
a)
Circuit switching
b)
Packet switching
c)
LANs
d)
WANs
19.
What hardware device routes packets around the computers in your home and to/from the internet?
a)
Network interface card
b)
Repeater
c)
Router
d)
Bridge
20.
A computer network is ___ connected together.
a)
One computer
b)
Two or more
c)
Three or more
d)
Four or more
21.
An IP address
a)
a computer using a LAN
b)
uniquely identifies a computer using the internet
22.
Protocols are
a)
different sets of rules for transferring data
b)
sets of instructions for walking along a path 
c)
different sets of rules for getting the bus 
d)
sets of information for information
23.
Which piece of information below WOULD NOT be included in a data packet
a)
Number of Packets
b)
Address
c)
Data
d)
Paper
24.
What happens if a packet is lost?
a)
They ring and ask if they have any spare packets 
b)
A message is sent back to the original computer to ask for a replacement packet 
25.
What happens when the packet arrive at their destination? 
a)
The computer stores them all in a file as individual pieces
b)
They get put back together in the correct order
26.
What is a sender? 
a)
a device that sends a file
b)
a device that receives a file 
27.
What is a receiver? 
a)
A device that receives files
b)
A device that sends a file 
28.
What does LAN stand for?
a)
Local Area Network
b)
Legal Access Network
c)
Legendary Access Node
d)
Local Admin Network
29.
Which is the correct answer to the below:
"A computer that does not communicate with other devices"
a)
LAN
b)
WAN
c)
Stand-Alone
d)
Server
30.

A “small chunk” of information that gets sent on the internet

a)

Protocol

b)

Packet

c)

DNS

d)

Internet Protocol (IP)