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HOW THE INTERNET WORKS

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you call a software application used to access and view web pages?

a)

search engine

b)

web browser

c)

internet

d)

none of the above

2.

It is a global network of billions of computers and other electronic devices.

a)

search engine

b)

internet

c)

web browser

d)

all of the above

3.

What forwards data packets to the right computer?

a)

Router

b)

Internet

c)

Ethernet Cable

d)

Clock

4.

URL stands for

a)

unified random location

b)

united relay locator

c)

uniform resource locator

d)

unique research lab

5.

In the URL http://www.nytimes.com/pages/crosswords, the red text is called the

a)

domain name

b)

website

c)

protocol

d)

path

6.

The Internet is a global network of ____________ ____________.

a)

physical cables

b)

wireless signals

c)

online applications

d)

web browsers

7.
The company that gives you access to the internet is called your:
a)
CPU
b)
URL
c)
ISP
d)
IBM
8.
What are these?
a)
Routers
b)
IP Addresses
c)
World Wide Web
d)
Computing Devices
e)
Internet
9.
Fill in the blank: Information is not transmitted in one piece across the Internet, but rather as a datastream of ____________.
a)
packets
b)
IP Address
c)
Internet Protocol
d)
computing device
e)
World Wide Web
10.
Who helped create the Internet?
a)
Vint Cerf
b)
Larry Page
c)
Bill Gates
d)
Steve Jobs
11.

The maximum transmission capacity of a device:

a)
Bandwidth
b)
Latency
c)
Bit Rate
d)
Botnet
12.

The amount of time it takes to transmit data:

a)
Bandwidth
b)
Latency
c)
Bit Rate
d)
Botnet
13.
IP stands for:
a)
Internet Protocol
b)
Internet Packet
c)
Index Page
d)
Internet Page
14.
DNS stands for:
a)
Domain Name System
b)
Digital Number System
c)
Data Number Sequence
d)
Digital Name System
15.
Web sites store these on your computer to remember who you are:
a)
Packets
b)
Cookies
c)
Hyperlinks
d)
Routers
16.
A web address such as www.google.com is an example of:
a)
URL
b)
HTML
c)
Earl
d)
Cookie
17.
HTML stands for ____ ____ Markup Language
a)
Hyper Text
b)
Heading Title
c)
Hyper Transfer
d)
Hacker Terminal
18.
The S in HTTPS stands for:
a)
Secure
b)
Spider
c)
Search Index
d)
Sequence
19.
Scrambling a messages is called:
a)
Encryption
b)
Decryption
c)
Assymetric
d)
Secure
20.
Unscrambling a message is called:
a)
Encryption
b)
Decryption
c)
Assymetric
d)
Secure
21.
A secret password used to unscramble a message is called:
a)
Key
b)
Cookie
c)
Botnet
d)
Router
22.
An internet protocol is
a)
Fast data transfer
b)
A type of bandwidth
c)
A web server
d)
Rules for sending data
23.
What is this usually the sign for?
a)
Coaxial Connection
b)
Wired Connection
c)
Wi-Fi Connection
d)
BluTooth Connection
24.
A series of number used to identify a network device.
a)
IP Address
b)
IM Address
c)
MAC Address
d)
OP Address
25.
RAM is your system's long-term memory
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Internet Explorer is an example of a web browser.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
These are _____________________ devices
a)
input
b)
output
28.
What part of the computer gives the computer instructions about what to do.
a)
hardware
b)
software
29.

True or False: Wireless connections still rely on physical cables to access the internet.

a)

True

b)

False

30.
An IP Address is most like
a)
Your home address
b)
Your first name
c)
Your favorite hobby
d)
Your age