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4 Six Weeks

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  1. 1. When was the Internet officially created?

a)

January 1962

b)

June 1965

c)

January 1983

d)

June 1987

2.
  1. 2. In which of the following years did 0.4 percent of the global population use the Internet?

a)

1985

b)

1990

c)

1995

d)

2000

3.
  1. 4. Which of the following could become a negative result of continued Internet growth?

a)

More free flowing information

b)

More Internet industry jobs

c)

More international communication

d)

More government regulations and restrictions

4.
  1. 5. Which of the following is not considered a type of Internet connection?

a)

Wireless

b)

Cable

c)

Mobile

d)

Server

5.
  1. 6. A web browser is defined as which of the following?

a)

Software program retrieving and presenting data using the Internet

b)

Collection of networks linked together at a central location

c)

Equipment allowing information to be served to multiple computers

d)

Web pages which are formatted similarly and linked together

6.
  1. 7. Which of the following if the purpose of an ISP?

a)

A software program which will retrieve data using the Internet

b)

A company which provides internet connection for a fee

c)

A program connecting several computers together at a central location

d)

A software program which allows users to view confidential information

7.
  1. 8. "WWW" is the abbreviation for which of the following?

a)

World Wide Web

b)

World Without Websites

c)

Workforce Wide Web

d)

World Wide Watch

8.
  1. 10. Which of the following is NOT considered a financial use of the Internet?

a)

Banking

b)

Shopping

c)

Paying bills

d)

Video streaming

9.
  1. 9. Which of the following is a form of informal Internet communication?

a)

Banking

b)

Video streaming

c)

Social media

d)

E-mail

10.
  1. 11. E-mail is considered which type of Internet use?

a)

Financial

b)

Communication

c)

Research

d)

Entertainment

11.
  1. 12. Reading a book using a tablet is considered which type of Internet use?

a)

Financial

b)

Communication

c)

Research

d)

Entertainment

12.
  1. 13. How many parts make up a web address?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

13.
  1. 14. Which of the following is NOT included in the navigation bar?

a)

Previous

b)

Forward

c)

Minimize

d)

Refresh

14.
  1. 15. Where is the scroll bar located inside a web browser?

a)

Top of the window

b)

Left of the window

c)

Bottom of the window

d)

Right of the window

15.
  1. 16. Which of the following web browsers is primarily used on MAC computers?

a)

Internet Explorer

b)

Chrome

c)

Firefox

d)

Safari

16.
  1. 17. In Safari, what will be displayed if the grid icon is selected?

a)

Bookmarks

b)

History

c)

Favorites

d)

Top sites visited

17.
  1. 18. Which of the following is the best description of a search engine?

a)

A website used to connect one computer to another

b)

A software program which searches the Internet for words or phrases and returns a list as to where each is located

c)

A group of networks working together to generate information

d)

A collection of web pages which are formatted in the same way

18.
  1. 19. Search engines do not check which of the following when executing a key word search?

a)

Photos

b)

Titles

c)

Headings

d)

Web Address

19.
  1. 20. Which of the following is the least credible website domain?

a)

.org

b)

.edu

c)

.gov

d)

.com

20.

21.Which of the following is NOT a way to print information from a website?

a)

Copy and pasting into a word document

b)

Clicking the print button at the bottom of the web page

c)

Saving the page as a document

d)

Selecting print from the tools

21.

22.Which of the following is NOT considered an Internet risk?

a)

Hacker

b)

Identity Theft

c)

Virus

d)

Educational Research

22.

23.Which of the following is NOT a possible result of personal information being located on an unsecure network?

a)

A computer hacker breaks into the network and downloads information

b)

A person’s identity is stolen

c)

A computer virus is downloaded to the network

d)

A persons financial information is downloaded to social media

23.

24.Which of the following is the best description of a hacker?

a)

A computer user who attempts to acquire unauthorized entry to servers and computer systems

b)

A hardware program which checks information coming from the Internet or a network and either turns it away or allows it to pass through to the computer

c)

A computer program which replicates and spreads itself from one computer to another

d)

An adult Internet user who uses social networking sites, chat rooms or other cyberspace to approach and eventually hurt other people

24.

25.Which of the following is the best description of an online predator?

a)

A computer user who attempts to acquire unauthorized entry to servers and computer systems

b)

A hardware program which checks information coming from the Internet or a network and either turns it away or allows it to pass through to the computer

c)

A computer program which replicates and spreads itself from one computer to another

d)

An adult Internet user who uses social networking sites, chat rooms or other cyberspace to approach and eventually hurt other people

25.

26.Which of the following is NOT a way computer viruses are spread?

a)

E-mails

b)

Pop-up ads

c)

Secure networks

d)

Website links

26.

27.Which of the following was considered the original broadband?

a)

DSL

b)

Dial-up

c)

Cable

d)

Mobile

27.

28.Which of the following is NOT a web browser?

a)

Safari

b)

Explorer

c)

Chrome

d)

Google

28.

29.Which of the following is NOT solely an Internet-based company?

a)

Netflix

b)

Amazon

c)

Pandora

d)

CNN

29.

30.Which of the following uses the top-level domain of “.edu”?

a)

Commercial companies

b)

Government offices

c)

Educational institutions

d)

Organizations

30.

31.Which of the following is NOT a reason to make payments online?

a)

Time savings

b)

Do not have a computer

c)

Paper free

d)

Less hassle

31.

32.Which of the following is located in the tools or settings tab within a web browser?

a)

Refresh

b)

Minimize

c)

Zoom

d)

Forward

32.

33.Which of the following is an example of a formal search engine?

a)

LexisNexis

b)

Ask

c)

Wow

d)

WebCrawler

33.

34.Which of the following is a defense technique to protect computers from incoming risks?

a)

Turn the computer off at night

b)

Do not use any social networking platforms

c)

Have a secure firewall

d)

Click on all hyperlinks on a web page

34.

35.Which of the following is NOT a search engine?

a)

Yahoo!

b)

Chrome

c)

Bing

d)

Google

35.

36.Which of the following top-level domains is used by government institutions?

a)

.org

b)

.edu

c)

.gov

d)

.com

36.

3.What is the current percent of Internet users worldwide?

a)

40%

b)

66%

c)

42%

d)

51%