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The Internet & World Wide Web

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the original name of the Internet?

a)

CERN

b)

INTERNET

c)

TCP/IP

d)

ARPANET

2.

In what year was the World Wide Web created?

a)

1991

b)

1993

c)

1995

d)

1989

3.

Who invented the idea of a web site and a browser?

a)

Bill Gates

b)

Steve Jobs

c)

Dr. Timothy Berners-Lee

d)

Mark Zuckerberg

4.

What protocol was used to link different networks together?

a)

SMTP

b)

HTTP

c)

FTP

d)

TCP/IP

5.

What significant event occurred in 1992 regarding the World Wide Web?

a)

Launch of the first browser

b)

Creation of HTML

c)

WWW declared free for all users

d)

1st Image uploaded

6.

What does HTML stand for?

a)

Hyper Text Management Language

b)

High Text Markup Language

c)

Hyperlink Text Markup Language

d)

Hyper Text Markup Language

7.

Which organization was Dr. Berners-Lee associated with when he invented the World Wide Web?

a)

CERN

b)

Harvard

c)

NASA

d)

MIT

8.

What year did the Internet begin as an ARPA project?

a)

1969

b)

1975

c)

1971

d)

1965

9.

What was the primary purpose of the ARPANET?

a)

To create a social network

b)

To connect university, industrial, and government mainframe computers

c)

To develop video streaming

d)

To connect personal computers

10.

What is the significance of the year 2017 in the context of the Internet?

a)

Introduction of social media

b)

Creation of the first website

c)

Launch of the first smartphone

d)

Incredible growth and change

11.

What is the main function of a web browser?

a)

To display web pages

b)

To send emails

c)

To create websites

d)

To store data

12.

Which language is primarily used for styling web pages?

a)

JavaScript

b)

PHP

c)

CSS

d)

HTML

13.

What does the acronym URL stand for?

a)

Universal Resource Link

b)

Uniform Resource Link

c)

Universal Resource Locator

d)

Uniform Resource Locator

14.

What is a browser?

a)

A programming language for web development

b)

A piece of software for navigating the WWW

c)

A hardware device for connecting to the Internet

d)

A type of web page

15.

What does URL stand for?

a)

Unique Resource Locator

b)

Universal Resource Link

c)

Uniform Resource Locator

d)

Universal Resource Locator

16.

Who manages the assignment of URLs?

a)

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

b)

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

c)

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

d)

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

17.

Which of the following is a domain extension for commercial businesses?

a)

.gov

b)

.com

c)

.org

d)

.edu

18.

What is the primary function of a browser?

a)

To create web pages

b)

To send emails

c)

To manage network security

d)

To display HTML code

19.

What does the browser tell the Internet server?

a)

The user's location

b)

The URL it wants to access

c)

The IP address of the user

d)

The type of browser being used

20.

What is the IP address of Facebook mentioned in the text?

a)

192.168.1.1

b)

127.0.0.1

c)

69.63.176.13

d)

255.255.255.0

21.

Which domain extension is used for non-commercial organizations?

a)

.edu

b)

.com

c)

.org

d)

.net

22.

Why are browsers becoming more important as the web expands?

a)

They are becoming more expensive

b)

They are less user-friendly

c)

They are being replaced by apps

d)

They need to support more capabilities

23.

What does the browser receive from the web page after making a request?

a)

An IP address

b)

A cookie

c)

A new URL

d)

HTML code

24.

What is the primary purpose of the TCP/IP protocol suite?

a)

To provide security for online transactions

b)

To create web pages

c)

To facilitate data transfer across networks

d)

To manage email communication

25.

Which of the following is a markup language used for creating web pages?

a)

SQL

b)

CSS

c)

HTML

d)

JavaScript