Computer Quiz - 13

Q.1. Which of the following types of Internet access does NOT require a phone connection?

(1) DSL

(2) Dial-up

(3) Cable

(4) Satellite

(5) All

Ans. (3) Cable types of Internet access does not require a phone connection.

Q.2. What is the role of an Internet Service Provider (ISP)?

(1) It is software that allows your home computer to connect to the Internet.

(2) It is an organization that registers domain names.

(3) It is a company that sells Internet connection time.

(4) It is the standard protocol used on the Internet for the transmission of packets.

(5) None of these

Ans. (3) It is a company that sells Internet connection time.

Q.3. Which of the following best describes the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web?

(1) The Internet carries traffic for schools, government offices, and other public organizations, while the World Wide Web carries commercial traffic.

(2) The Internet consists of software programs such as e-mail and IRC, while the World Wide Web is a collection of Web pages.

(3) The Internet is the physical network of global computers, while the World Wide Web is many hypertext documents distributed globally over many computers.

(4) The Internet is the collection of computers, while the World Wide Web is the wiring and transmission protocols that connect them.

(5) None of these

Ans. (3) The Internet is the physical network of global computers, while the World Wide Web is many hypertext documents distributed globally over many computers.

Q.4. Which client software runs on a user's local computer and is used to request and display Web pages?

(1) FTP

(2) Web server

(3) Web browser

(4) HTML

(5) Web client

Ans. (3) Web browser is client software runs on a user's local computer and is used to request and display Web pages.

Q.5. Which portion of the following URL is the directory or folder of the desired resource? http://www.somestore.com/firstfloor/shoes.htm

(1) shoes.htm

(2) firstfloor

(3) www.somestore.com

(4) http

(5) Both 2 and 4

Ans. (2) firstfloor of the “http://www.somestore.com/firstfloor/shoes.htm” URL is the directory or folder of the desired resource. 

Q.6. Which of the following top-level domain names would be used by the FBI?

(1) .net

(2) .edu

(3) .gov

(4) .com

(5) .sub

Ans. (3) Top-level domain names .gov would be used by the FBI.

Q.7. What is the purpose of a top-level domain name?

(1) It denotes whether the server is a Web server, FTP server, or mail server.

(2) It describes a type of organization or geographical location.

(3) It describes the protocol used to transmit pages from the Web site.

(4) It is an English name associated with the numeric IP address.

(5) None of these

Ans. (2) It describes a type of organization or geographical location.

Q.8. Which search condition would produce the most similar results to the search phrase below? circus +tiger

(1) circus OR tiger

(2) circus AND tiger

(3) "circus tiger"

(4) circus NOT tiger

(5) circus NOR tiger

Ans. (2) circus AND tiger

Q.9. AND, OR, and NOT are examples of ___________ operators.

(1) Connector

(2) Normative

(3) Linking

(4) Boolean

(5) Binary

Ans. (4) AND, OR, and NOT are examples of Boolean operators.

Q.10. The Internet is the offspring of the _______________ project.

(1) CERN

(2) Internet Systems Consortium

(3) Department of Defense

(4) ARPANET

(5) AIEEE

Ans. (4) The Internet is the offspring of the ARPANET project.