Internet and WWW: Question Bank

Multiple Choice Questions:

1. How does Internet help us?
   1. Chat with friends and family
   2. Upload video, photos and other media
   3. Search for info on the net
   4. All of above

Ans. 4

2. Images are compressed while transferring over the net. It helps to
   1. make transmission faster
   2. Make them secure
   3. Improve quality
   4. follow protocol

Ans. 1

3. Which of the following is not a feature/service of the web?
   1. FTP
   2. Telnet
   3. MUP
   4. TCP/IP

Ans. 3

4. The full form of ARPANET is:
   1. Advanced Retail Project America Network
   2. Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
   3. Advanced Real Process Agency Network
   4. Advanced Red Projects Agency Network

Ans. 2

5. An organisation responsible for providing Internet services to customer is known as          
   1. Government
   2. ISP
   3. Mobile Provider
   4. Sim Provider

Ans. 2

6. Which of the following protocols is used for WWW?
   1. ftp
   2. http
   3. w3c
   4. none of these

Ans. 2

7. Which of these services is typically provided by Internet Service Provider (ISP)?
   1. Technical help
   2. Modem
   3. A connection to the Internet
   4. All of the above

Ans. 4

8. To connect to the Internet, the computer has to be connected to a
   1. IRB
   2. IC
   3. ISP
   4. None of the above

Ans. 3

9. Each computer connected to the Internet has
   1. a modem connection
   2. a unique IP address a
   3. Web browser
   4. All of the above

Ans. 4

10. The first network was
    1. ARPANET
    2. Internet
    3. NSFnet
    4. TCP/IP

Ans. 1

11. Internet was first formed by combining:
    1. NPS and other private networks
    2. ARPANET, NSFnet and other private networks
    3. ARPANET, NSFnet and other public networks
    4. ARPANET, TCP and NSFnet

Ans. 2

12. ISPs invest in
    1. Servers
    2. Cables
    3. Satellites
    4. All of the above

Ans. 4

13. Which of the following is not an ISP
    1. Reliance
    2. MTNL
    3. BSNL
    4. Google

Ans. 4

14. Along with www, Internet also has
    1. E-Mail
    2. Telnet
    3. FTP
    4. All of the above

Ans. 4

15. Ronit connects to the Internet using a laptop with a wireless connection. He is going to change to a desktop computer using fiber optics. Which of these should be the result of making the changes?
    1. Increased portability and decreased speed.
    2. Decreased portability and increased speed.
    3. Increased portability and increased speed.
    4. Decreased portability and decreased speed.

Ans. 2

Fill in the blanks:

1. Internet is a network of _________ .                 

Ans. networks

2. A computer not connected to any network is called as _________.              

Ans. Standalone Computer

3. A _________  is a temporary connection that uses the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to connect to the Internet.                             

Ans. dial-up connection

4. __________ is credited with inventing WWW.                                                                         

Ans. Tim Berners Lee

5. _________ was the first network                                                                          

Ans. ARPANET

6. Internet Explorer is an example of _________.                                                         

Ans. Web Browser

7. ________ allows delivery of voice communications over IP networks.                             

Ans. VoIP

8. ________ refers to the amount of data that a connection can carry.              

Ans. Bandwidth

State whether the following statements are true or false:

1. Apache Tomcat is an example of web site.

Ans.  False

2. WWW is same as Internet

Ans. False

3. LAN is bigger than WAN.

Ans.  False

4. Different types of network include LAN, MAN and WAN.

Ans.  True

5. Arpanet was the first internet

Ans.  False