CSR 110 Principles of Computer and Introduction to Information Technology

Chapter 2

The Internet, The Web, And Electronic Commerce

Multiple-Choice:

1) Being connected to the Internet is known as ______.

a) Econnect b) linked c) online d) onwire

2) When Internet was launched in 1969 it was known as ______.

a) ITNET b) ARPANET c) CERN d) CONNECT

3) The most common way to access the Internet is through a ______.

a) provider b) telephone c) port d) bus

4) The Web is also known as ______.

a) FTP b) HTTP c) .com d) WWW

5) ______provide access to Web resources.

a) surfers b) browsers c) word processors d) operating systems

6) ______provides a multimedia interface resources available on the Internet.

a) hardware b) software c) web d) word processors

7) The addresses of the Web resources are known as ______.

a) links b) protocol c) URL d) sites

8) ______are the rules for exchanging data between computers.

a) connectivity b) methods c) protocols d) procedures

9) ______is the second part of the Web address which is the name of server

where the resource is located.

a) domain name b) country name c) organization name d) person name

10) ______indicates a commercial site.

a) .mil b) .org c) .gov d) .com

11) The document files of the Web sites contains ______commands

a) Visual Basic b) HTTP c) HTML d) FTP

12) The references on the Web pages that connect to other pages are known as ______.

a) directors b) connectors c) superlinks d) hyperlinks

13) ______are special programs that can be quickly downloaded and run by browsers.

a) modules b) applets c) bytes d) objects

14) ______is unwelcomed or unwanted emails.

a) spam b) banner c) blogs d) objects

15) ______are destructive programs attached to unsolicited emails

a) computer virus b) computer bacteria c) applets d) blogs

16) ______is the transmission of electronic messages over the Internet.

a) Post mail b) SMS c) I-mail d) E-mail

17) Web sites that contain the key words being searched are known as______.

a) spider b) hits c) misses d) views

18) ______engines are programs that automatically submit your search requests to

several search engines simultaneously.

a) supersearch b) microsearch c) metasearch d) specialized

19) ______search is also known as index search.

a) file b) directory c) metasearch d) specialized

20) ______are special programs that continually look for new information and

update the search services’ databases.

a) spiders b) applets c) modules d) hits

21) ______search engines focuses on subject-specific Web sites.

a) file b) directory c) metasearch d) specialized

22) ______is known as buying and selling of goods over the Internet

a) E-governance b) E-commerce c) E-business d) E-learning

23) ______is an Internet standard for transferring files.

a) IP b) Telnet c) HTTP d) FTP

24) ______block access to selected sites.

a) filters b) Telnet c) HTTP d) FTP

25) ______is an Internet standard that allows you to connect to another

computer on Internet as if you were on a terminal next room.

a) IP b) HTTP c) Telnet d) FTP

True / False

  1. Exploring the Web is known as surfing. ( T / F )
  2. The Internet is a multimedia interface. ( T / F )
  3. The most widely used Web protocol is http. ( T / F )
  4. The last part of the domain name identifies the type of organization. ( T / F )
  5. Applets are written in Visual Basic language. ( T / F )
  6. Email does not allow you to attach files. ( T / F )
  7. Microsoft Outlook is the most widely used email program. ( T / F )
  8. Acrobat Reader is an example of a plug-in. ( T / F )
  9. Copying files to your computer on Internet is called uploading. ( T / F )
  10. Searching for a topic or category is called directory search. ( T / F )

Matching

a. plug-ins / 1. Used for viewing and printing documents saved in PDF format / c
b. Web servers / 2. Programs that are automatically loaded and operate as part of a browser / a
c. Acrobat Reader / 3. Involves individuals selling to individuals / d
d. C2C / 4. Computers on the Internet that stores and shares documents / b
e. applets / 5. Is the most widely used Web protocol / f
f. HTTP / 6. Is interpreted by browsers to display web pages / h
g. domain code / 7. Special programs typically written in Java language / e
h. HTML / 8. The last part of the domain name that identifies the type of organization / g
i. Surfing / 9. Is an example of a browser / j
j. Internet Explorer / 10. Exploring the web by moving from one site to another / i

Short answer questions

1)  What are the uses of Internet?

2)  What are the two basic parts of URL?

3)  What are the two basic elements of an Email message and what are the two basic parts of an Email address?

4)  List the different types of search engines and what are the two search approaches.

5)  What are the different types of E-commerce?

Mohammed Aiyaz Hussain, Lecturer, Computer Science Department