Quiz 1 - Internet

1. An application that is used to browse files on the Internet is called

a) URL
b) Browser
c) Cookie
d) Firewall

2. The _____________ is a service for sharing information over the Internet, it is just one portion of the Internet.

a) World Wide Web
b) Internet
c) Gopher
d) FTP

3. A web site should contain a ___________ which is the starting point and usually contains pointers to other files on the web site.  

a) home page
b) HTML
c) hyperlink
d) cookie

4. Which one of the following is used to connect individuals, businesses, or other organisations to the Internet?

a) Independent Software Provider (ISP)
b) Universal Resource Locator (URL)
c) Digital Certificate
d) Internet Service Provider (ISP)

5.  _______ is an address for a resource on the World Wide Web

a) URL or Universal/Uniform Resource Locator
b) Cookie
c) Firewall
d) Certificate

6. Which one of the following is a feed format used to publish frequently updated content such as news headlines or podcasts?

a) Really Simple Service (RSS)
b) Real Summary Syndication (RSS)
c) Really Simple Syndication (RSS)
d) Real Site Software (RSS)

7. The Internet can be said to be the same as 

a) WWW
b) Email
c) Chatrooms
d) None of the above 

8. Which one of the following describes software that is created and distributed to malicious purposes?

a) Freeware
b) Vaporware
c) Shareware
d) Malware

9. Which one of the following refers to the transfer protocol in the URL http://www.ecdl.org?

a) .org
b) http://
c) //www
d) ecdl 

10. Which of these is not an advantage of Web publishing

a) easily updatable
b) personalised view of data 
c) personal approach by staff 
d) accessible 24 hours a day