1. The World Wide Web is the same as the Internet
A: True
B: False
2. Yahoo is
A: A browser
B: A search
C: An online service
D: Something you exclaim when you find what you are looking for on the Internet
E: All of the above
F: None of the above
3. Which of the following is not a valid domain name extension?
A: .com
B: .exe
C: .edu
D: .org
E: They are all valid domain name extensions
4. Netscape is:
A: A notebook computer manufacturer
B: An online service
C: A search engine
D: A browser
E: All of the above
F: None of the above
5. The name of Microsoft’s Web browser is:
A: Prodigy
B: Web Crawler
C: Internet Explorer
D: Web Surfer 95
E: Navigator
F: None of the above
6. Java is:
A: Another word for coffee
B: A search engine
C: An Internet programming language
D: An online service
E: A and B
F: A and C
G: A and D
7. HTML is
A: The first four letters in a Web address
B: An Internet programming language
C: The format of a picture or object
D: Four letters when used in that order that mean absolutely nothing
E: The modem speed your computer is set at
8. A search engine does what?
A: Allows you to search for websites
B: Allows you to look up other people’s e-mail address
C: Allows you to find specific items within a website
D: Allows you to look up your college roommate’s phone number
E: All of the above
F: None of the above
9. A browser is:
A: The name used to describe a person who surfs the Internet
B: An online shopping mall that hosts many different stores
C: Software used to surf the Web and send e-mail
D: A person who imitates the guys from Grease
E: A type of online service that lets its users look at multiple websites instead of just one
F: None of the above
10. URL is:
A: A website address/location
B: An Internet programming language
C: The speed at which your modem connects you to the Internet
D: A derogatory term (meaning “you are a loser”) used by arrogant Web surfers to put down other people
E: The scientific name for a recently discovered asteroid that is heading for earth
11. An applet is:
A: The official name for the software you surf the Web with
B: A special Internet programming application
C: A chat room on the Internet or America Online
D: A small apple found only in remote regions of the rain forest
E: Another name for an Internet Service Provider
F: None of the above
12. The Internet was first created:
A: As a means of communication in a post-nuclear apocalyptic environment
B: By researchers at universities such as MIT because they are so smart and so they could transfer and receive information quickly
C: As a good way to waste time
D: By Bill Gates so that he could figure out who was using illegal copies of his Windows products
E: By the Russian Secret Intelligence
F: A and B
G: A and E
H: B and D
13. A Newsgroup is:
A: A collection of news websites that formed an
association to encourage more people to visit their Web pages
B: The Internet governing body that monitors the Internet to make sure all the news is accurate
C: An electronic bulletin board for posting and receiving messages
D: An Internet association for retired newscasters and reporters that lets them work on pretend breaking stories
E: A special label that is given out to a website that offers news and information
14. A GIF is:
A: A popular image format used on the Zeb
B: A brand of peanut butter
C: The name of the person who designs a company’s website
D: A type of file needed on a person’s computer that makes it possible to connect to the Internet
E: The process, which allows members of one online service to send e-mail to members of another online service
15. A hyperlink is:
A: An incredibly fast connection to the Internet
B: A way to get from one World Wide Web page to another
C: The source network that ties the entire Internet together
D: When you have had too much coffee and it appears as if everything on the Web is moving way too slow
E: When the speed of transferring date from one place to another surpasses the speed of light
F: None of the above (It is a made up word)
16. Click Depth refers to:
A: The number of clicks it takes to get from one area of a website to another
B: The distance your mouse button travels when you click on something
C: Where you are taken when you click on a link
D: The number of times you have downloaded an item from the Internet
E: None of the above (It is a made up expression)
17. Which symbol must be present in an e-mail address?
A: &
B: #
C: @
D: !
E: :(
F: //