MULTIPLE CHOICE | FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
INTERNET

Answer the questions by putting the chosen letter in the box on the answer sheet or
by circling the correct letter.

Which do you NOT need to connect to the

Internet?

A. Modem
B. CD-ROM
C. Telephone line

What does FTP stand for?

A. File Transfer Program

B. File Transmission Protocol
C. File Transfer Protocol

What is the purpose of DNS?

A. So computers can be
referenced by a name
B. So IP addresses can be shorter
C. So email is delivered faster

Which of the following is NOT a properly

formatted IP address?

A. 193.245.3.1
B. 45.351.255.255
C. 143.215.12.19

Which of the following is a properly formatted

email address?

A. paul .trigg @ domain. org. uk

B. paul.trigg@domain.org.uk
C. paul.domain.uk

The Internet is controlled by whom?

A. The US government
B. Scientists in Switzerland
C. No-one

What does IRC stand for?

A. Internet Relay Chat

B. International Relay of
Characters
C. Internet Remote Conversations

If you do not pick up your email for a week...?

A. It will be deleted
B. It will be waiting for you to
collect it
C. A letter will be sent to you in
the post

What does HTML stand for?

A. Hyper Textual Mark-up Lingo

B. Hyperlink Text Marking
Language
C. HyperText Mark-up Language

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What is a disadvantage of joining a mailing list?

A. Receiving messages
automatically from anyone in
the group
B. People discussing a topic of
interest globally
C. High volumes of email

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INTERNET
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What is the Internet?

What brought about the Internet?

What is email?

What are Newsgroups?

What are plug-ins used for?

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