Introduction to Internet

Exercise(Answers)

Choose the best answer from the given alternatives.

a. When was the internet introduced?

• 1969 AD👈
• 1914 AD
• 2000AD

b. What is the full form of ISP?

• Internet Service Protocol
• Internet Service Provider👈
• Internet Service Platform

c. The starting page of any webpage is called:

• Website
• Home page👈
• URL

d. Which of the following is the example of a social media?

• Facebook👈
• Word pad
• Power point

e. You can use the internet to................

• Promote e- commerce
• listen music and watch video
• Both👈

f. Which of the following is used to send and receive e-mail instantly?

• E-mail👈
• Facebook
• YouTube

g. What is the collection of web page called?

• Gmail
• YouTube
• Website👈

h. Which of the following is a web browser?

• Opera👈
• YouTube
• MS Word

i. Which of the following is a search engine?

• Virus
• Google👈
• Apple 

j. What was the name of the first search engine?

• Google
• Opera
• Archie👈

Write True for correct and false for the wrong one.

a. Internet stands for interconnected networks. (True)

b. Internet is the largest computer network.(True)

c. Advanced Research Project Agency was established in 2000AD. (False)

d. Internet is called as the network of networks.(True)

e. Internet Service Providers are responsible to provide internet services. (True)

f. Google is one of the popular web browsers. (False)

g. Email is the most popular and common method of sending and receiving messages. (True)

h. Facebook is related to social media. (True)

i. We can use email to send and receive the information. (True)

j. E-mail is very slow and expensive to use. (False)

k. Postal service is more secure than E-mail. (False)

l. Web browsers are the search engines. (False)

m. Home page is the starting page of any web site. (True)

Fill in the blanks with a suitable word.

a. Internet is the largest computer network that is connected together to share the data and information.

b. You can also download the necessary software with the help of the internet.

c. The internet is a basic tool for communication and information.

d. E-mail is used to send and receive the information.

e. Electronic Mail can be send or receive easily.

f. A web browser is a software application to access the resources on the World Wide Web.

g. World Wide Web is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by Uniform Resource Locators (URL).

h. Home Page is the starting page of any website.

Write down the full forms for the followings.

ISP = Internet Service Provider

ARPA= Advanced Research Project Agency.

URL = Uniform Resource Locators

WWW= World Wide Web

Answer these question:

a) What is the internet?

Ans: The largest computer network that are connected together to share the data and information.

b) What are the things required to establish the internet?

Ans: The things that are required to establish the internet connection are as shown below:

1. ISP(internet service provider).
2. Computer system.
3. Telephone connection or cable connection.
4. Modem or router.
5. Web browser software.

c) Write down the services of the internet.

Ans: The internet provides different services, some of them are mentioned below.

1. Web
2. Email
3. Social media
4. Online gaming
5. Software update

d) Write any four uses of the internet.

Ans: The uses of internet are as follows;

1. To send and receive the information.
2. To listen music , watch movies and play games.
3. To promote e-commerce.
4. To get online education and jobs.
5. To establish communication system.

e) What is E-mail? Write any three features of using E-mail.

Ans: The most popular and common method of sending and receiving messages with the help of the internet connection is called E-mail. And so, it stands for Electronic Mail.
Some of the features of using email are given below:

1. It is more secure than traditional postal service.
2. It can be sent and received easily from any part of the word if the internet service is available.
3. One email can be sent to more than one recipient at a time.

f) What is web browser? Write down the name of popular web browsers.

Ans: A software application which is used to access the resources on the World Wide Web is known as Web browsers.

 The most popular web browsers are Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Opera and Firefox.

g) What is a home page?

Ans: The starting page of any website is known as Home Page.

h) What is search engine? Name any two popular search engines.

The software program or web site that is used to view the web documents based on keywords is called Search Engine.

The two most popular search engines are Google and Yahoo.

i) Write few lines about the URL.

Ans: URL stands for Uniform Resource Locators. It is the address of web page or web site. and it is the fundamental network identification for any resource connected to the web.
For example:- WWW. schoolquestionnaires.blogsopt.com, WWW. onlinekhabar.com etc.