NCERT BOOK CHAPTER-5 SOLUTIONS

INTERNET AND WEB

Q1. Fill in the blanks:
a) To transmit data for sharing on a network, it has to be divided into smaller chunks
called ___packets___________________.
b) The set of rules that decide the functioning of a network is called____protocols__.
c) A LAN can be extended up to a distance of ___1_______ km.
d) The ____router_______________ connects a local area network to the internet.
e) The __tree___________ topology is of hierarchical nature.
f) ______URL______________ is a standard naming convention used for accessing
resources over the Internet.
g) ___website_______ is a collection of related web pages.
h) A _server________ is a computer that provides services to other programs or
computers.
Q2. Expand the following:
a) ARPANET: Advanced Research Projects Agency NETwork
b) ISP: INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER
c) URL: UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR
Q3. Name the device for the following:
a) It stands for Modulator Demodulator: MODEM
b) It regenerates the signals.: Repeater
Q4. Differentiate between:
a) MAN and WAN
Ans:
MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) WAN (Wide area Network)
Spans an entire city/town Spans over a relatively broad
geographical area like inter city or
country
Can be extended upto 30-40 kms Unlimited distance
Ex. Cable TV network Ex. Internet

b) Website and web page

Ans:
Website Web page
Collection of web pages created for a It is a document on www having text,
particular purpose images, audio, video etc that is viewed
in a web browser.
 c) Router and Gateway
Ans:
Router Gateway
The main purpose of a Router is to A gateway is a network device that
connect multiple networks and connects two dissimilar networks
forward packets destined either for its
own networks or other networks

d) Bus and Star topology

Ans:
BUS STAR
Single length of the transmission Centralized control and problem
medium onto which the various nodes diagnosis
are attached
Easy to extend Difficult to expand
Short cable length Long cable length

e) Static and Dynamic web pages

Ans:
Static web pages Dynamic web pages
Content and layout of the web page is Content and layout may vary every
fixed no time we see it
Created using HTML and CSS Uses PHP, ASP, Java, mysql, etc also
Easy to construct Complex to construct

Q5. Define a network. What is the need of forming a network?

Q6. Give any two examples of networks.
Q7. Give any three applications on the Internet.
Ans: Email
Chat
VOIP
Q8. Name any two mail service providers.
Ans: Google (gmail), Yahoo (yahoo mail)
Q9. Explain VoIP.
Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP, allows us to have voice call (telephone
service) over the Internet. These services are either free or very economical,
So people use them to save on cost. The only disadvantage of VoIP is that its call
quality is dependent on Internet connection speed.
Q10. What is DNS?
Ans: Domain name Server converts the alphabetic domain name to the corresponding
IP address. We prefer to use alphabetic names than IP address as it is easier to
remember.
Q11. Identify the type of topology from the following:
a) Each node is connected with the help of a single cable: BUS
b) Each node is connected with central switching through independent cables. STAR
Q12. Sahil, a Class X student, has just started understanding the basics of Internet
and web technologies. He is a bit confused in between the
terms “World Wide Web” and “Internet”. Help him in understanding both the terms
with the help of suitable examples of each.
Ans: Internet is a huge network of computers all connected together.
WWW or web is the actual content found in this huge network, which is stored in the
form of numerous interlinked web pages.
Internet existed much before www
Q13. Murugan wants to send a report on his trip to the North East to his mentor.
The report contains images and videos. How can he accomplish his task through
the Internet?
Ans: He can send his report through email.
Q14. Mampi is planning to open a company that deals with rural handicrafts. She
wants to advertise about handicrafts on a social platform. Which Internet service
she should use and why?
Ans: Mampi will be using World Wide Web. As she wants to make the details about her
handicrafts available to people across the globe, she should be using www to make her
web resource available to all.
Q15. Ruhani wants to edit some privacy settings of her browser. How can she
accomplish her task?
Ans: Open browser
From the right corner choose the settings option from a drop down.
From there choose the “Privacy and security“ tab from the left panel
Once u click on here it will show all the options concerned to it.
Q16. Shubham wants to play a video in his browser but he is not able to do so. A
message on the screen instructs him to install the Adobe Flash Player plugin.
Help him to add it in his browser.
Ans: To add plug-ins, click Plug-ins options on the left side of the browser
window. Make the desired selections to enable or disable the required plug-ins.
Q17. When Joe typed a URL in the address bar of his browser, Error 404 was
displayed? Why did this happen? What can be done to avoid it?
Ans: A 404 error indicates that the server itself was found, but that the server was not
able to retrieve the requested page. It is mainly triggered when website content has
been removed or moved to another URL without adjusting the internal links accordingly.