QUESTION BANK

Basics of Internet and Web Design

UNIT I

Multiple choice questions:

1. A home page is:

A. A web page created by an individual home user, as opposed to one created
by a corporation
B. The web page you like to visit most
C. The entry page of most websites
D. A web page you eventually reach by clicking a series of hyperlinks
2. URL is
A. A computer software program
B. A type of web server
C. The address of a document or “page” on the world wide web
D. An acronym for unlimited resources for learning
3. HTTP stands for
A. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
B. Hyper Text Transmit Program
C. Hybrid Text Transfer Protocol
D. Hyper Term Transfer Protocol
4. The first network that planted the seeds of internet was:
A. ARPANET
B. NSFNET
C. VNET
D. Both A and B
5. Which of the following protocols is used for WWW?
A. ftp
B. http
C. w3
D. all of the above
6. The first page that you normally view at a website is its
A. Home page
B. Master page
C. First page
D. Web page
7. The process of receiving data from the internet is called
A. Surfing
B. Rendering
C. Uploading
D. Downloading
8. We can send using internet
A. Text
B. Audio
C. Video
D. All of the above
9. -----------is a set of rules that enables a user to transfer files from one system
to another.
A. FTP
B. ISDN
C. HTTP
D. XTML
10. Which of the following is not a requirement for the internet
A. Personal computer
B. 128 MB RAM
C. Telephone lines
D. Notepad
11. ---------is a device which enables a computer to transmit data over telephone
lines
A. Browser
B. Modem
C. Dial up
D. Server
12. The process of exchanging messages electronically, via a communications
network, using the computer is known as
A. message
B. chat
C. email or electronic mail
D. Usenet
13. Which of the following is a correct format of Email address?
A. name@website@info
B. [email protected]
C. www.nameofebsite.com
D. name.website.com
14. HTML is used to create
A. Machine language
B. High level program
C. Web page
D. Web server
15. In internet terminology IP means
A. Internet Provider
B. Internet Procedure
C. Internet program
D. Internet protocol
16. Which one of the following is not a search engine
A. Yahoo
B. Google
C. Bing
D. Windows
17. What is the full form of WWW in web address?
A. World Wide Web
B. World Wide Word
C. World Wide Wood
D. None of these
18. Full form of HTML is
A. Hyper textmadeup language
B. Hyper Text Markup Language
C. Hyper Text Managing Links
D. Hyper Text Manipulating Links
19. ___________is used to specify the addresses of all the recipients
who will also receive copies of the same mail.
A. Carbon Copy
B. Blind Carbon Copy
C. TO
D. None of these
20. Moving from one website to another is called
A. Downloading
B. Uploading
C. Attachment
D. Browsing
21. A software that is used to view website is called
A. Browser
B. Web viewer
C. Spread sheet
D. Server
22. Which of the following is not a type of broadband internet
connection
A. Satellite
B. DSL
C. Dial up
D. Cable
23. ARPANET stands for
A. Advanced Rehearse Projects Agency Network

B. Advanced Research Projects Agency Newark

C. Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

D. None of these
24. ______________web based service to exchange messages in real
time between two or more people over the internet.
A. Instant messaging
B. Email
C. Text message
D. browsing
25. Internet is

A. A worldwide interconnected network of computers which use a

common protocol to communicate with one another
B. A worldwide network of computers
C. An interconnected network of computers
D. A local computer network
Long Answer Questions:
1. Explain the following basic internet terms: Web Page, World Wide Web
(WWW), Home Page, and Website.

World Wide Web (WWW): WWW is collection of linked documents or pages

stored on millions of computers and distributed across the world. It provides
information in multimedia form, that is, in more than one medium such as, text,
graphics, video and audio.

Web Page: The hypertext documents on the World Wide Web are known as
web pages. A web page is written in a language called HTML (Hypertext
Markup Language), which enables to embed hypertext links in the document.
Using these hyperlinks, user can jump from one web page to another. Note:
Web pages are also known as HTML documents.

Website: A website is a set of related web pages (linked through hypertext

links), published by an organization or an individual. Typically, a website
contains a home page along with other additional web pages. Each website is
accessed by its own address known as URL (Uniform Resource Locator). All
the websites on the Internet constitute the World Wide Web

Home Page: When you browse the World Wide Web, you will often see the
term ‘Home Page’. A home page (also called index page) is the starting point or
a doorway to the website; it refers to the web page that identifies a website and
contains the hyperlinks to other web pages in the website

2. What is a browser? Explain the types of browser.

Browser: A browser (short for web browser) is special software that enables the
users to read/view web pages and jump from one web page to another. The most
popular browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.

Browsers are of two types

1. Graphical browsers - which allow retrieval of text, images and video.

Example Internet Explorer, Google chrome.

2. Text Browsers – They provide access to the web in text – only mode.
Example Lynx.

3. Explain Uniform Recourse Locator with its various parts

Uniform Resource Locator: Each web has a unique address called a URL that
identifies its location on the Internet. The format of URL consists of four parts –

1. Protocol: It is usually http (hyper text transfer protocol)

2. Name of the web server (domain name): A domain name is a unique

name that identifies a particular website and represents the name of the
server where the web pages reside. For e.g. www.xyz.com.

3. Path: Specifies the hierarchic location of the said file on the computer.
For e.g. tutor/start/

4. File name: The file name may be main.htm.

4. Explain internet service provider and web server

Internet Service Provider: An Internet Service Provider (ISP) is an organization

that connects its subscriber’s computer using modem to the Internet. The
connection can be provided by telephone lines or wireless connections. Some of
ISPs are America online (AOL), yahoo and so on.

Web Server: A server is a computer equipped with server software, which

provides a specific kind of services to client software running on other
computers. A web server receives request from the clients, processes this
request and sends the result back to the client.

To view a website, the browser sends a request to the server. On receiving the
request, the server sends the appropriate web page to the client’s machine. The
client’s machine (browser) receives the information in the form of HTML
commands. The browser interprets the HTML, finds all the pictures (or other
types of media) and displays the information onto the user’s screen.

5. Explain the following terms: downloading, uploading, online and offline.

Download: Download refers to the act of transmitting data from a remote

computer on the Internet or other network to one’s own computer. When the
user downloads a file, he is copying a particular file from the remote computer
and placing it on the hard drive.

UploadUpload is just the opposite of download. Upload refers to the act of

transmitting data from local computer to any other computer on the Internet or
network.

Online and Offline: The term online is commonly referred to the state of being
connected to the networked computer system or the Internet. For example, if
you are browsing the WWW, your computer is said to be online. Being online
also refers to any peripheral device (like printer) that is connected to the system
and ready to use.

Offline is just the opposite of online; it refers to the state of not being connected
to the remote computer or the Internet. A printer or other peripheral that is not
ready to use is also considered offline.

6. What are the basic requirements for getting connected to the internet.
The basic requirements for getting connected to the internet are

1. The computer: The computer must have at least 386 microprocessor

chip with minimum of 16 MB of RAM.

2. Modem: It is a device which enables a computer to transmit data over

telephone lines. A modem (modulator and demodulator) is a hardware
which converts digital data into analog signals and vice versa. Modems
are of two types.

i. Internal modem- is a card which is fitted inside a computer

ii. External modem- is small external box wired between the computer
and the telephone socket.

3. Internet connection: Before connecting to the internet you need to buy

an Internet connection from an authorized ISP. Some of the connections
available are

i. Dial-up –To connect to the Internet by using dialup the user need to
specify a user name and password and telephone number.

ii. ISDN- It is for commercial use.

iii. DSL – Digital Subscriber Line – It is provided through an existing

phone line.

iv. Broadband – This type of access is good for remote locations. It gives
decent download speed.

4. Internet Software: To connect to the Internet a computer mainly

requires three different kinds of software.

i. TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet protocol, is the basic

communication protocol, it allows programs on the user’s computer to
communicate over the Internet.

ii. Dialler Software: This software is provided by the ISP to instruct the
modem to dial the phone number and to identify the user’s machine to
the access provider’s system for access to the network.

iii. Browser: To use the Internet, a web browser is essential, which

allows the user to view the information available on the World Wide
Web.
7. Explain video conferencing with elements

Video Conferencing: A video conferencing system has two or more parties in

different locations, which have the ability to communicate using a combination
of video, audio and data. A video conference can be person to person (referred
to as point-to-point) or can involve more than two people (referred to as
multipoint) and the video conferencing terminals are often referred to as
endpoints, In this form of meeting, participants in remote locations can view
each other and carry on discussions via web cameras, microphones and other
communication tools. The following five elements are common to all video
conferencing endpoints:

1. Web Camera: It captures live images to send across the network.

2. Visual Display: It displays the images of the people taking part in the
video conference.

3. Audio System: It includes microphones to capture audio from the

endpoint and loud speakers to playback the audio received from other
endpoint across the network communication.

4. Compression; Videos are highly bandwidth intensive and they take a

long time to load. Therefore video system should include codecs to
compress and decompress video and audio data.

5. User Interface and control system: The user interface allows the user to
control interactions for example setting volume etc.

8. What is NEWS groups.

Newsgroups (Usenet): Newsgroups are international discussion groups that

focus on a particular topic and helps in gathering information about that topic.
The topics discussed here cover all the fields such as politics, computers,
technology and many more. The information or articles that make up the ‘news’
are written by people interested in a specific topic. These articles are posted to
the newsgroup so that others can read, reply and comment on them. To read and
post articles in a newsgroup, newsreader software such as Microsoft Outlook
Express or Netscape News is required. Some newsgroups are devoted to current
events and headlines.

9. What are the Features of messengers.

The features of messenger that make it a favorite among internet users include
 Ø Chatting: one can chat using a web cam or microphone and send textual
messages.

Ø Audible: audible are faces used to say something or express the attitude
of the user in the form of greetings games and fun.

Ø Emoticons/ Smileys: The emoticons or smileys are used to express the

feelings in the form of little symbols and smiling faces.

Ø Games: when connected online, users can play multi-player games such
as chess and many more. Users can even see how they stack up against
their friends by comparing their scores.

Ø Address book: messengers also provide address books so that users can
easily find and manage their friend’s contact details.

10. What are the Advantages and disadvantages of email

11. Explain with the diagram how email works.

To send e mail, one needs a connection to the internet and access to main
server, which forwards the mail. The standard protocol used for sending internet
e mail is called SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). It works in conjunction
with POP (Post Office Protocol) and IMAP (Internet Mail Accessing Protocol)
servers.

When an email is sent to a person, who has an email address like

[email protected] , it is broken down into two parts: xyz (account name) and
hisdomain.com (domain name).

The SMTP server contacts a DNS (Domain Name Server) and asks for the
location of hisdomain.com. The DNS server sends the address back to the
SMTP. The SMTP server then sends the email message to the SMTP server
where hisdomain.com is located. This SMTP server delivers the email message
to xyz’s account on the POP or IMAP server.

Finally when xyz logs on to his computer and opens his mail client, his email
client requests the POP or IMAP server to send all mails from the account to his
computer.

12. Explain the basic terms in Internet Explorer Environment.

Title bar: it is located at the very top of the window and tells you the title of the
page you are viewing. It also tells you which internet explorer application is
currently active. It has the minimize, restore, maximize, and close buttons.
Menu bar: this bar has many different sub-menus, which control all options,
functions and commands for the entire internet explorer program.

Standard toolbar: his tool bar contains the most frequently used commands and
the browsing functions.

Address bar: displays the internet address of the page currently being
displayed.

Link bar: contains shortcut to useful internet websites.

Content area or document view: it holds the document page or other recourses
as the browser presents it. any text, images, animations, links, or any other
application files is shown in this area.

Status bar: displays the current state of activity of the web pages.

13. Explain the data over the internet

The data, in terms of internet comprises the hypertext documents containing

links that connects o other documents of files. These documents may include
animations and multimedia components.

The displayed data can be divided into two categories: static component and
dynamic component

1. Static component: This includes the information displayed on the

browser that does not interact with the user. For example, the text written
in the form of paragraph on the web page is static component. Static
component for the web page is accomplished by creating documents with
HTML(Hyper Text Markup Language)

2. Dynamic component: This component refers to a specification by which

a user can interact with a web browser. For example, when a user fills the
web page, the text filled in various fields is sent back to the originating
point of the web page. This way a user is able to interact with the server
hosting that web page.

14. What is a web browser? Explain its features.

It is a software application, which provides a graphical user interfaces (GUI) so

that the user a navigate the internet easily by clicking on menus, icons or
buttons instead of learning difficult keyboard commands. A web browser uses
HTTP protocol to request web pages from the web browser. Most browsers
support a variety of formats in addition to HTML, such as the JPEG, PNG and
JIF image formats

Web browser features

Basic features are:

 A browser handles requests for HTML files, interprets links, and

deals with embedded images, audio and video elements.
 A browser keeps the history of the web sites visited
 A browser lets a user to save a collection of pages, allowing for
later retrieval.
 A browser provides a row of buttons at the top of the browser
window for browsing the internet conveniently
 A browser connects to an email program for importing and sending
and receiving e mails from the most commonly used application
and formats.