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computer MCQs

11th • Chapter 10

50 Questions TextBook
1

In what year was the Advanced Research Project Agency (ARPA) network established?

A
1959
B
1969
C
1979
D
1989
2

What was the initial goal for establishing ARPANET?

A
Academic research
B
Commercial use
C
To survive in war times
D
Social networking
3

A computer that provides services to other computers on a network is called a what?

A
Client
B
Server
C
Host
D
Supercomputer
4

Which organization established five supercomputing centers for academic researchers?

A
ARPA
B
DARPA
C
NSF
D
NASA
5

The high-speed network established by the NSF was called what?

A
ARPANET
B
NSFnet
C
Internet
D
WebNet
6

The link among ARPANET, NSFnet, and other small networks is referred to as the what?

A
World Wide Web
B
Intranet
C
Supernet
D
Internet
7

Which of the following can be used to link a home computer to the Internet?

A
Phone-line modem
B
DSL
C
Cable modem
D
All of the above
8

A computer in a business or university usually has a what to connect directly to a LAN?

A
Modem
B
Network Interface Card (NIC)
C
USB port
D
T1 line
9

What is the approximate data handling capacity of a T1 line?

A
1.5 million bits per second
B
50,000 bits per second
C
100 million bits per second
D
1,000 bits per second
10

What do the largest ISPs use to maintain 'backbones' for an entire region?

A
Copper wires
B
Satellite links
C
Fiber-optic lines
D
Coaxial cables
11

What does IP stand for in IP Address?

A
Internet Provider
B
Internal Protocol
C
Internet Protocol
D
Information Process
12

An IP address is what type of number?

A
8-bit
B
16-bit
C
32-bit
D
64-bit
13

The four numbers in an IP address are called what?

A
Quartets
B
Bytes
C
Octets
D
Digits
14

What is the range of values for each octet in an IP address?

A
0 to 127
B
1 to 256
C
0 to 255
D
1 to 100
15

An IP address that is assigned by an ISP for a single session is called what?

A
Static IP
B
Dynamic IP
C
Permanent IP
D
Host IP
16

What is the human-readable name for a server on the Internet called?

A
IP Address
B
Host Name
C
URL
D
Domain Name
17

Which of the following is a top-level domain for educational institutes?

A
.com
B
.gov
C
.edu
D
.org
18

The software used to search and view web pages is called a what?

A
Web Server
B
Web Browser
C
Search Engine
D
Web Site
19

When was the World Wide Web launched?

A
1969
B
1989
C
1999
D
2001
20

WWW uses which protocol to link hypertext documents?

A
FTP
B
SMTP
C
HTTP
D
TCP/IP
21

What language are web pages written in?

A
Java
B
C++
C
Python
D
HTML
22

A collection of related web pages is called a what?

A
Web Server
B
Web Page
C
Web Site
D
Web Browser
23

The process of launching a web page is called what?

A
Hosting
B
Browsing
C
Publishing
D
Linking
24

What does URL stand for?

A
Uniform Resource Link
B
Universal Resource Locator
C
Uniform Resource Locator
D
Universal Resource Link
25

Which of these is an example of a search engine?

A
google.com
B
ask.com
C
altavista.com
D
All of the above
26

What is the system for delivering messages over the Internet called?

A
Post
B
Letter
C
Email
D
SMS
27

What protocol is mentioned for handling multimedia attachments in email?

A
HTTP
B
FTP
C
MIME
D
NNTP
28

What is 'junk' email called on the Internet?

A
Trash
B
Spam
C
Forge
D
Phish
29

What is the general format of an email address?

A
DNS Address @ User name
B
User name @ DNS Address
C
User name . DNS Address
D
DNS Address . User name
30

Discussion groups on the Internet, classified by subject, are known as what?

A
Forums
B
Blogs
C
Newsgroups
D
Social Media
31

What protocol do news servers use to communicate and exchange articles?

A
HTTP
B
NNTP
C
FTP
D
SMTP
32

A collection of related web pages is called a _____.

A
Web Browser
B
Web Site
C
Web Server
D
Web Host
33

Initially, ARPANET was a _____ connecting a small number of users.

A
Local Area Network
B
Metropolitan Area Network
C
Wide Area Network
D
Personal Area Network
34

The four numbers in an IP address are called _____ .

A
bits
B
bytes
C
domains
D
octets
35

The _____ address is easy to remember.

A
IP
B
MAC
C
DNS
D
Physical
36

HTML stands for _____ .

A
Hyper Text Markup Language
B
High Tech Modern Language
C
Hyperlink Text Management Logic
D
Hyper Text Management Language
37

Which of the following is an example of an email client according to the text?

A
Internet Explorer
B
Outlook Express
C
Google
D
None of the above
38

Which protocol is used to access web pages on the World Wide Web?

A
TCP/IP
B
Gopher
C
HTTP
D
HTML
39

On the Internet, junk mails are also called _____ .

A
spam
B
trash
C
unwanted
D
phishing
40

A hypertext document is also called a what?

A
web page
B
web server
C
email
D
protocol
41

A T1 line can handle approximately how many bits per second?

A
30,000 to 50,000
B
1 million
C
1.5 million
D
2 million
42

A normal phone line using a modem can typically handle how many bits per second?

A
30,000 to 50,000
B
100,000
C
1.5 million
D
5,000
43

The top-level domain '.mil' is for what type of organizations?

A
Commercial
B
Educational
C
Government
D
Military
44

The top-level domain '.org' is for what type of organizations?

A
Government
B
Military
C
Business
D
Non-profitable
45

The World Wide Web was launched at which laboratory?

A
Bell Labs
B
IBM Research
C
European Particle Physics Laboratory
D
Xerox PARC
46

What does MIME stand for?

A
Multimedia Internet Mail Exchange
B
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
C
Multiple Internet Messaging Extension
D
Multimedia Internet Messaging Exchange
47

Yahoo allows a file of size up to _____ to be attached for free email accounts.

A
5MB
B
10MB
C
15MB
D
20MB
48

Which of these is a limitation of email?

A
It is not necessarily private
B
It is possible to forge email
C
It is difficult to express emotion
D
All of the above
49

What is the part of the email address after the '@' symbol?

A
User name
B
Domain name
C
DNS address
D
Host name
50

A news server is a _____ computer that exchanges articles with other servers.

A
client
B
host
C
super
D
personal