Internet Test
Write the letter of the correct answer on your own piece of paper. When you are finished hand your test in, and then  you may have SILENT free time. You may use any resources on the computer to help you answer the questions.
 
1.
1 pts.
What is the Internet?   
  A. an electronic communications network that connects computer networks and organizational computer facilities around the world
  B. all the computers in this lab connected to each other
  C. google
  D. computers that search for information
  E. something so awesome it can't even be described

 
 
2.
1 pts.
Which of the following is not one of the 3 things you need to connect to the internet?   
  A. computer
  B. floppy drive
  C. modem
  D. web browser

 
 
3.
1 pts.
What is a Web Browser?   
  A. a person who looks for things on the internet
  B. hardware used to search the World Wide Web
  C. software used to search the World Wide Web
  D. a computer that can get on the internet

 
 
4.
1 pts.
which of the following is a Web Browser?   
  A. google
  B. yahoo
  C. internet searcher
  D. internet explorer

 
 
5.
1 pts.
What does WWW stand for?   
  A. world wide web
  B. wide world web
  C. web wide world
  D. world web wide
  E. wow we won

 
 
6.
1 pts.
What does HTML stand for?   
  A. how to make language
  B. hyper text markup language
  C. hyper totally madeup language
  D. hyper text masking language

 
 
7.
1 pts.
What is HTML?   
  A. the code that Web Browsers Translate so we can see web pages
  B. don't choose this one it is wrong
  C. I wouldn't choose this one either
  D. no, not this one
  E. I hope you don't think this is the right one

 
 
8.
1 pts.
What does .edu stand for?   
  A. educate
  B. enunciate
  C. education
  D. educator

 
 
9.
1 pts.
What does .org stand for?   
  A. organize
  B. organ
  C. orangutan
  D. organization

 
 
10.
1 pts.
What does .gov stand for?   
  A. government
  B. govern
  C. governor
  D. go vote

 
 
11.
1 pts.
What does .com stand for?   
  A. computer
  B. commercial
  C. commerce
  D. computing

 
 
12.
1 pts.
About how many computers were a part of the internet in 1980?   
  A. 10
  B. 50
  C. 200
  D. 1000
  E. One BILLION Computers

 
 
13.
1 pts.
When did the internet first come into existence?   
  A. 1960's
  B. 1970's
  C. 1980's
  D. 1990's
  E. Last year

 
 
14.
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When was the World Wide Web created as we know it?   
  A. 1960
  B. 1970
  C. 1980
  D. 1990
  E. Last Year

 
 
15.
1 pts.
What does ISP stand for?   
  A. internet service provider
  B. internet sevices provided
  C. internet service please
  D. I see people

 
 
16.
1 pts.
What is a hyperlink?   
  A. a link on internet pages that will take you to a different page when you click on it
  B. a link that is crazy and hyper
  C. a link that will not take you anywhere else when you click on it
  D. any blue text on a web page

 
 
17.
1 pts.
Who invented the World Wide Web?   
  A. Timmy Lee Berners
  B. Tim Bobby Lee
  C. Timmy Timmy Timmy
  D. Tim Berners Lee

 
 
18.
1 pts.
What does the stop button do?   
  A. stops the page you are on from loading
  B. stops movies on the page from playing
  C. stops you from going to other websites
  D. stops people from coming to your website

 
 
19.
1 pts.
What does the refresh button do?   
  A. it reloads the current page you are viewing
  B. it loads the last page you were on
  C. it refreshes the history of your internet
  D. it provides you with a nice refreshing glass of water

 
 
20.
1 pts.
What does the history button do?   
  A. it shows you the history of everything your computer has done
  B. it shows you the history of all the word documents you have typed
  C. it shows you the history of all the web pages you have visited
  D. it tells you the history of the internet

 
 
21.
1 pts.
What is Netiquette?   
  A. the rules of posting pictures online
  B. talking to someone in a chat room
  C. a code of proper behavior for talking on the Internet
  D. a code of behavior the police enforce

 
 
22.
1 pts.
What does typing in all capital letters mean when communicating online?   
  A. very important
  B. rude
  C. yelling
  D. I miss you

 
 
23.
1 pts.
Which of the following is an emoticon(smiley)?   
  A. :::::::::___________________________
  B. :-)
  C. lol
  D. tisnf

 
 
24.
1 pts.
What is plagiarism?   
  A. copying someone else's work and saying that it is your own
  B. using someone else's work and giving them credit for it
  C. creating your own original writing
  D. having someone else write a paper for you

 
 
25.
1 pts.
What is a search engine?   
  A. a person that searches for things on the internet
  B. the internet
  C. Internet explorer
  D. a type of software that creates indexes of databases or Internet sites so people can search and find them

 
 
26.
1 pts.
What is an internet cookie?   
  A. tasty treats for your computer
  B. files that are used to record a persons activities on a website
  C. internet websites
  D. files that are opened on a website and saved to work on

 
 
27.
1 pts.
What is a Hacker?   
  A. a person who breaks into computer systems
  B. someone who cuts down trees
  C. a basketball player who fouls a lot
  D. a thief who steals jewelry

 
 
28.
1 pts.
What is E-Mail?   
  A. a chat room where you can talk to more than one person
  B. instant messaging
  C. an electronic form of mail that lets you send messages to people online
  D. a way to send a text message to someone's cell phone

 
 
29.
1 pts.
What is a router?   
  A. a person who directs traffic
  B. special computer equipment that sends information to the correct place
  C. a computer that lets you connect to the internet
  D. a special piece of computer equipment that remembers what a person has done online

 
 
30.
1 pts.
What is a modem?   
  A. don't pick this one
  B. don't pick me either
  C. your getting warmer
  D. the part of the computer that lets us connect to the internet and send and receive data
  E. stop you have gone to far

 
 
31.
1 pts.
Why are DSL lines, cable, satellite and wireless better to use than phone lines when connecting to the internet?   
  A. cheaper
  B. prettier
  C. longer
  D. faster

 
 
32.
1 pts.
Which of the following is not a result of faster internet connections?   
  A. electronic commerce
  B. video on demand
  C. telecommuting
  D. None of the Above

 
 
33.
1 pts.
What do you call the data-carrying capacity of lines that connect the internet?   
  A. data load
  B. bandwidth
  C. signal strength
  D. I have no idea

 
 
34.
1 pts.
What are the two categories of search engines?   
  A. index and meta
  B. index and directory
  C. directory and meta
  D. None of the Above

 
 
35.
1 pts.
If I typed this in a search engine: miami AND heat then which of the following results would the search engine give me?   
  A. web pages that contain only one of the words
  B. web pages that contain either word
  C. web pages that contain both words
  D. None of the Above

 
 
36.
1 pts.
If I typed this in a search engine: miami OR heat then which of the following results would the search engine give me?   
  A. web pages that have only one of the words in it
  B. web pages that have either word in it
  C. web pages that have both words in it
  D. None of the Above

 
 
37.
1 pts.
If I typed this in a search engine: miami NOT heat then which of the following results would the search engine give me?   
  A. web pages with only one of the words in it
  B. web pages with either word in it
  C. web pages with both words in it
  D. None of the Above

 
 
38.
1 pts.
What is a Metasearch Engine?   
  A. a search engine that searches multiple search engines at the same time
  B. google
  C. yahoo
  D. a search engine that uses indexing to search

 
 
39.
1 pts.
Which one of the following is not one of the four most used search engines?   
  A. google
  B. yahoo
  C. mamma
  D. msn

 
 
40.
1 pts.
True or False: You will always find exactly what you are looking for on the internet on your first try searching for it.   
  True
  False