ICT

1.      What is INTERNET?

Internet is the world's largest computer network, the "network of networks". Scattered all over the world

2.      When was the INTERNET Created?

It was created thirty six years ago as a project of U.S Department of Defense,

3.      What Internet service provider (ISP)?

It is the companies that provide INTERNET access.

4.      What is WWW?

It is the system based hypertext and HTTP for providing organizing and accessing wide verity of resources that are available by the INTERNET.

5.      What is web page?

It is a unit of information often called a document that is available over the WWW.

6.      Name the protocol that allows a computer to use the TCP/IP protocol and connected directly to the Net using a standard voice telephone line and high speed modem:

P P P (point-to-point protocol)]

7.      It is a software program that acts as an interface between the user and WWW what is it?

Web Browser

8.      Name two different type of Web Browser:

Text-based browser and Graphical Browser

9.      It collects and organizes resources that are available via the WWW, and designed to provide a starting point for locating information. Name it:

Web Index

10.  It is an interactive tool that enables to locate information available via Name it:

Search Engine

11.  It is unique, numeric identifier used to specify a particular host computer on a particular network, and is part of a global , standard’s scheme of identifying machines that are connected with INTERNET Name it:

IP Address (Internet Protocol)

12.  It is the way of identify and locate computers connected to the INTERNET Name it:

Domain Name

13.  It provides hierarchical way of identifying and locating INTERNET resources on the WWW Name It:

Uniform Resources Locater (URL)

14.  A binding document signed by all users that explains the rules of INTERNET use at an institution. Name it:

Acceptable user policy (AUP)

15.  What is gopher?

It is a protocol designed to search, retrieve and display documents from remote site on the Internet

16.  It is an Internet search tool that has the capability of searching many databases at one time. Name it:

Wide area information service (WAIS)

17.  What is FTP (file transfer protocol?)

The medium that allows transferring of files between computers on the net using an FTP program or via Netscape

18.  What is E-Journal?

It is an electronics publications, typically found in academic circles

19.  What is NNTP?

Network News Transport Protocol-This is used to distribute network news

20.  Name the security feature that allows access to information on an individual basis:

Authentication

21.  MIPS is an acronym for:

Millions of instructions per second

22.  The duplicate copy of data/program on a separate storage medium is called:

Back up

23.  A center processor placed on a semi-conductor chip is called as a:

Microprocessor

24.  Who invented the modem?

AT&T Information System, USA

25.  Which is standard internet protocol for distributing E-Mail?

SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)

26.  The computer generated environment is called:

Virtual

27.  Who coined the term hypertext in 1965?

Ted Nelson

28.  Which protocol provides basis for the net?

Internet Protocol –IP