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Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    When in a chat room, if you leave your "Caps Lock" on when you chat, why might others get mad?

    • A.

      You Are Blocking Others

    • B.

      You Are Whispering

    • C.

      You Are Shouting

    • D.

      Your Chat Is Hard To Read

    Correct Answer
    C. You Are Shouting
  • 2. 

    In Internet terms, what is an "avatar"?

    • A.

      Personal Profile Of ID

    • B.

      Online Image Or Representation Of Person

    • C.

      Smiley Face

    • D.

      Yahoo's Logo

    Correct Answer
    B. Online Image Or Representation Of Person
  • 3. 

    What did Yahoo! name their kids zone?

    • A.

      Kidsahoo

    • B.

      Discovery Search

    • C.

      Kid Zone

    • D.

      Yahooligans

    Correct Answer
    D. Yahooligans
  • 4. 

    On a web page, what is text that contains a link to other text called?

    • A.

      Linked Text

    • B.

      Anchor

    • C.

      Hypertext

    • D.

      SuperText

    Correct Answer
    C. Hypertext
  • 5. 

    What protocol is used to transfer web page text and resources to a client browser?

    • A.

      SMTP

    • B.

      RPC

    • C.

      FTP

    • D.

      HTTP

    Correct Answer
    D. HTTP
  • 6. 

    What is the site www.gmail.com known for?

    • A.

      Web-based Email

    • B.

      News And Event Information

    • C.

      Online Shopping

    • D.

      Internet Search

    Correct Answer
    A. Web-based Email
  • 7. 

    What is the official domain name for the White House?

    • A.

      Whitehouse.net

    • B.

      Whitehouse.org

    • C.

      Whitehouse.gov

    • D.

      Whitehouse.com

    Correct Answer
    C. Whitehouse.gov
  • 8. 

    What is the name of the popular browser made by Mozilla?

    • A.

      Opera

    • B.

      Firefox

    • C.

      Internet Explorer

    • D.

      Navigator

    Correct Answer
    B. Firefox
  • 9. 

    What file type is a "cookie"?

    • A.

      Text

    • B.

      HTML

    • C.

      XML

    • D.

      Executable

    Correct Answer
    A. Text
  • 10. 

    The first Web page displayed upon opening a Web browser is called what?

    • A.

      Page Of Choice

    • B.

      Open Page

    • C.

      Default

    • D.

      Home Page

    Correct Answer
    D. Home Page
  • 11. 

    Following links from a site and on to other sites on the web is called what?

    • A.

      Browsing

    • B.

      Forwarding

    • C.

      Trafficking

    • D.

      Clicking

    Correct Answer
    A. Browsing
  • 12. 

    The World Wide Web is delivered on what network?

    • A.

      Intranet

    • B.

      Internet

    • C.

      HTTP

    • D.

      AT&T

    Correct Answer
    B. Internet
  • 13. 

    A "clickable" web address embedded into a web document is called what?

    • A.

      Server

    • B.

      Link

    • C.

      Hyperthread

    • D.

      Thread

    Correct Answer
    B. Link
  • 14. 

    Which of the following protocols is the primary one used on the world wide web?

    • A.

      FTP

    • B.

      HTTP

    • C.

      IPSec

    • D.

      SMTP

    Correct Answer
    B. HTTP
  • 15. 

    February 8, 1996 was the day the "web went black" in protest against what?

    • A.

      Online Censorship

    • B.

      Abortion Rights

    • C.

      Genocide

    • D.

      Apartheid

    Correct Answer
    A. Online Censorship

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