CFP Midterm Examination - Group 5

Question 1

is a global communication system that links together thousands of individual networks. allows exchanging information between computers on a network.

Answer 1

Internet

Question 2

Give the 2 types of computer networks

Answer 2

Local Area Network (LAN) - computer network established within a small geographic area.

Wide Area Network (WAN) - computer network that covers a broad geographical area.

Question 3

–BEAR IN MIND!!–

Answer 3

• The foundation of the internet began in 1969.
• World Wide Web - first browser
• 3.26 billion or less than half of the world’s population is the current estimate of internet users.
• Wireless Fidelity (WI-FI) was introduced in 1997.

Question 4

the word internet is derived from the words?

Answer 4

‘Interconnection’ and ‘Networks’.

Question 5

is a virtual network of websites connected by hyperlinks or links.

Answer 5

World Wide Web (WWW)

Question 6

the basic scripting language used by web browsers to render pages on www as it is the backbone of it that is made of html files.

Answer 6

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

Question 7

also known as the web address , it tells the browser exactly where to find page.

Answer 7

Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

Question 8

–HOW IS THE INTERNET IS USED–

Answer 8

• finding information online
• to communicate
• media on the internet
• using internet in the future

Question 9

comes from the word ‘modulator’ or ‘demodulator’. it is an any of a class of a electronic devices that convert digital data signals into modulated analog signals suitable for transmission over analog telecommunication circuits.

Answer 9

Modem

Question 10

its name is derived from - can route data it receives from one network onto another.
a piece of a computer hardware designed to allow computers to communicate over a computer network.

Answer 10

Router

Question 11

it is a group of devices that connect to the internet and to each other. a wired network can be connected through cables.

Answer 11

Home Networking

Question 12

is a series of characters that is used to control access to the network.

Answer 12

Encryption Password

Question 13

give at least 4 common examples of browsers.

Answer 13

Chrome
Internet Explorer
Safari
Opera

Question 14

shows the web address (URL) of the pages you are on. go to different page, type an address in it and enter.

Answer 14

Address Bar

Question 15

it can lead to another web page, document, video, or any other type of file.

Answer 15

Links

Question 16

it can lead to another web page, document, video, or any other type of file.

Answer 16

Links

Question 17

the back and forward buttons allows you to move through websites you’ve recently viewed.

Answer 17

Navigation Buttons

Question 18

is the element that we use to enter search queries.

Answer 18

Search Bar

Question 19

it can make easier to find a page later on instead of having to remember the exact web address.

Answer 19

Bookmarks

Question 20

a lists of recently visited websites.

Answer 20

Browsing History

Question 21

allows to open a link in a new tab that keeps the current page open instead of going directly to the new page.

Answer 21

Tabbed Browsing

Question 22

enables you to put the file on your computer, you to access it.

Answer 22

Downloading Files

Question 23

are programs that are installed in your browser to play various types of media.

Answer 23

Plug-ins

Question 24

it is a web-based tool that enables users to locate information on the www.

Answer 24

Search Engine

Question 25

give at lease 3 examples of common search engines.

Answer 25

Google
Yahoo
Bing

Question 26

it is a way to send and receive digital messages. mails or messages which are delivered using an electronic medium by a network.

Answer 26

E-mail

Question 27

refers to the mails which are delivered physically by conventional postal delivery services.

Answer 27

Snail Mail