ICT week 2

Question 1

mention 7 benefits of the Internet

Answer 1

a. It enables us to share resources
globally.
b. Internet allows access to information in a very fast manner.
c. It is cost effective.
d. It allows online banking transactions.
e. E-education.
f. E-friends.
g. E-entertainment.

Question 2

mention 6 Abuse of the Internet

Answer 2

1. It is used by impostors to defraud
   people
2. Piracy of software
3. Pornography
4. Hacking
5. Plagiarism
6. Computer virus

Question 3

List 6 Uses of the Internet

Answer 3

1.The Internet is used for
communication to any part of the world
2. The internet is used to search for
information on the web through search
engines
3. It is used in sending and receiving
messages.
4. It is used for chatting
5. It can be used in planning of trip. E.g. GPS
6. It can be used for advertisement and
marketing. Etc

Question 4

What are the steps for creating an Email

Answer 4

1. Click On a web browser
2. Visit a website that offers an email service e.g. www.gmail.com
3. Click on the free sign up button.
4. Enter all mandatory fields (First Name, Last Name, Gender, etc.)
5. Click the “Accept” - Button underneath

Question 5

list 3 Examples of free web-based emails

Answer 5

a. Googlemail
b. Hotmail
c. Yahoomail

Question 6

FTp stands for what

Answer 6

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Question 7

what is FTP

Answer 7

File Transfer Protocol (FTP): this allows easy, faster and cheaper transfer of files across different connected computer systems on the internet.

Question 8

What allows easy, faster and cheaper transfer of files across different connected computer systems on the internet.

Answer 8

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Question 9

what is Telnet

Answer 9

This is a service that allows a user to login/connect to a remote computer/device making it accessible as if the device is directly and physically connected.

Question 10

whta does Usenet do

Answer 10

it allows automatic global distribution of news among users called news group.
6. Chat: this is a process of interacting or exchanging messages over the internet.

Question 11

An email consist of how many component

Answer 11

2

Question 12

mention the component an Email consist of

Answer 12

The message header and
The message body

Question 13

The message header of an Email consist of what

Answer 13

Message header: it consists control information like subject, sender’s email address and receiver’s email address.

Question 14

the Email message body consist of what

Answer 14

Message body: this is the content of the email.

Question 15

what does Email stand for

Answer 15

Electronic mail

Question 16

what is an Email

Answer 16

Electronic mail: commonly referred to as E-mail. It is the act of passing digital information or message between two or more people using computing devices that are connected to the internet.

Question 17

___________identifies a location on a mail server where messages can be delivered to

Answer 17

Email addresss

Question 18

An email address is divided into how many part, mention them.

example of an Email address:
David@gmail.com

Answer 18

4 parts.
1. Username
2. @
3. Domain name
4. Top level domain name

Question 19

explain the 4 part of the email address

Answer 19

USERNAME: name chosen by the user which must start with a letter and there must be no space.

@:- this is a special character separating the username and the domain name.

DOMAIN- NAME :- it is the mail server or website address which the email account is created also known as hostname.

TOP LEVEL DOMAIN NAME:- also known as organizational type. It is a 3-letter coded name that describes the root or organization that operate the mail server

Question 20

what is also known as the host name

Answer 20

Domain name

Question 21

mention 5 examples of Top level domain name

Answer 21

• .com (commercial/ organization)
  
  • edu (institutions/educational
    organization)
  • .gov (government agencies)
  • .mil(military)
  • . org (non profit organization)
  • .net (network organization)
  • .inr (international organization)

Question 22

examples of mail that consist of their country code is

Answer 22

• .ng (Nigeria)
  
  • .uk (United Kingdom)
  • .za (South Africa)
  • .fr (France)

David@student.valencia.edu.ng