Internet worksheet 1

 Computer Applications
Class X
Internet (Chap1)

ASSIGNMENT 1. (Solution)
Q1. MCQ
a. URL stands for………..
i. Uniform resource locator
ii. Uniform research locator
iii. Uniform reform locator
b. A set of rules is called……….
i. Gateway
ii. Protocol
iii. Website
c. Common language used to create web pages is
i. Java ii. Flash iii. HTML
d. The communication protocol used by Internet is
i. TCP/IP ii. WWW iii. TTP
e. Internet is governed by
i. I&B ii. IETF iii. None of these
f. Website is a collection of
i. HTML documents
ii. Graphic files
iii. All of above
Q2. Fill in the blanks-
a. HTTP stands for Hypertext transfer protocol
b. The full form of ARPANET is Advanced research project agency
network.
c. A gateway is a device that connects dissimilar networks.
d. A web browser is a software program used for viewing various
kinds of internet resources found on WWW.
e. Access protocol used on internet to access hypertext files
is HTTP.
Q3. What is internet?
Ans3. Internet is a global network of computer networks that enables
information to be exchanged.
Q4. Expand the following acronyms-
a. TCP/IP- Transmission Control Protocol /Internet Protocol
b. ISP- Internet service provider
c. URL – Uniform Resource locator
d. HTTP – Hypertext transfer protocol
e. HTML – Hypertext markup language
f. ARPANET- Advanced research project agency network
g. DNS- Domain name system
Q5. Differentiate between a web browser and web server.
Ans5. A WWW client is called a web browser and a WWW server is
called a web server. A web browser navigates through the world
wide web and displays pages. The web browser requests a page
from a web server. The web server makes available the desired
page to web browser.
Q6. Explain the following terms-
a. Home page- It is the top level web page of a website. This is the
page that gets displayed when a website is opened.
b. Web page- A document using http and that resides on a
website is known as a web page.
Q7. Write a short note on WWW?
Ans7. The World Wide Web (WWW) is a set of programs, standards and protocols that allows the multimedia and hypertext files to be created, displayed and linked on the internet.
Q8. Write two advantages and disadvantages of internet?
Ans8. Two advantages of internet -
1. Greater access to information reduces research times
2. Global reach enables one to connect to anyone on the internet
Two disadvantages of internet -
1. Cyber frauds may take place involving credit/debit card numbers and details.
2. Computer viruses get downloaded and spread across machines connected to networks and have detrimental effects.

 

Sadhu singh

Computer science