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

    • Web-based Email
    • News And Event Information
    • Online Shopping
    • Internet Search
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World Wide Web Quizzes & Trivia

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  • 2. 

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

    • Opera

    • Firefox

    • Internet Explorer

    • Navigator

    Correct Answer
    A. Firefox
  • 3. 

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

    • Page Of Choice

    • Open Page

    • Default

    • Home Page

    Correct Answer
    A. Home Page
  • 4. 

    The World Wide Web is delivered on what network?

    • Intranet

    • Internet

    • HTTP

    • AT&T

    Correct Answer
    A. Internet
  • 5. 

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

    • FTP

    • HTTP

    • IPSec

    • SMTP

    Correct Answer
    A. HTTP
  • 6. 

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

    • SMTP

    • RPC

    • FTP

    • HTTP

    Correct Answer
    A. HTTP
  • 7. 

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

    • Server

    • Link

    • Hyperthread

    • Thread

    Correct Answer
    A. Link
  • 8. 

    In Internet terms, what is an "avatar"?

    • Personal Profile Of ID

    • Online Image Or Representation Of Person

    • Smiley Face

    • Yahoo's Logo

    Correct Answer
    A. Online Image Or Representation Of Person
  • 9. 

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

    • Linked Text

    • Anchor

    • Hypertext

    • SuperText

    Correct Answer
    A. Hypertext
  • 10. 

    What is the official domain name for the White House?

    • Whitehouse.net

    • Whitehouse.org

    • Whitehouse.gov

    • Whitehouse.com

    Correct Answer
    A. Whitehouse.gov
  • 11. 

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

    • You Are Blocking Others

    • You Are Whispering

    • You Are Shouting

    • Your Chat Is Hard To Read

    Correct Answer
    A. You Are Shouting
  • 12. 

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

    • Browsing

    • Forwarding

    • Trafficking

    • Clicking

    Correct Answer
    A. Browsing
  • 13. 

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

    • Online Censorship

    • Abortion Rights

    • Genocide

    • Apartheid

    Correct Answer
    A. Online Censorship
  • 14. 

    What did Yahoo! name their kids zone?

    • Kidsahoo

    • Discovery Search

    • Kid Zone

    • Yahooligans

    Correct Answer
    A. Yahooligans
  • 15. 

    What file type is a "cookie"?

    • Text

    • HTML

    • XML

    • Executable

    Correct Answer
    A. Text

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