Internet Quiz For High School Students!
The internet is all over us and used in different fields; therefore, we must know a thing or two. Just how knowledgeable are you when it comes to the internet? This quiz will evaluate high school students preparing for their exams on Internet basics. Test your knowledge and learn more. Let's try it out. All the best!
- 1.
Netscape Navigator is an example of a _____.
- A.
High-speed network
- B.
Web browser
- C.
Searh engine
- D.
Multimedia object
Correct Answer
B. Web browser -
- 2.
A Web search can be refined by using _____.
- A.
Metasearch engines
- B.
Advanced search tools
- C.
Help
- D.
Toolbar buttons
Correct Answer
B. Advanced search tools -
- 3.
You can visit any Web page by _____.
- A.
Typing the URL in the browser's address box
- B.
Clicking a hyperlink to the URL
- C.
Storing the URL in your browser's Favorites or Bookmarks list.
- D.
All the above
Correct Answer
D. All the above -
- 4.
The original "network of networks" was called _____.
- A.
NSFnet
- B.
NSF
- C.
ISWWC
- D.
ARPANET
Correct Answer
D. ARPANET -
- 5.
Most search engines allow you to use _____ to modify your search criteria.
- A.
Boolean operators
- B.
Bookmarks
- C.
Subcategories
- D.
Help
Correct Answer
A. Boolean operators -
- 6.
The address, http://www.franklin.episd.org, is an example of a _____.
- A.
URL
- B.
Backbone
- C.
Search engine
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. URL -
- 7.
When you launch your browser, the page that appears is called a _____ page.
- A.
Start
- B.
Browser
- C.
URL
- D.
Launch
Correct Answer
A. Start -
- 8.
It has been estimated that nearly _____ people had access to the Internet in 2001.
- A.
One-half billion
- B.
One-half trillion
- C.
One million
- D.
One and a half billion
Correct Answer
A. One-half billion -
- 9.
In some search engines, you should use _____ when searching for a phrase or when you want all words to be included.
- A.
Italics
- B.
Brackets
- C.
Parenthesis
- D.
Quotation marks
Correct Answer
D. Quotation marks -
- 10.
The Internet got its start in the year _____.
- A.
1969
- B.
1973
- C.
Early 1980s
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. 1969 -
- 11.
A hyperlink is a type of _____.
- A.
Directory
- B.
Search
- C.
Navigational tool
- D.
Web page
Correct Answer
C. Navigational tool -
- 12.
Backbones connect to regional and _____ networks.
- A.
Local
- B.
Federal
- C.
Private
- D.
State
Correct Answer
A. Local -
- 13.
You can specify a URL by typing it in the browser's _____.
- A.
Task bar
- B.
History list
- C.
Address box
- D.
Home page
Correct Answer
C. Address box -
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