Exam 2: The Internet and the World Wide Web

Madeline was teaching a group of senior citizens how to use the Internet to stay in touch with their families. She starts with a simple lesson about how computers communicate. Please answer the questions below. -Madeline first shows her class a URL and explains that this is the Web page's ____.

Please identify the letter of the choice that best matches the numbered definitions below. -Also called the participatory Web

To change the default home page you use the ____ dialog box.

The first step in connecting to the Internet is to locate any of the following EXCEPT ____.

In Internet Explorer, the ____________________ page is the first page that is displayed when you start your browser.

Computers on the Internet communicate with each other using a set of protocols known as TCP/IP or Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol.

In Internet Explorer, if you want to return to a Web page you found last week, and you cannot remember the URL, then you can use the History button to locate the site. _________________________

Please identify the letter of the choice that best matches the numbered definitions below. -A computer that delivers, or serves up, Web pages

If you connect to the Internet through an organization such as a school or business, you probably are connecting through a wide area network.

The ____ identifies a site on the Internet.

Please refer to the figure below as you answer the following two questions. FIGURE 2-1 -Referring to Figure 2-1, to save a downloaded file to your computer you open the ____ dialog box.

The origins of the Internet can be traced to the ____ and the United States Department of Defense.

In Internet Explorer, the ____ displays the active Web page.

The first part of a URL address indicates the IP address or the domain name where the resource is located.

The "information superhighway" refers to the Internet.

A markup language is a standard format for transferring data between two devices. _________________________

____________________ is a new browser feature. When you start the browser, the page you have designated as the home page opens in the first tab.

In Internet Explorer, the ____ provides some control over what content can be viewed on the Internet.

Mark is in charge of the IT department of a small manufacturing company. The President of the company has asked Mark to "show him the basics." Mark starts with a lesson regarding TCP/IP. Please answer the questions below. -Computers communicate with each other using TCP/IP. Mark explains that the IP protocol ____.

____ is the protocol or standard that defines how pages are transmitted on the Web.