Technology problems
- 1. What's a web browser?
Options- A. A kind of spider
- B. A computer that stores WWW files
- C. A person who likes to look at websites
- D. A software program that allows you to access sites on the World Wide Web Discuss
Correct Answer: A software program that allows you to access sites on the World Wide Web
- 2. In which decade was the Internet first implemented?
Options- A. 1940s
- B. 1950s
- C. 1960s
- D. 1980s Discuss
Correct Answer: 1960s
Explanation:
The first message ever sent over what is now called the Internet took place at 10:30PM on October 29, 1969. Back then, the Department of Defense called it ARPAnet (Advanced Research Projects Agency network).
- 3. What are the three main search expressions, or operators, recognized by Boolean logic?
Options- A. FROM, TO, WHOM
- B. AND, OR, NOT
- C. SEARCH, KEYWORD, TEXT
- D. AND, OR, BUT Discuss
Correct Answer: AND, OR, NOT
Explanation:
The three most commonly used Boolean operators are: AND, OR, and NOT. On the Web, Boolean operators are used in advanced searches to combine search items. For example, an "AND" operator between two words ("football AND television") tells the search engine to find documents that contain both of these words.
- 4. Where are the contents of your computer's hard drive indexed?
Options- A. Yahoo!
- B. Google
- C. MSN
- D. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: None of the above
- 5. Google (www.google.com) is a...
Options- A. Search Engine
- B. Number in Math
- C. Directory of images
- D. Chat service on the web Discuss
Correct Answer: Search Engine
- 6. What kind of data can you send by e-mail?
Options- A. Audio
- B. Pictures
- C. Video
- D. All of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: All of the above
- 7. Internet Explorer is a...
Options- A. Any person browsing the net
- B. Web Browser
- C. Graphing Package
- D. News Reader Discuss
Correct Answer: Web Browser
- 8. In which decade were the first successful diode and triode vacuum tubes invented?
Options- A. 1800s
- B. 1880s
- C. 1890s
- D. 1900s Discuss
Correct Answer: 1900s
Explanation:
In 1904, John Ambrose Fleming invented the first practical electron tube called the 'Fleming Valve', which is a diode rectifier. In 1906, Lee de Forest invented the audion later called the triode, which provided signal amplification.
- 9. Which of these is a search engine?
Options- A. FTP
- B. Google
- C. Archie
- D. ARPANET Discuss
Correct Answer: Google
- 10. When discussing technology, a hot spot is...
Options- A. A small overheated area on a CPU
- B. A place served by public wireless access
- C. Jargon for an X-rated Web site
- D. A faulty area in the programming code Discuss
Correct Answer: A place served by public wireless access
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