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The Internet and the Web

13 questions ยท Multiple choice, True/False, Fill in the blank
  1. Which pair of computer scientists designed the TCP/IP protocol suite that underpins the modern Internet?

    • Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn
    • Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau
    • Larry Page and Sergey Brin
    • Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
  2. The World Wide Web was created at CERN, a laboratory dedicated primarily to research in which field?

    • Particle physics
    • Space exploration
    • Cryptography
    • Genetics
  3. Compared with plain HTTP, what does the 'S' in HTTPS indicate about the connection?

    • It is encrypted (secure)
    • It uses a search engine
    • It is hosted in a specific country
    • It displays a slideshow
  4. In an HTTP response, which status code means 'Not Found'?

    • 404
    • 200
    • 301
    • 500
  5. What is the primary function of DNS, the Domain Name System?

    • Translating domain names into IP addresses
    • Encrypting web traffic end to end
    • Blocking malicious software downloads
    • Compressing images so pages load faster
  6. The first web browser, written by Tim Berners-Lee in 1990, shared its name with the project itself. What was it called?

    • WorldWideWeb
    • Mosaic
    • Netscape Navigator
    • Internet Explorer
  7. An IPv4 address is made up of how many bits?

    • 32
    • 16
    • 64
    • 128
  8. Which network, first operational in 1969, is widely considered the direct precursor of the modern Internet?

    • ARPANET
    • Ethernet
    • Usenet
    • Bitnet
  9. The Internet and the World Wide Web are exactly the same thing.

    • True
    • False
  10. Ray Tomlinson chose the '@' symbol for email addresses in 1971 because it conveniently linked a user name to a host or domain name.

    • True
    • False
  11. The World Wide Web was invented before the Internet itself existed.

    • True
    • False
  12. The default network port number used by unencrypted HTTP traffic is ___ .

  13. Web designers use a stylesheet language abbreviated ___ to control the colors, fonts, and layout of HTML pages.