Internet Test

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Internet Test

1. Name two search engines.

Google.com and Yahoo.com

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_some_examples_of_web_search_engines

2. Name two browsers.

Internet Explorer and Google Chrome.

http://www.internet-guide.co.uk/browsers.html

3. What is a URL?

Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is the global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web.

http://youtu.be/wxu7eZrPUyQ

4. What is HTML?

HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the main markup language for displaying web pages and other information that can be displayed in a web browser.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML

5. What is shareware?

Shareware is basically "try before you buy" software.

http://www.pc-shareware.com/whatissh.htm

6. What is a zip file?

Zip is a file format used for data compression and archiving. A zip file contains one or more files that have been compressed, to reduce file size, or stored as is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_(file_format)

7. Approximately how long would it take to download a hundred megabytes (100mB) of data at Broadband speed?

9 minutes 3.3 seconds

The link below can give you an accurate estimate if you know exactly what your broadband speed is.

http://www.t1shopper.com/tools/calculate/downloadcalculator.php

8. What are cookies?

Cookies are small files which are stored on a user's computer.

http://www.whatarecookies.com/

9. What is FTP?

File Transfer Protocol is used to transfer files between computers on a network.

http://kb.iu.edu/data/aerg.html

10. When should you scan for viruses?

Scan it every day at 3am or whenever you are not at the computer.

11. Who owns copyright on the types of data you retrieve?

The original author, designer or programmer.

12. What is the difference between Java and JavaScript?

The main difference is that Java can stand on its own while JavaScript must (primarily) be placed inside an HTML document to function.

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/javascript/article.php/3470971/Java-vs-JavaScript.htm

Java is an OOP programming language while Java Script is an OOP scripting language.

Java creates applications that run in a virtual machine or browser while JavaScript code is run on a browser only.

Java code needs to be compiled while JavaScript codes are all in text.

They require different plug-ins.

http://www.java.com/en/download/faq/java_javascript.xml

13. Name some online tools. Hint: Google Docs is one.

Language translation

http://translate.google.com/

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) offers validation tools to test for errors in HTML, CSS, and other web design languages.

http://techtips.salon.com/design-tools-beginners-10713.html

14. List the devices that are available to view websites.

Smartphones, Notebooks and tablets.

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