Internet Basics MCQs with Answers

What does the acronym PHP stand for?

• A.Personal Home Page
• B.Hypertext Preprocessor
• C.Preprocessed Hypertext Protocol
• D.Private Hosting Platform

Which protocol allows users to exchange information found on web pages on the World Wide Web?

• A.HTTP
• B.FTP
• C.SMTP
• D.TCP

Which HTML tag is used to make text bold?

• A.<b>
• B.<strong>
• C.<em>
• D.<i>

What was the name of the first communication device used on the Internet?

• A.Interface Message Processor
• B.Network Interface Card
• C.Modem
• D.Router

Past Paper MCQ

In a website, how do we navigate from one page to another?

• A.The use of hyperlinks
• B.The use of scrollbars
• C.The use of bookmarks
• D.The use of refresh button

Which two services are among the most widely used on the Internet?

• A.Video conferencing and cloud storage
• B.File transfer and instant messaging
• C.The World Wide Web and e-mail
• D.Online gaming and social media

In which decade did the creation of the World Wide Web lead to a significant increase in the popularity of distributed computing?

• A.1970s
• B.1980s
• C.1990s
• D.2000s

What is a web server?

• A.A protocol for transferring emails
• B.A software used to browse the internet
• C.A device that connects multiple networks
• D.A computer that hosts a website

What is the term for transferring data from a server to a personal computer?

• A.Uploading
• B.Downloading
• C.Streaming
• D.Syncing

What is the primary use of a modem in computing?

• A.Connecting to the internet
• B.Storing large amounts of data
• C.Processing high-speed calculations
• D.Managing print jobs