Question 1

Question 1(a)Explain the term "Downloading from Internet."

Accepted Answer

The term "Downloading from Internet" means the process of transferring files from a net server onto one's local machine.

Question 2

Question 1(b)Give the full form of the following terms :(i) WWW(ii) FTP.

Accepted Answer

(i) WWW — World Wide Web(ii) FTP — File Transfer Protocol

Question 3

Question 1(c)Explain briefly Chat in computer terms.

Accepted Answer

Chat is online textual conversation wherein the message typed by the sender is instantly made available to the recipient and vice versa.

Question 4

Question 2(a)What is a Web Site ?

Accepted Answer

A website is a group of related web pages hosted on a web server and are linked together and share a common interface and design.

Question 5

Question 2(b)What do you understand by TELNET ?

Accepted Answer

Telnet is an Internet utility that lets us log onto remote computer systems. It has been used by people who have logins on remote systems and want to do serious work there.

Question 6

Question 2(c)Give any two websites used as SEARCH ENGINES.

Accepted Answer

Two websites used as SEARCH ENGINES are:www.google.comwww.bing.com

Question 7

Question 2(d)What do you understand by Video conference ?

Accepted Answer

A two-way videophone conversation among multiple participants by using computer networks to transmit audio and video data, is called Video Conferencing.

Question 8

Question 2(e)Identify web addresses and e-mail addresses from the following :(i) www.kool.com(ii) Raga100@rediffmail.com(iii) www.hotspider.co.in(iv) 123hotshot@elixir.co.in

Accepted Answer

Web addresses are :www.kool.comwww.hotspider.co.inReason — Web addresses represent the addresses of websites.E-mail addresses are :Raga100@rediffmail.com123hotshot@elixir.co.inReason — e-mail address has a username (Raga100 and 123hotshot), @ symbol followed by the domain name of the host server (rediffmail.com and elixir.co.in).

Question 9

Question 3(a)What is a Web server ?

Accepted Answer

A web server is a World Wide Web server that stores web documents and responds to the http requests made by web browsers.

Question 10

Question 3(b)Mention any two uses of Internet.

Accepted Answer

Two uses of Internet are:It can be used to send and receive e-mails.It can be used to search information on any topic.

Question 11

Question 3(c)What do you understand by REMOTE LOGIN ?

Accepted Answer

Remote Login is a process in which a user can login on to a remote computer and use services that are available on the remote computer.

Question 12

Question 3(d)Give any two websites used to send e-mail.

Accepted Answer

Two websites used to send e-mail are:www.gmail.comwww.rediffmail.com

Question 13

Question 3(e)What do you understand by UPLOADING a file on Internet ?

Accepted Answer

Uploading a file on internet means to copy a file from the local computer to a server location.

Question 14

Question 3(f)What do you understand by CHAT ROOMS ?

Accepted Answer

Chat rooms are websites or a part of some online services that provide an online venue for communities of users with a common interest to communicate in real time.

Question 15

Question 3(g)Identify web addresses and e-mail addresses from the following :(i) www.scrapbook.com(ii) aba@scrapbook.com(iii) www.countrywide.co.in(iv) 123@hotshot.co.in

Accepted Answer

Web addresses are as follows:www.scrapbook.comwww.countrywide.co.inReason — Web addresses represent the addresses of websites.E-mail addresses are as follows:aba@scrapbook.com123@hotshot.co.inReason — e-mail address has a username (aba and 123), @ symbol followed by the domain name of the host server (scrapbook.com and hotshot.co.in).

Question 16

Question 4(a)Name two INTERNET service providers in India.

Accepted Answer

Two INTERNET service providers in India are:BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.)Bharti Airtel

Question 17

Question 4(b)What happens when you click on the Back command on the Web Browser ?

Accepted Answer

Back command causes the web browser to move back one page in the session history.

Question 18

Question 4(c)What is MODEM ?

Accepted Answer

A modulator-demodulator or modem is a computer hardware device that converts data from a digital format into a format suitable for an analog transmission medium such as telephone or radio and vice versa.

Question 19

Question 4(d)Give an example of email address and explain each part of it.

Accepted Answer

An example of e-mail address is aman123@gmail.com.An e-mail address has two parts separated by '@' symbol :Username — On the left side of @ operator is the username. Here the username is 'aman123'.Domain name for the host server — The portion to the right of @ identifies the server or host or network that services our e-mail. The domain name of the host server is 'gmail.com'.

Question 20

Question 4(e)What do you understand by the term Protocol ?

Accepted Answer

A protocol is a set of rules governing an operation or application. It is usually an agreed upon or standardized method for transmitting data and/or establishing communications between different devices.

Unit 1 — Unsolved Examination Questions