Y11 Quiz 2: The Internet

Which of these statements are true about cookies?

• Cookies are used to encrypt user's personal information.
• Cookies are used to remember information about the user and their preferences.
• Cookies are used to track user's location.
• Cookies are used to store images and videos.

What is meant by the 'Cloud'?

• This is where you pay a web hosting company to host your website on one of their servers.
• This is when you use your computer to host your website by making it a web server and allowing others to access it.
• Refers to a range of software and services that run on the internet rather than on your PC.
• A small block of data that is transmitted from one computer to another.

What is the difference between a client and a server?

• A server is connected to the Internet; a client is not
• A server is a large computer; a client is a small computer
• A server is a computer; a client is a human user
• A server provides services; a client uses them

What are used to navigate between web pages?

• Hyperlinks
• URLs
• HTMLs
• UTPs

The code is responsible for structuring a webpage

(a)  

A software program which allows the user to retrieve and display webpages.

• web browser
• operating system
• antivirus software
• search engine

A MAC address is the unique identification number representing the location of a device that is connected to the internet.

• False
• True

URL stands for...

(a)  

Which of these is the name of an IP address that may change over time?

• Dynamic

• Static

• Variable

A computer dedicated to storing web pages securely and delivering them to users when requested.

• application server
• file server
• database server
• web server