Basic Web Concepts Quiz

What does HTML stand for?

• Hypertext mark-up language

• Helping to make links

• Hieroglyphics - to machines legible

What is a URL?

• A link to another website

• The name of a website

• The location of a resource, such as a web page or image, on the Internet

What are hyperlinks?

• The way text or images in one place can link to other content

• The way Google decides which pages to show you

• Underlined text on a web page

What is Creative Commons?

• A place to find images you can use

• A copyright scheme that allows things to be used without further permission

• A copyright scheme that prevents things being used without permission

Which of these statements is true?

• Blogs need the Internet to work, but don't need a web server

• Blogs need a web server to work, but don't need the Internet

• Blogs need the Internet and a web server to work

• Blogs don't need the Internet or a web server

What is a web server?

• Any computer connected to the Internet

• Any computer that stores web pages

• A big computer in a data centre

• A computer that sends back web pages in response to requests

What is WYSIWYG?

• A fast web server

• An editor that requires you to write in HTML

• An editor that lets you see what a web page will look like

• A program that lets you make a website without an Internet connection

What is the difference between a podcast and a blog?

• A blog gives peoples' opinion

• A podcast is audio only

• A podcast is video only

In someone else's blog, which of these would be most suitable to comment on?

• Spelling mistakes

• Grammar mistakes

• Their opinions

• A photo of themselves

If you're blogging at school, why might comments from other people not show up straight away?

• School Internet connections are very slow

• To give people time to change their mind about what they write

• Because Google take time to add pages to their index

• Because teachers need to check them first