NCERT based ICT MCQs useful for all examinations

Basics of Internet


1. ARPANET stands for:

  • (a) Advanced Real Projects Air Network
  • (b) Advanced Research Preparation Agency Network
  • (c) Advanced Recruitment Process Agency Network
  • (d) Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

2. In the 1990s, the internetworking of which three networks resulted in the Internet?

  • (a) WWW, GPS and other private networks
  • (b) ARPANET, NSFnet and other private networks
  • (c) ARPANET, NSFnet and other public networks
  • (d) ARPANET, GPS and NSFnet

3. Web search engines work with the help of two programs. Which are they?

  • (a) Web crawler and Cascading Style Sheet
  • (b) Spider and Indexer
  • (c) Web server and web crawler
  • (d) None of the above

4. A Web Site is a collection of:

  • (a) Audio and video files
  • (b) Pictures
  • (c) Web pages
  • (d) All of the above

5. AOL, iGoogle, and Yahoo are examples of:

  • (a) Web Site
  • (b) Web Page
  • (c) Web Portal
  • (d) None of the above

6. __________ is distributed computing over a network, involving a large number of computers connected via a real-time communication network such as the Internet.

  • (a) Cloud Computing
  • (b) Thin Client Computing
  • (c) Fat Client Computing
  • (d) Dumb terminal Computing

7. A __________ is a website like any other, but it is intended to offer personal opinions of people on their hobbies, interests, commentaries, photos, etc.

  • (a) Protocol
  • (b) Blog
  • (c) Webpage
  • (d) Journal

8. __________ protocol defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands.

  • (a) FTP
  • (b) TCP/IP
  • (c) HTTP
  • (d) SMTP

9. URLs are of two types:

  • (a) Absolute & Relative
  • (b) Static & Dynamic
  • (c) Absolute & Dynamic
  • (d) None of the above

10. DNS is an acronym for __________:

  • (a) Domain Name Security
  • (b) Domain Number System
  • (c) Document Name System
  • (d) Domain Name System

Web Services

1. In web services, the communication takes place between:

  • (a) Two electronic devices
  • (b) Two human beings
  • (c) Two spiders
  • (d) None of the above

2. Nowadays, an email can be sent via:

  • (a) PC
  • (b) Tablet
  • (c) Smartphone
  • (d) All of the above

3. An e-mail address consists of four parts:

  • (a) The username
  • (b) The symbol
  • (c) The hostname
  • (d) The top-level domain

4. The following is not the name of an e-shopping portal:

  • (a) Amazon
  • (b) e-bay
  • (c) twitter
  • (d) naaptol

5. The benefit of E-learning is:

  • (a) Class work can be scheduled around work and family
  • (b) Reduces travel time and travel costs for off-campus students
  • (c) Students can study anywhere they have access to a computer and Internet connection
  • (d) All of the above

Security Threats and Safety Measures

1. Which of the following is an anti-virus program?

  • (a) Norton
  • (b) Quick heal
  • (c) K7
  • (d) All of these

2. All of the following are examples of real security and privacy threats except:

  • (a) Hackers
  • (b) Spam
  • (c) Virus
  • (d) Worm

3. Trojan horses are very similar to viruses in the matter that they are computer programs that replicate copies of themselves.

  • (a) True
  • (b) False

4. __________ monitors user activity on the internet and transmits that information in the background to someone else.

  • (a) Malware
  • (b) Adware
  • (c) Spyware
  • (d) None of these

5. Viruses are __________:

  • (a) Man-made
  • (b) Naturally occurring
  • (c) Machine-made
  • (d) All of the above

6. Firewall is a type of __________:

  • (a) Virus
  • (b) Worm
  • (c) Security threat
  • (d) None of the above

7. Unsolicited commercial email is known as __________:

  • (a) Spam
  • (b) Virus
  • (c) Malware
  • (d) Spyware

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