Internet – Online Surfing

I) Write down the full forms of the following:

1. www – World Wide Web

2. ISP – Internet Service Provider
3. URL- Uniform Resource Locator
4. HTTP – Hyper Text Transmission Protocol
5. HTML – Hyper Text Markup Language

II) Name the type of website:

1. .edu : educational institutions

2. .org : non-profit organizations
3. .com : commercial sites
4. .gov : government organizations

III) Write short notes on the following:

1. The Internet : The term ‘Internet’ stands for

International network. The Internet is a
global network that connects people from
different parts of the world and allows
sharing of large amount of information.
It connects millions of computers around the
world.
2. E-mail: Electronic mail is one of the fastest
ways of exchanging digital messages.
Through e-mail ,messages can be sent to any
part of the world in an instant. It is a faster
and cheaper method of communicating
messages as compared to postal services.

3. Search Engine: Search engine is a tool that

searches the Internet to find information on
the basis of the keywords provided by the
users. Eg: MSN, google

4. Online shopping: Online shopping can be

defined as purchasing of products or getting
services over the Internet. It helps
consumers to purchase products over the
Internet from the comfort of their homes.

5. E-commerce: E- commerce means buying

and selling of products and services online.
It also refers to the transmitting of funds
over the Internet.

6. Electronic transfer: Electronic funds transfer

system is a valuable service provided by
banks to transfer funds to other bank
branches with the click of a mouse instantly.
 It is simple, secure, safe, fast and cost
effective way to transfer funds.

IV) Long answer questions:

1. What are the uses of Internet?

The common uses of Internet are listed

below:
a. We can access information about anything
on the Internet.
b. We can send messages, greetings etc to
our friends and relatives by using an
e-mail.
c. We can watch movies and play computer
games on the Internet.
d. We can chat on the Internet and make new
friends.
e. We can buy things on the Internet
(e-shopping)

2. An e-mail address is composed of three

main parts. Explain them.
 An e-mail address is composed of three
main parts:

Username: Username can be any name that

we choose , provided that it is not already in
use by somebody else in your domain.

Eg: abhinav2020@gmail.com , here

abhinav2020 is the user name.

@: The username is always followed by the

symbol @ which seperates the username
from rest of the e-mail address.

Host: This is the name of the server that

sends and receives e-mail messages. In the
example gmail is the name of the host.

Site: The extreme right hand side of an

e-mail address specifies the type of site. In
this example .com stands for the site.

3. Give three advantages and three

disadvantages of an e-mail.

Advantages:
1. Emails are very efficient as they can be
sent to a group of people simultaneously.
2. It is versatile in nature. We can send
pictures along with the text messages.
3. E-mails can be sent any time of the day or
night, throughout the year.

Disadvantages:
1. E-mails can be time-consuming when
answering complicated questions.
2. E-mail attachments can contain viruses.
3. E-mail can be impersonal and easily
misunderstood by people.