St.

Francis co-ed school

Class - 4
Subject – Computer
Lesson: 9 – The Internet
Exercise
Q-1 Tick the correct answer.
1) Standard set of rules that computer networks or network devices follow when
transmitting and receiving data is called –
a) Prototype b) Protocol c) Standards.
2) The first version of the Internet was known as_.
a) NSFnet b) ARPANET c) Intranet
3) URL stands for –
a) Uniform resource locator
b) Unique resource locator
c) Union resource locator
4) Who provides an Internet connection?
a) ISP b) IAS c) IPS
5) Modem is the abbreviation of:
a) Modulator-demodulator
b) Demodulator
c) Modulator
Q-2 Fill in the blanks.
1) The Internet is a global network of interconnected computers.
2) The WWW was invented by Tim Berners-Lee.
3) Web Browser is a software application that enables users to locate an access the
web pages.
4) The TCP/IP protocol is needed for the working of the internet.
5) The main or introductory page of a website is called the Home page.
Q-3 State True or False.
1) The IP was invented by Tim Berners-Lee in 1990. - FALSE
2) The WWW is governed by the Hypertext Transfer protocol. - TRUE
3) To send an email, you must have an email address. – TRUE
4) Google Chrome is a web browser. – TRUE
Q-4. Match the following columns.
Column – A Column - B
1) HTTP a) Web browser
2) Airtel b) Internet Protocol
3) IP c) Hypertext Transfer Protocol
4) Mozilla Firefox d) Internet Service Provider
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Q-5 Short answer questions.
1) What is Internet?
Ans. A global network of interconnected computers.
2) What is a protocol?
Ans. A protocol is a standard set of rules that computer networks or network devices
follow when transmitting and receiving data.
3) Describe the WWW.
Ans. The World Wide Web or simply web is a subset of the internet which contains
huge amount of information in the form of text, graphics, audio, video etc., that
can be accessed via the internet.
4) What is TCP/IP?
Ans. The TCP/IP protocol (a set of rules) is a needed for the working of the internet.
5) What is a URL?
Ans. URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. It refers to the unique address or
location of a website.
Q-6 Long answer questions.
1) Describe the history of Internet.
Ans. The history of internet began with development of electronic computers in the
1950s. Later in 1969, the Department of Defence of the United States of America
set up a network of computers called ARPANET.
2) Explain the term web browser. Also, write names of any five-web browser.
Ans. A web browser is a software application that enables the users to locate and access
the web pages. The browser translates the basic HTML code that allows us to see
the images, text, videos and listen to audios on a webpage and takes us to other
web pages on clicking hyperlinks. A web browser gets in contact with the web
server and requests for the information the web server receives the information and
displays it in the browser. Some popular web browsers are Microsoft Edge,
Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera and Google Chrome.
3) Distinguish between a web page and website.
Ans. Website: A website is a collection of interrelated webpages that provide
information to the user. Some websites allow the users to place orders
automatically.
Web Pages: A web pages contains the information in the form of text, graphics,
hyperlinks or sounds and is accessed through a web browser. It is created using
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). Web pages from the building blocks of a
website.
4) How does data travel over the Internet? Describe.
Ans. The TCP/IP protocol (a set of rules) Is needed for the working of the Internet.
When data transferred from one computer to another over the Internet, it is broken
into pieces using transmission control protocol (TCP). These pieces are called
package that are numbered serially. The Internet protocol adds the IP address (a
unique address) of the sender computer (node) and the recipient computer (node)
to each packet so that it reaches the correct recipient. The recipient computer
receives packets in random manner (It may even receive before 1 arrives). If a

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 packet is grabbed or lost, it is demanded again. The packets are assembled in the
order they were sent and the original message is obtained.
Q-7 Unscramble the following.
a) INEERNTT – INTERNET
b) APETRAN – ARPANET
c) WERRBBOSWE – WEB BROWSER
d) HOAMEPGE – HOME PAGE
e) PROLOTCO – PROTOCOL