ICT 7

11: USES OF INTERNET

Q1) Answer the questions

a) What is internet?
b) What is the difference between a web page and a website?
c) Enlist the types of websites available. Define each of them.
d) What does a portal include?
e) What does a news website contain?
f) What is an informational site?
g) Define wiki.
h) What is an online social network?
i) What is the use of an educational website?
j) How is an entertainment website useful?
k) What is an advocacy website? Give examples.
l) Define a web application.
m) Give examples of some web applications and their uses.
n) How can a content aggregator be used?
o) What is a personal website?
p) How is a homepage useful?
q) What is the use of URL?
r) What is the function of a web server?
s) Define hyperlink.
t) What is the concept behind a web browser?
u) What are the different types of web browsers? Write a sentence on each.
v) Mention some of the uses of internet.
w) What are the advantages of E – Mail?
x) What is the difference between chat and chatting?
y) What is instant messaging?
z) Mention some of the instant messaging programs.
aa) What is the purpose of using social networking?
bb) How did Facebook start?
cc) What is “a place of friends”?
dd)Who is the founder of LinkedIn and what is its importance?
ee) What sort of entertainment is provided by internet?
ff) Describe a Blog.
gg) What is the use of a search engine?
hh) Who can participate in E – Commerce?

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 ii) What is the difference between the different photo – sharing sites?
jj) Define E – Banking.
kk) What are some of the services availed through E – Banking? Write a sentence on
each.

Q2) Fill in the Blanks:

a) One of the major reasons why people buy computers is

b) Internet is also known as
c) _______ home and business users around the world access a variety of internet
services daily.
d) Term used interchangeably with internet
e) _______ actually is a service of the internet.
f) ________ has grown phenomenally to become one of the more widely used internet
services.
g) _________ is an electronic document on World Wide Web.
h) Web page may include _________, __________ or even __________
i) Collection of web pages is
j) Popular portals include:
k) Popular news websites:
l) Business and marketing websites:
m) _________ websites allow you to purchase their products and services online.
n) Blogs are also known as
o) Mainly used blog websites are
p) ________ are open to modifications to the general public.
q) A free web encyclopedia is
r) Popular wiki is
s) Social networking sites are:
t) ________ is the first page retrieved when accessing any website.
u) URL stands for
v) URLs are typed in the _______ to access the web page.
w) In http://www.vbooks.com, http:// is the __________ and www.vbooks.com is the
________
x) A web page is available for the user when it is stored on a
y) To jump to a web page located on the same computer we have to select _________
z) The text hyperlink can be easily identified in a web page because
aa) A software program which allows you to access and view web pages is
bb) Web browser used mostly by the people worldwide is _______ and developed by
cc) Second most famous browser is _________ and can be used on different operating
systems like

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dd) Browser developed by Apple Inc. specifically for __________; ________
ee) Browser having a unique interface and offers other features to make the web
faster, safer and easier
ff) Developed by Netscape Communication Corporation and was popular in 1990s
gg) Most popular social networking site on the web
hh) One of the most pioneering social networking website
ii) World largest professional network on the internet
jj) There are __________ blogs on the web.
kk) An exciting and dynamic online medium by which we can publish our ideas, opinions
and stories online
ll) Full name of E – Commerce
mm) Another name for E – commerce
nn) Popular types of E – Commerce
oo) Most popular photo sharing website
pp) Customers performing banking transactions electronically without visiting the bank
is
qq) ATM stands for

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