ICS FA Notes Computer Science Part 1 Chapter 10 Fundamental of Internet Short Questions 1st Year Notes Online Taleem Ilm Hub
Q1. What is Internet?
Ans. The word "Internet stands for International Network. Internet is the largest computer network in the world. The information can be sent and received through Internet all over the world. Actually Internet is the network of many computer networks around the world.
Q2. Which protocol is used for Internet?
Ans. TCP/IP protocol is used for data communication between users on the Internet.
Q3. What is DARPA?
Ans. DARPA stands for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. It is a defense department of USA. DARPA established first computer network in 1969. It was named as ARPANet.
Q4. What do you know about ARPANet.
Ans. In 1969, Arpa established a small computer network. It was named ARPANet. ARPANet stands for Advanced Research Project Agency Network. ARPANet was a network of four computers.
Q5. Write a short note on ISP.
Ans. ISP stands for Internet Service Provider. It is a company that provides the Internet connections to users. There are many ISP companies in each country of the world. You have to get an Internet connection from any ISP company of your local city to connect to the Internet.
Q6. What is the Intranet?
Ans. An internal private network of an organization that can be accessed only by the users of the organization is called Intranet. It uses Internet and Web technologies for sharing information between users of same organization or company. It looks like a private version of the Internet.
Q7. What is Extranet?
Ans. A network of an organization that can be accessed by authorized outside users is called Extranet. It is an extension of Intranet. It is used for business and educational purposes. It uses Internet technology and public telecommunication system for sharing business information with authorized outside users. These users may be customers, suppliers, business partners, etc.
Q8. Explain TCP/IP.
Ans. TCP/IP stands for transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol. It is the communication protocol used for Internet and similar networks such as Intranet and Extranet. It controls and manages the data transmission over the Internet. It also defines a mechanism through which every computer on the Internet is identified separately. Every computer on the Internet must have this protocol.
Q9. Write the names of the services provided by Internet?
Ans. The main services provided by the Internet are:
Q10. What is FTP?
Ans. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. This services is used to send and receive files on the Internet. The process of transferring a file from a server (or remote computer) to local computer is called downloading. Similarly, the process of transferring a file from local computer to the server on the Internet is called uploading.
Q11. What is Gopher?
Ans. A gopher is a menu-based information retrieval system. It is used for retrieving files and programs on the Internet. Gopher allows access to files found on FTP servers and web servers.
Q12. What is Telnet?
Ans. Telnet is an abbreviation for Terminal Network. It is a software. It is used to connect to a remote or host computer for accessing information. Through this service, the user can also access information on the Internet.
Q13. What is meant by addressing scheme?
Ans. Every computer connected to an Internet has a unique address. A computer is accessed by its address. The addresses are assigned to the computer according to the set of rules. These rules are called addressing schemes.
Q14. What is IP addressing?
Ans. IP stands for Internet Protocol. It is a unique identifier that is assigned to a computer on the Internet. It is a numerical address with four numbers separated with dots. The value of each number is between 0 and 255. These numbers are called octets. An example of IP address is 215.24.150.147.
Q15. What is DNS Addressing?
Ans. DNS stands for Domain Name System. IP addresses are difficult to remember by the users. Every server (or host) on the Internet also has a unique name. The human-readable name assigned to the computer (server) on the Internet is called the domain name. It is a common and unique text name and is alternative to an IP address. For example, "outlook.com" is a permanent, human-readable name. It is easier to remember that an IP Address.
Q16. What is domain name?
Ans. DNS stands for Domain Name System. IP addresses are difficult to remember by the users. Every server (or host) on the Internet also has a unique name. The human-readable name assigned to the computer (server) on the Internet is called the domain name. It is a common and unique text name and is alternative to an IP address.
Q17. What is Top-Level Domain (TLD)?
Ans. The domain name has two parts, a host name and domain. The domain is also known as top-level domain (TLD). The top-level domain specifies the type of domain such as type of organization. It comes at the end of the host name separated with dot (.).
Q18. What is web browsing / surfing?
Ans. Searching information on the World Wide Web is known as web browsing. It is also called web surfing.
Q19. What is the use of web browser?
Ans. A program that allows the users to access and view web pages on the Internet is known as web browser or Internet browser. It is an application software. A web browser or Internet browser is also simply called a browser.
Q20. List names of some popular web browser.
Ans. Some popular web browsers are; Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, and Safari.
Q21. Describe the use of web server.
Ans. The website are stored on computer that are permanently connected to the Internet. These computers are called web servers. Millions of web pages are stored on the web servers.
Q22. Differentiate between web browser and web server.
Ans. Web browser is a program that is used to access and view web pages in the Internet. Web server is a computer connected on the Internet on which web pages are stored. There are a large number of web servers on which millions of web pages are stored.
Q23. Define WWW.
Ans. WWW Stands for World Wide Web. The World Wide Web is commonly known as web. It is a network of web servers that stores web pages. The web pages are connected to each other using hyperlinks. The user can jump from one page to another by clicking the hyperlinks. The web pages are accessed using web browsers. The HTTP protocol is used for communication between browsers and web servers.
Q24. What is web page?
Ans. The documents on the web are called web pages. Web pages are written in HyperText Markup Language (HTML). The web pages are also known as hypertext documents. A web page may contain simple text, images, and hyperlinks (or simply links).
Q25. What is website?
Ans. A collection of related web pages is called a website. Each website has a unique address. The websites are stored on computers that are permanently connected to the Internet. These computers are called web servers.
Q26. How web pages are created?
Ans. The documents on the web are called web pages. Web pages are created / designed in Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML).
Q27. What do you know about uploading and downloading the page?
Ans. The process to store your Web page on the Web Server is called publishing the page or uploading the page. Similarly, retrieving the Web document from server to client computer is called downloading the page.
Q28. What is web publishing?
Ans. Web publishing, or "online publishing," is the process of publishing content on the Internet. It includes creating and uploading websites, and updating web pages etc. online. The published content may include text, images, videos, and other types of media.
Q29. What does URL mean?
Ans. URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. Every web page had a unique address on web. This address is called URL address of the web page. A web page is accessed on the Internet with reference to its URL address.
Q30. Differentiate between URL and website.
Ans. URL is the address of a web page or web document, while a website is a collection of related web pages. Every web page has unique address on web.
Q31. What is search engine?
Ans. Search engine are the special websites. These websites provide facility to Internet users to search different information on the Internet. Search engines have become very popular all over the world. Millions of people use search engines to search information on various topics. The most popular search engine is "GOOGLE"/
Q32. Enlist the names of some search engine.
Ans. The names of most popular search engines and their URL address are as follows:
Q33. Define E-Mail.
Ans. E-Mail stands for electronic mail. It is the most popular service provided by the Internet. It provides the fast and efficient way to send and receive messages through Internet. One message can be sent to many persons with a single e-mail. Different types of files can also be sent with e-mail.
Q34. What is E-Mail client?
Ans. An E-Mail program is used to create, send and receive E-Mail. This program is also called E-Mail Client.
Q35. What is E-Mail Address?
Ans. E-Mail is sent and received with the reference to E-Mail address. A user must have an e-mail account on any e-mail server, to sent and receive e-mails. For example, "fscnotes0@gmail.com" is and e-mail address.
Q36. How E-Mail system works?
Ans. An e-mail program is used to create, send and receive e-mail. This program is also called e-mail client. When a user sends the e-mail message, the computer connects to an e-mail server and transmits a copy of message to that e-mail server. E-mail server is a host computer on the Internet. It receives the message and finds out the distinction e-mail server where the e-mail is to be sent. It connects to that server and transmits the copy of the message.
Q37. What is meant by e-mail attachment?
Ans. Attachment is a powerful feature of e-mail. It enables to sent files with e-mail message. Any types of files can be attached with e-mail. The files may include documents, pictures or images, and audio & video files etc.
Q38. Write some advantages of e-mail.
Ans. Some advantages or benefits of e-mail are as follows.
Q39. Write any three disadvantages or limitations of e-mail.
Q40. What are News Groups?
Ans. News Groups are discussion groups or forums. They provide the services to exchange messages on the Internet about a particular subject. News Groups are classified according to different subjects. For example, Health, hobbies, celebrities, and cultural events etc. are the subjects of many newsgroups.
Q41. What is news server?
Ans. The news group facility is provided on the Internet on special servers know as news servers. A news server is a host computer that exchanges articles with other servers on the Internet. These servers use Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) to exchange messages.
Q42. Distinguish between FTP and HTTP.
Ans. FTP is a protocol, which is used to exchange files between users, while HTTP is used for accessing web pages or documents to and from the Web servers. HTTP works on top of the TCP/IP.
Q43. Distinguish between the HTTP and HTML.
Ans. HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol. It is used for accessing web pages or documents to and from the Web servers, HTTP works on top of the TCP/IP. HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. HTML is a fundamental Internet Language which is used for creating web pages.
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