Free Networking and Internet MCQs with Answers

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11. In 1997, which technological design was named after a Viking king?

  • A. Modem
  • B. McAfee
  • C. Bluetooth
  • D. Microsoft

Explanation: Bluetooth was named after Harald Bluetooth, a Viking king known for uniting parts of Denmark and Norway. The technology similarly aims to unite or connect different devices.

Correct answer: Bluetooth

12. css stands for ?

  • A. Cascading Style Sheets
  • B. casecading simple sheet
  • C. casecading sheets style
  • D. None of These

Explanation: CSS means Cascading Style Sheets, the language used to control the presentation and layout of web pages. The other expansions are misspellings or incorrect word orders.

Correct answer: Cascading Style Sheets

13. The first web browser is?

  • A. internet explore
  • B. chrome
  • C. yahoo
  • D. world wide web

Explanation: WorldWideWeb, created by Tim Berners-Lee, was the first web browser and was also the name of the first browser/editor. Internet Explorer and Chrome appeared much later, while Yahoo is a web portal and search service.

Correct answer: world wide web

14. A program with a graphical user interface for displaying HTML files, used to navigate the World Wide Web.

  • A. Search engine
  • B. Web browser
  • C. Comment
  • D. None of These

Explanation: A web browser is software that renders HTML pages and provides tools for visiting websites. A search engine helps locate pages but is not the program that displays them.

Correct answer: Web browser

15. The length of MAC address is ___________?

  • A. 32 bits
  • B. 48 bits
  • C. 64 bits
  • D. 128 bits

Explanation: A standard MAC address is 48 bits long, usually written as six groups of two hexadecimal digits. The 32-bit and 128-bit lengths are associated with IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, respectively.

Correct answer: 48 bits

16. An online journal where people post about their experiences called __________?

  • A. Blog
  • B. Internet
  • C. Webpage
  • D. None of these

Explanation: A blog is an online journal or regularly updated website where people publish posts, often about experiences, opinions, or information. A webpage is a broader term and need not function as a journal.

Correct answer: Blog

17. Which method is used to connect a remote Computer?

  • A. Device
  • B. Dialup
  • C. Logic Circuit
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Dial-up uses a telephone line and modem to establish a connection with a remote computer or network. The other options are not remote-access connection methods.

Correct answer: Dialup

18. A single packet on a data link is known as _________?

  • A. Path
  • B. Frame
  • C. Block
  • D. Group

Explanation: At the data-link layer, a packet is encapsulated into a frame, which includes addressing and error-detection information. A block or group is not the standard data-link-layer unit.

Correct answer: Frame

19. __________maintain (s) database of webpages containing information on variety of topics.

  • A. Newsgroup
  • B. News server
  • C. Search Engines
  • D. World wide web

Explanation: Search engines build and maintain indexes or databases of webpages, then retrieve relevant pages when users submit queries. The World Wide Web contains webpages but does not itself perform this indexing function.

Correct answer: Search Engines

20. Whose face was first uploaded on Facebook?

  • A. Al Pacino
  • B. Zuckerberg
  • C. Adam smith
  • D. Shahid Chudhary

Explanation: The early Facebook site displayed a stylised face of Al Pacino in its header, making him the answer associated with the first face shown on Facebook. This refers to the original site imagery, not a user's ordinary profile upload.

Correct answer: Al Pacino