The Online World Quiz

Question 1 of 58

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Which of these is an example of an online entertainment service?

Select one of the following:

Steam.
iTunes.
Catch-up TV.

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Question 2 of 58

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Online conferencing is an example of an online business service.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 3 of 58

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Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

Steam (a software for games) and iTunes (for music) is a online ( download, entertainment, communication ) service.

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Question 4 of 58

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Which of these are examples of an online education service?

Select one or more of the following:

Bitesize
Moodle
Online training
Email

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Question 5 of 58

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Train timetables, flight updates and news services are types of a services.

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Question 6 of 58

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Auctions are an example of a government online services.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 7 of 58

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❌ and banking are examples of commerce services.

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Paying student loans

Online shopping

Paying car tax

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Question 8 of 58

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Moodle is an example of a ...

Select one of the following:

Visual Learning Enterprise
Virtual Live Entertainment
Virtual Learning Environment

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Question 9 of 58

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, and are types of online communication.

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Question 10 of 58

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Pay-per- is when a host website displays an ad for another company.

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Question 11 of 58

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Which of the following is NOT an example of online advertising?

Select one or more of the following:

Email
Banners
Micro-blog

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Question 12 of 58

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Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

( Sponsored links, Pop-ups, Affiliates ) are a type of online advertising which is when companies pay to get their links at the top of the list on search engines.

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Question 13 of 58

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A type of online advertising is email. Companies can send promotional emails to anyone with a link to their website.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 14 of 58

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Banners are a type of advertisement that are placed of the page on a website.

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Question 15 of 58

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Websites target people and collect information by using small text files called .

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Question 16 of 58

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An ❌ ❌ is a group of people with ❌ interests. Examples of online ❌ are ❌ networking ❌ that only exist online.

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online

community

similar

social

communities

sites

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Question 17 of 58

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A blog or has a video version called a .

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Question 18 of 58

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Which of these are NOT an example of online communication?

Select one of the following:

Micro-blog
Radio player
Wikis

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Question 19 of 58

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A ( VLE, chatroom, Online community ) is a place on the web where you can communicate 'live' with other users.

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Question 20 of 58

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

A podcast is a or file.

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Question 21 of 58

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Another term for 'chat' is i... m.... (Write full words)

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Question 22 of 58

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'Netiquette' is a online code of behaviour that comes from the word etiquette.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 23 of 58

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What is the name for a profile image that represents you?

Select one of the following:

Picture
Icon
Avatar

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Question 24 of 58

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VoIP is a method of ( real-time communication, educational conferencing, commerce ) over the internet.

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Question 25 of 58

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What is an example of ubiquitous computing?

Select one or more of the following:

Cat flap
Smartwatches
Fridge

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Question 26 of 58

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

are a way to embed processors into objects.

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Question 27 of 58

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In cloud computing, files are saved to...

Select one or more of the following:

Internal hard drives
Internal servers
External servers

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Question 28 of 58

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An ( standalone, online ) software is accessed over the internet via a web browser.

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Question 29 of 58

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Which of these is a type of file compression?

Select one or more of the following:

Zipping
Minimising
Squeezing

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Question 30 of 58

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

is the term used for file compression.

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Question 31 of 58

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What is the name of the thing which stores the cut words and can be used to put an original text back together?

Select one or more of the following:

Contents
Key
Index

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Question 32 of 58

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Online ❌ is when a group of people can work on the same project or document at the same time.

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teamwork

collaboration

sharing

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Question 33 of 58

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You have to be an ( editor, owner, viewer ) to be able to delete the file or document completely.

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Question 34 of 58

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Can edit, can comment, can view are the sharing settings when sharing files on .

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Question 35 of 58

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What is the name of the 'big' cable that connects a large number of devices?

Select one or more of the following:

Internet
Backbone
Fibre optic cable
ISP

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Question 36 of 58

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A server stores all the data for the client.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 37 of 58

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A directs data traffic through a network.

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Question 38 of 58

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The client is the ( person using the software, device used to access the internet ).

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Question 39 of 58

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An ❌ allows an ❌ way to ❌ to the internet.

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ISP

easier

connect

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Question 40 of 58

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A P of P is an access point to the internet and a N A P is where different networks connect.

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Question 41 of 58

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Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

What should go in the blanks?

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Question 42 of 58

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Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

What should go in the blanks?

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Question 43 of 58

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Which of the following is a disadvantage of broadband connection?

Select one or more of the following:

Usually slow.
It is not available in many rural areas.
Needs to have wireless internet available.

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Question 44 of 58

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Which method of connection doesn't require new wires to be created as it can use existing phone wires?

Select one of the following:

Broadband
Wireless
Dial-up

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Question 45 of 58

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Bandwidth is how much there is to carry digital data and is measured in per .

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Question 46 of 58

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A is a set of rules that allow systems to with other .

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Question 47 of 58

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❌ is responsible for breaking the data into packets and ❌ is responsible for routing the packets.

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TCP

IP

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Question 48 of 58

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File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is used to upload and download files from a server.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 49 of 58

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H❌ T❌ T❌ P❌ handles r❌ and r❌ on the web.

Drag and drop to complete the text.

yper

ext

ransfer

rotocol

equests

esponses

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Question 50 of 58

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Web spiders or crawlers are used to handle the search results for web pages.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 51 of 58

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Emails are stored on servers and then forwarded to the receiver. This is called '❌'.

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store and receive

store and forward

save and forward

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Question 52 of 58

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

The three email protocols are SMTP (), POP3 () and IMAP ().

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Question 53 of 58

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A disadvantage of web mail is that the mail is lost if the computer crashes.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 54 of 58

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What are the names of these parts of a data packet?

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

Trailer

Data

Header

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Question 55 of 58

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Data can be transmitted in ❌, simplex, ❌, duplex or ❌, half-duplex.

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one way at a time

two ways at the same time

both ways but not simultaneously

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Question 56 of 58

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GCSE IT Quiz on The Online World Quiz, created by Saimah Meah on 14/10/2019.

The Online World Quiz

Question 1 of 58

Which of these is an example of an online entertainment service?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 58

Online conferencing is an example of an online business service.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 58

Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

Steam (a software for games) and iTunes (for music) is a online download entertainment communication( download, entertainment, communication ) service.

Explanation

Question 4 of 58

Which of these are examples of an online education service?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 58

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Train timetables, flight updates and news services are types of a services.

Explanation

Question 6 of 58

Auctions are an example of a government online services.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 58

❌ and banking are examples of commerce services.

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 8 of 58

Moodle is an example of a ...

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 58

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

, and are types of online communication.

Explanation

Question 10 of 58

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Pay-per- is when a host website displays an ad for another company.

Explanation

Question 11 of 58

Which of the following is NOT an example of online advertising?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 58

Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

Sponsored links Pop-ups Affiliates( Sponsored links, Pop-ups, Affiliates ) are a type of online advertising which is when companies pay to get their links at the top of the list on search engines.

Explanation

Question 13 of 58

A type of online advertising is email. Companies can send promotional emails to anyone with a link to their website.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 58

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Banners are a type of advertisement that are placed of the page on a website.

Explanation

Question 15 of 58

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Websites target people and collect information by using small text files called .

Explanation

Question 16 of 58

An ❌ ❌ is a group of people with ❌ interests. Examples of online ❌ are ❌ networking ❌ that only exist online.

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 17 of 58

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

A blog or has a video version called a .

Explanation

Question 18 of 58

Which of these are NOT an example of online communication?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 58

Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

A VLE chatroom Online community( VLE, chatroom, Online community ) is a place on the web where you can communicate 'live' with other users.

Explanation

Question 20 of 58

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Steam (a software for games) and iTunes (for music) is a online ( download, entertainment, communication ) service.

( Sponsored links, Pop-ups, Affiliates ) are a type of online advertising which is when companies pay to get their links at the top of the list on search engines.

A ( VLE, chatroom, Online community ) is a place on the web where you can communicate 'live' with other users.

VoIP is a method of ( real-time communication, educational conferencing, commerce ) over the internet.

An ( standalone, online ) software is accessed over the internet via a web browser.

You have to be an ( editor, owner, viewer ) to be able to delete the file or document completely.