Q.1. Who owns or controls the Internet?

a) The Australian government b) The US government c) Telstra d) The United Nations e) No particular group Q.2. Which of the following is probably not a valid e-mail address? a) p_jones@college.edu.au. b) j.smith@dept.gov.au c) m_chan d) David.Cullum@money.com.au e) f_hassad@localhost Q.3. What tool would you use to get a file from another computer? a) telnet b) WAIS c) FTP d) MIME e) archie Q.4. Which one of the following Internet tools is not supported by World Wide Web browsers? a) News b) gopher c) telnet d) archie e) FTP

Q.5. Which of the following is the most important extension to the World Wide Web for chemists? a) Chemistry news groups b) Chemical VRML c) Chemical MIME 6. What can you do with the Internet? a) Exchange information with friends and colleagues b) Access pictures, sounds, video clips and other media elements c) Find diverse perspective on issues from a global audience d) Post and respond to inquiries on a variety of subjects e) All of the above 7. The Internet was developed in the... a) early 1990s b) late 1980s c) early 1970s d) late 1960s 8. According to CNN, how much did Internet traffic increase between 1994 and 1996? a) Two times b) Five times c) Ten times d) Twenty-five times

9. USENET is... a) A set of tools reserved exclusively for Internet administrators b) Short for United States Electronic Network c) A bulletin board system that allows for posting and responding to messages on the Internet d) A precursor to the Internet that is now obsolete 10. True or false: The Internet is managed by the U.S. government a) True b) False 11. What is a spider? a) A computer virus b) A program that catalogs Web sites c) A hacker who breaks into corporate computer systems d) An application for viewing Web sites 12. What is not always necessary for accessing the Web? a) A Web browser b) A connection to an Internet Access Provider c) A computer d) A modem

13. If someone has sent you spam, they... a) Signed you up for the Meat of the Month Club b) Sent you an insulting, obscenity-laden e-mail message c) Infected your computer with a virus d) Sent you unsolicited e-mail 14. The abbreviation ISP stands for a) Internet system protocol b) Internet service provider c) Internet systems provider d) Internet services protocol 15. Each day, popular Web pages receive millions of a) Hits b) Posts c) Tags d) Graphics

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