26. A collection of related web pages under one domain is a:
- web page
- browser
- protocol
- website
Answer: D) website
Explanation: e.g. www.hec.gov.pk.
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World Wide Web MCQs — Computer Science (page 2)
39 multiple-choice questions on World Wide Web from Computer Science, each with the correct answer and, where available, a teacher's explanation. Read through them to revise the chapter, then practise the same questions one by one to test yourself.
27. Which of the following is web server software?
- Apache
- MS Word
- Google Search
- Chrome
Answer: A) Apache
Explanation: Apache HTTP Server serves websites.
28. YouTube and Netflix are examples of:
- educational only
- web servers
- entertainment websites
- news websites
Answer: C) entertainment websites
Explanation: They provide videos and movies.
29. A single document on the Web is called a:
- web page
- website
- web server
- domain
Answer: A) web page
Explanation: Websites contain many web pages.
30. Which system converts a domain name into an IP address?
- HTML
- FTP
- DNS
- HTTP
Answer: C) DNS
Explanation: Domain Name System.
31. ".pk" in a URL is a:
- file name
- country-code top-level domain
- web server
- protocol
Answer: B) country-code top-level domain
Explanation: .pk represents Pakistan.
32. The WWW was invented at:
- Bell Labs
- Microsoft, USA
- UCLA, USA
- CERN, Switzerland
Answer: D) CERN, Switzerland
Explanation: CERN is the European particle-physics laboratory.
33. The default port for HTTPS is:
- 21
- 80
- 25
- 443
Answer: D) 443
Explanation: HTTP uses 80; HTTPS uses 443.
34. A page whose content changes according to the user or time is a:
- printed page
- dynamic web page
- home page only
- static web page
Answer: B) dynamic web page
Explanation: e.g. a social-media feed.
35. In https://www.dawn.com/news, "https" is the:
- file name
- path
- protocol
- domain name
Answer: C) protocol
Explanation: It specifies how to access the resource.
36. In https://www.dawn.com/news, "dawn.com" is the:
- protocol
- path
- domain name
- query string
Answer: C) domain name
Explanation: The domain identifies the website.
37. The main or first page of a website is the:
- last page
- error page
- home page
- web server
Answer: C) home page
Explanation: Often named index.html.
38. Khan Academy and Coursera are examples of:
- educational websites
- business websites
- web portals only
- news websites
Answer: A) educational websites
Explanation: They provide learning materials.
39. The first website was launched in:
- 1991
- 2001
- 1969
- 1983
Answer: A) 1991
Explanation: info.cern.ch went live in 1991.
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