Grade 10 Theory III — The Internet & the World Wide Web

Question 1

What is needed to connect a home computer to the Internet?

Question 2

An IP address is best described as:

Question 3

A domain name (e.g. codeieb.co.za) exists mainly to:

Question 4

What is a URL (Uniform Resource Locator)?

Question 5

A website whose main purpose is to provide up-to-date current events is best classified as a:

Question 6

A website that anyone can edit collaboratively, building up a shared body of knowledge, is an example of a:

Question 7

When evaluating a website's CURRENCY, you are checking:

Question 8

When evaluating a website's AUTHORITY, you are checking:

Question 9

When evaluating a website's OBJECTIVITY, you are checking:

Question 10

A program used specifically to search the Internet for web pages matching certain keywords is called a:

Question 11

A program used to access, display and navigate web pages is called a:

Question 12

A small additional piece of software that extends a browser's functionality — e.g. to view a PDF or play a certain video format — is called a:

Question 13

What is the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)?

Question 14

In basic HTML, which tag is used to define the main heading of a web page's visible content, holding the largest/most important heading?

Question 15

In basic HTML, which tag holds the text shown in the browser's title bar or tab, rather than in the visible page content?

Question 16

In basic HTML, which tag wraps a paragraph of ordinary text?

Question 17

In basic HTML, which tag is used to insert an image into a web page?

Question 18

In basic HTML, which tag creates a hyperlink to another page?

Question 19 — Match the columns

Match each website type in Column A to its purpose in Column B.

Question 20 — Match the columns

Match each website evaluation criterion in Column A to what it checks in Column B.