Reading Test Patrick Waldrep
1. What are the names of the two major web browsers?
Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator
2. What does it means when data is cached?
It is temporarily stored in computer’s memory
3. What is the URL of Valdosta State University homepage?
www.valdosta.edu
4. What is the “glue” of the web, according to the author?
hypertext and hyperlinks
5. What kind of computer language are web pages written on?
Hypertext markup language HTML
6. What type of organization is it when its URL has an extension of “coop”?
Cooperatives
7. What does “ICANN” stand for?
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
8. When a domain name ends at “HK”, which country is the web site originated?
Hong Kong
9. Besides starting an URL with “http://”, name one other ?
ftp://
10. What is http stand for?
Hyertext Transfer Protocol
11. Name three of the most popular search engine.
Yahoo!, Google, and Ask Jeeves
12. Name the search engine that uses natural language query technology.
Ask.com
13. Name the three operators in Boolean logic?
And, Or, Not
14. How do we “Phrase Search”?
By placing the words in quotation marks
15. There are five question you should ask when evaluating information on the web,
name all five.
Who is the Author?
Who is the Publisher?
What is the point of view?
Are there references to other sources?
Is the info current?
16. What is the only ftp site the author mentioned?
Download.com
17. Some search engines allow “+” and “-“, in front of search words. Explain with an
example.
+require words and –exclude words
18. What are the differences of “search engine” and “meta-search engine”?
Meta-search engines search multiple search engines
19. Create a domain name for yourself that follows the technical restrictions? Search
the web, be sure that the domain name you created is NOT already taken. Write
the full path.
http://www.jessicakcarter.com
20. Describe how to change the “home” page, the first page every time the browser
runs. Use Internet Explorer.
Tools, Internet Options, change the homepage, or you can just use the Current
button