Internet & Web is a very important topic in Computer Awareness for exams like NABARD DA, RBI, SEBI, IBPS, and other government or regulatory body exams. Questions from this area are mostly concept-based and test your understanding of networking basics, communication protocols, and how the Internet works in real life.
In competitive exams, Internet-related questions are often direct (definition-based), comparative (POP3 vs IMAP), or application-based (port numbers, protocols, devices, OSI layers). A clear understanding of concepts such as IP Address, DNS, URL, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, SMTP, network types, and OSI model can help you solve questions quickly and accurately.
Why Internet & Web is Important for NABARD DA
A strong grasp of Internet concepts helps candidates:
Understand how global communication works
Differentiate between Internet and WWW
Identify networking devices (Hub, Switch, Router)
Recognize protocol-port combinations
Solve tricky MCQs on email protocols and network types
Answer OSI and TCP/IP model-based questions
Key Topics Covered in Internet & Web
The Internet & Web section generally includes:
Internet Basics & Architecture
Difference between Internet and WWW
Types of Networks (PAN, LAN, MAN, WAN, VPN)
Network Topologies (Star, Bus, Mesh)
Networking Devices (Hub, Switch, Router)
IP Address (IPv4, IPv6, Private IP)
DNS and URL
TCP/IP Model
HTTP & HTTPS
FTP (Active & Passive Mode)
SMTP, POP3, IMAP
Port Numbers
OSI Model
Cookies & Search Engines
Part 1
Internet & Web Quiz Questions (Part 1)
1. The Internet is best described as:
A) A single powerful computer
B) A global network of interconnected networks
C) A web browser service
D) A private communication channel
2. The Internet primarily operates using which protocol suite?
A) HTTP/HTTPS
B) FTP/SMTP
C) TCP/IP
D) POP3/IMAP
3. The term “network of networks” refers to:
A) LAN
B) WAN
C) Internet
D) Intranet
4. Which of the following is a characteristic of the Internet?
A) Centralized control
B) Decentralized structure
C) Single ownership
D) Limited scalability
5. Data on the Internet is transmitted using:
A) Circuit switching
B) Packet switching
C) Manual routing
D) Analog transmission only
6. The Internet ensures reliability through:
A) Single routing path
B) Manual packet verification
C) Redundant routing paths
D) Central server monitoring
7. Which of the following is NOT a service of the Internet?
A) Email
B) File Transfer
C) Voice Communication
D) Operating System Installation
8. The World Wide Web operates using which protocol?
A) TCP
B) IP
C) HTTP
D) FTP
9. The Internet and World Wide Web differ because:
A) Internet is a service of WWW
B) WWW is infrastructure
C) Internet is infrastructure, WWW is a service
D) Both are identical
10. Which protocol is used as the base of Internet communication?
A) HTTP
B) TCP/IP
C) SMTP
D) FTP
11. A Personal Area Network (PAN) generally covers:
A) Entire city
B) Entire country
C) Few meters
D) Entire campus
12. Which technology is commonly used in PAN?
A) Fiber Optic
B) Satellite
C) Bluetooth
D) MPLS
13. PAN is primarily:
A) Organization-centric
B) User-centric
C) City-centric
D) ISP-centric
14. A LAN typically covers:
A) A building or campus
B) Entire continent
C) Entire country
D) Global region
15. LAN provides:
A) Low data speed
B) High data speed
C) Satellite communication
D) Intercontinental connectivity
16. Which device is primarily used in modern LAN?
A) Hub
B) Switch
C) Satellite
D) Modem only
17. LAN is usually owned by:
A) Government only
B) ISP only
C) Single organization
D) UN
18. A Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) covers:
A) Few meters
B) A building
C) A city
D) Entire world
19. MAN primarily connects:
A) PANs
B) LANs within a city
C) Only routers
D) Only switches
20. WAN typically spans:
A) Building
B) City
C) Country or continent
D) Room
21. The largest WAN in existence is:
A) LAN
B) Internet
C) MAN
D) PAN
22. WAN commonly uses:
A) USB cables
B) Fiber optic and satellite links
C) Bluetooth
D) Infrared only
23. Which network type has the highest latency?
A) PAN
B) LAN
C) WAN
D) None
24. VPN stands for:
A) Virtual Public Network
B) Verified Private Network
C) Virtual Private Network
D) Variable Private Network
25. VPN primarily ensures:
A) Faster browsing
B) Encryption and secure tunneling
C) Free internet
D) Public broadcasting
26. VPN hides:
A) MAC address only
B) IP address
C) Router location
D) Switch port
27. VPN creates:
A) Physical cable
B) Encrypted tunnel
C) Public domain
D) Hardware firewall
28. Star topology depends on:
A) Backbone cable
B) Central device
C) Satellite
D) ISP
29. In Star topology, if one node fails:
A) Entire network fails
B) Only that node is affected
C) Router fails
D) Switch fails
30. Major disadvantage of Star topology:
A) High reliability
B) Low cost
C) Central device failure stops network
D) No scalability
31. Bus topology uses:
A) Central hub
B) Backbone cable
C) Satellite link
D) Multiple routers
32. Bus topology requires:
A) Firewall
B) Terminators
C) Switch
D) Router
33. Mesh topology provides:
A) Single path
B) High fault tolerance
C) Low redundancy
D) Centralized failure
34. Full mesh topology connects:
A) One node to one
B) Every node to every other node
C) All nodes to router only
D) All nodes to ISP
35. Most reliable topology:
A) Bus
B) Star
C) Mesh
D) Ring
36. Mesh topology disadvantage:
A) Low cost
B) Easy installation
C) High cost and complexity
D) Central failure
37. Hub operates at which OSI layer?
A) Layer 1
B) Layer 2
C) Layer 3
D) Layer 4
38. Hub forwards data:
A) Selectively
B) Based on IP
C) To all devices
D) To router only
39. Switch operates at:
A) Physical Layer
B) Data Link Layer
C) Network Layer
D) Application Layer
40. Switch forwards data based on:
A) IP address
B) MAC address
C) Port number
D) Domain name
41. Router operates at:
A) Layer 1
B) Layer 2
C) Layer 3
D) Layer 7
42. Router forwards packets using:
A) MAC address
B) IP address
C) Port 80
D) Domain name
43. Router connects:
A) Devices in same LAN
B) Multiple networks
C) Only switches
D) Only hubs
44. Which device reduces collision domain?
A) Hub
B) Switch
C) Repeater
D) Modem
45. Hub creates:
A) Multiple collision domains
B) Single collision domain
C) Broadcast filtering
D) Secure transmission
46. A home Wi-Fi router connects:
A) PAN to LAN
B) LAN to WAN
C) MAN to WAN
D) LAN to PAN
47. TCP ensures:
A) Unreliable transmission
B) Ordered delivery
C) Plaintext transfer
D) IP routing
48. IP is responsible for:
A) Error correction
B) Logical addressing
C) File upload
D) Email sending
49. TCP is:
A) Connectionless
B) Connection-oriented
C) Stateless
D) Physical protocol
50. IP provides:
A) Reliable connection
B) Connectionless service
C) Encryption
D) Authentication
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Part 2
Internet & Web Quiz Questions (Part 2)
51. HTTP stands for:
A) HyperText Transfer Protocol
B) Hyper Transfer Text Protocol
C) HighText Transfer Protocol
D) Hyperlink Text Transmission Protocol
52. HTTP operates at which layer of the TCP/IP model?
A) Network Layer
B) Transport Layer
C) Application Layer
D) Internet Layer
53. The default port number for HTTP is:
A) 21
B) 25
C) 80
D) 110
54. HTTPS primarily provides:
A) Faster browsing
B) Encryption using SSL/TLS
C) File transfer
D) Email sending
55. The default port number for HTTPS is:
A) 80
B) 110
C) 443
D) 21
56. HTTP follows which communication model?
A) Peer-to-peer
B) Client-server
C) Ring
D) Bus
57. Which HTTP method is used to retrieve data?
A) POST
B) PUT
C) GET
D) DELETE
58. Which HTTP method is used to send data to a server?
A) GET
B) POST
C) TRACE
D) CONNECT
59. HTTP is considered stateless because:
A) It encrypts data
B) It does not retain session information
C) It uses UDP
D) It blocks cookies
60. Which status code indicates success?
A) 404
B) 500
C) 200
D) 301
61. Status code 404 indicates:
A) Success
B) Redirection
C) Not Found
D) Server Error
62. Status code 500 indicates:
A) Client Error
B) Informational
C) Server Error
D) Redirection
63. FTP stands for:
A) File Transfer Protocol
B) Fast Transfer Protocol
C) File Transmission Process
D) Fast Transmission Program
64. FTP uses which protocol at transport layer?
A) UDP
B) TCP
C) ICMP
D) ARP
65. FTP control connection uses default port:
A) 25
B) 110
C) 21
D) 143
66. FTP data transfer occurs through:
A) Same control connection
B) Separate data connection
C) Email server
D) HTTP channel
67. Which FTP mode is firewall-friendly?
A) Active mode
B) Passive mode
C) Broadcast mode
D) Static mode
68. FTP is considered insecure because it:
A) Uses encryption
B) Uses UDP
C) Transmits data in plaintext
D) Uses fiber optic
69. SMTP stands for:
A) Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
B) Secure Mail Transfer Protocol
C) System Mail Transfer Process
D) Simple Message Transmission Protocol
70. SMTP is primarily used for:
A) Retrieving emails
B) Sending emails
C) File transfer
D) Web browsing
71. SMTP is called a push protocol because it:
A) Retrieves emails
B) Pushes messages to recipient server
C) Deletes messages
D) Encrypts content
72. Default SMTP port for server-to-server transmission is:
A) 25
B) 110
C) 143
D) 587
73. Port 587 is used for:
A) FTP
B) POP3
C) Secure SMTP submission
D) IMAP
74. POP3 stands for:
A) Post Office Protocol Version 3
B) Public Office Protocol 3
C) Personal Office Protocol 3
D) Private Online Protocol 3
75. Default port number of POP3 is:
A) 25
B) 110
C) 143
D) 21
76. POP3 is mainly used for:
A) Sending mail
B) Retrieving mail
C) File transfer
D) Web hosting
77. POP3 typically:
A) Stores mail on server permanently
B) Deletes mail after download by default
C) Encrypts mail content
D) Pushes mail
78. IMAP stands for:
A) Internet Message Access Protocol
B) Internal Mail Access Protocol
C) Internet Mail Application Protocol
D) Information Mail Access Process
79. Default port number for IMAP is:
A) 110
B) 143
C) 25
D) 80
80. IMAP is best suited for:
A) Single device access
B) Multi-device synchronization
C) Offline deletion only
D) FTP transfer
81. IMAP is considered server-centric because:
A) Emails remain stored on server
B) It deletes mail
C) It uses UDP
D) It is faster than HTTP
82. Which protocol allows partial email download (headers first)?
A) POP3
B) SMTP
C) IMAP
D) FTP
83. Which protocol is NOT used for email retrieval?
A) POP3
B) IMAP
C) SMTP
D) None
84. DNS stands for:
A) Domain Name System
B) Digital Network Service
C) Data Name Service
D) Domain Network Structure
85. DNS translates:
A) MAC to IP
B) Domain name to IP address
C) IP to MAC
D) HTTP to FTP
86. URL stands for:
A) Universal Resource Locator
B) Uniform Resource Locator
C) Unified Resource Link
D) Uniform Retrieval Link
87. A URL consists of:
A) Protocol, domain, path
B) Only domain
C) Only protocol
D) Only IP
88. Cookies are used to:
A) Encrypt data
B) Store user session information
C) Delete cache
D) Block IP
89. Search engines primarily use:
A) Crawlers
B) FTP
C) SMTP
D) POP3
90. Which is an example of a search engine?
A) Gmail
B) Google
C) FTP
D) SMTP
91. OSI model has how many layers?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 7
D) 8
92. The Physical Layer in OSI is Layer:
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 7
93. The Data Link Layer is Layer:
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
94. The Network Layer is Layer:
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
95. The Transport Layer is Layer:
A) 4
B) 3
C) 2
D) 7
96. The Application Layer is Layer:
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 4
97. Router operates at OSI Layer:
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
98. Switch operates at OSI Layer:
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
99. Hub operates at OSI Layer:
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
100. Which protocol ensures reliable transmission?
A) IP
B) TCP
C) HTTP
D) DNS
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Part 3
Internet & Web Quiz Questions (Part 3)
101. IP stands for:
A) Internet Process
B) Internet Protocol
C) Internal Protocol
D) Integrated Packet
102. IPv4 address is how many bits long?
A) 16
B) 32
C) 64
D) 128
103. IPv6 address is how many bits long?
A) 32
B) 64
C) 128
D) 256
104. An IPv4 address is written in:
A) Binary only
B) Decimal format separated by dots
C) Hexadecimal only
D) Octal format
105. Which of the following is a private IP address?
A) 8.8.8.8
B) 192.168.1.1
C) 172.200.1.1
D) 11.0.0.1
106. Which device assigns IP addresses dynamically?
A) DNS
B) DHCP
C) FTP
D) ARP
107. DHCP stands for:
A) Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
B) Data Host Control Protocol
C) Dynamic Hyper Control Protocol
D) Digital Host Communication Process
108. DNS mainly resolves:
A) MAC to IP
B) Domain name to IP
C) IP to domain
D) URL to FTP
109. TCP stands for:
A) Transmission Control Protocol
B) Transfer Communication Protocol
C) Transmission Communication Process
D) Transport Control Process
110. TCP is:
A) Connectionless
B) Unreliable
C) Connection-oriented
D) Broadcast-based
111. UDP stands for:
A) User Data Process
B) User Datagram Protocol
C) Unified Data Protocol
D) Universal Datagram Process
112. UDP is:
A) Connection-oriented
B) Reliable
C) Connectionless
D) Slower than TCP
113. Which protocol is faster but less reliable?
A) TCP
B) UDP
C) HTTP
D) FTP
114. Which protocol ensures error checking and retransmission?
A) UDP
B) IP
C) TCP
D) ARP
115. Port numbers are used to identify:
A) Devices
B) Applications/services
C) Routers
D) Switches
116. The range of well-known ports is:
A) 0–1023
B) 1024–49151
C) 49152–65535
D) 1000–2000
117. Which protocol uses port 53?
A) HTTP
B) DNS
C) FTP
D) SMTP
118. ARP is used to resolve:
A) Domain to IP
B) IP to MAC
C) MAC to IP
D) URL to IP
119. ICMP is mainly used for:
A) Email transfer
B) Error reporting and diagnostics
C) File transfer
D) Web browsing
120. The “ping” command uses:
A) TCP
B) UDP
C) ICMP
D) FTP
121. A firewall is used to:
A) Speed up Internet
B) Block unauthorized access
C) Assign IP
D) Host websites
122. Encryption is used to:
A) Compress files
B) Protect data confidentiality
C) Increase bandwidth
D) Assign IP
123. SSL stands for:
A) Secure Socket Layer
B) System Secure Layer
C) Secure System Link
D) Safe Socket Link
124. TLS is the successor to:
A) FTP
B) SSL
C) TCP
D) UDP
125. Phishing is a type of:
A) Hardware attack
B) Social engineering attack
C) Physical damage
D) Network topology
126. Malware includes:
A) Virus
B) Worm
C) Trojan
D) All of the above
127. A virus requires:
A) User action to spread
B) Network cable
C) Firewall
D) Router
128. A worm spreads:
A) Manually
B) Through networks automatically
C) By email only
D) Via USB only
129. Two-factor authentication improves:
A) Speed
B) Security
C) Storage
D) Routing
130. VPN stands for:
A) Virtual Private Network
B) Verified Private Network
C) Virtual Public Network
D) Visual Private Network
131. VPN provides:
A) Public browsing
B) Secure encrypted tunnel
C) DNS resolution
D) File hosting
132. Cloud computing allows:
A) Local storage only
B) On-demand resource access via Internet
C) Manual routing
D) Hardware-only usage
133. SaaS stands for:
A) Software as a Service
B) Storage as a System
C) Secure as a Service
D) System as a Software
134. IaaS stands for:
A) Internet as a Service
B) Infrastructure as a Service
C) Information as a Service
D) Integration as a Service
135. PaaS stands for:
A) Platform as a Service
B) Program as a Service
C) Private as a Service
D) Process as a Service
136. Example of SaaS is:
A) Google Docs
B) Router
C) Switch
D) Modem
137. A CDN is used to:
A) Send emails
B) Deliver content faster
C) Assign IP
D) Encrypt files
138. Bandwidth refers to:
A) Data speed capacity
B) IP address
C) MAC address
D) DNS record
139. Latency means:
A) Data storage
B) Delay in transmission
C) Encryption
D) Routing table
140. Throughput is:
A) Theoretical speed
B) Actual data transfer rate
C) Cable type
D) Router type
141. A modem converts:
A) Digital to analog and vice versa
B) IP to MAC
C) HTTP to FTP
D) LAN to WAN
142. A router connects:
A) Devices in same LAN
B) Different networks
C) Only computers
D) Only switches
143. A switch connects devices within:
A) WAN
B) LAN
C) Internet backbone
D) Cloud
144. A hub broadcasts data to:
A) Specific device
B) All devices
C) Router only
D) Server only
145. Topology refers to:
A) IP format
B) Physical/logical network design
C) Protocol type
D) Encryption method
146. Star topology has:
A) Central hub/switch
B) Circular ring
C) Single cable
D) Mesh links
147. Bus topology uses:
A) Central node
B) Backbone cable
C) Ring connection
D) Mesh structure
148. Mesh topology provides:
A) Single path
B) Multiple redundant paths
C) No reliability
D) Slow speed
149. Internet backbone consists of:
A) High-speed fiber links
B) Copper only
C) Wireless only
D) Dial-up lines
150. The main purpose of networking is to:
A) Increase hardware cost
B) Share resources and information
C) Reduce security
D) Limit communication
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