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Take the Fountain Street Marketing Internet Challenge!
How much do you know about the Internet?
(This quiz is for fun and a way to test your knowledge...wagering is discouraged!)
1. The world wide web is the same as the Internet
    True
    False

2. Yahoo is

    A browser
    A search engine
    An online service
    Something you exclaim when you find what you are looking for on the Internet
    All of the above
    None of the above
3. Which of the following is not a valid domain name extension?
    .com
    .exe
    .edu
    .org
    They are all valid domain name extensions
4. Netscape is
    A notebook computer manufacturer
    An online service
    A search engine
    A browser
    All of the above
    None of the above
5. The name of Microsoft's web browser is
    Prodigy
    Web Crawler
    Internet Explorer
    Web Surfer 95
    Navigator
    None of the above
6. Java is
    Another word for coffee
    A search engine
    An Internet programming language
    An online service
    A and B
    A and C
    A and D
7. HTML is
    The first four letters in a web address
    An Internet programming language
    The format of a picture or object
    Four letters when used in that order that mean absolutely nothing
    The modem speed your computer is set at
8. A search engine does what?
    Allows you to search for web sites
    Allows you to look up other people's e-mail address
    Allows you to find specific items within a web site
    Allows you to look up your college roomate's phone number
    All of the above
    None of the above
9. A browser is
    The name used to describe a person who surfs the Internet
    An online shopping mall that hosts many different stores
    Software used to surf the web and send e-mail
    A person who imitates the guy on the show Sha Na Na
    A type of online service that lets its users look at multiple web sites instead of just one
    None of the above
10. URL is
    A web site address/location
    An Internet programming language
    The speed at which your modem connects you to the Internet
    A derogatory term (meaning "You are a Loser") used by arrogant web surfers to put down other people
    The scientific name for a recently discovered asteroid that is heading for earth
11. An applet is
    The official name for the software you surf the web with
    A special Internet programming application
    A chat room on the Internet or America Online
    A small apple found only in remote regions of the rain forest
    Another name for an Internet Service Provider
    None of the above
12. The Internet was first created
    As a means of communication in a post nuclear apocalyptic environment
    By researchers at universities such as MIT because they are so smart and so they could transfer and receive information quickly
    As a good way to waste time
    By Bill Gates so that he could figure out who was using illegal copies of his Windows products
    By the Russian Secret Intelligence
    A and B
    A and E
    B and D
    None of the above (It's kind of like baseball...no one really knows for sure who invented it)
13. The monthly rate most of the major Internet Access Providers are currently charging for unlimited Internet access is
    $29.95
    $19.95
    $9.95
    $39.95
    No one is offering a flat rate for unlimited Internet access
14. A Newsgroup is
    A collection of news web sites that formed an association to encourage more people to visit their web pages
    The Internet governing body that monitors the Internet to make sure all the news is accurate
    An electronic bulletin board for posting and receiving messages
    An Internet association for retired newscasters and reporters that let them work on pretend breaking stories
    A special label that is given out to a web site that offers news and information
15. Which of these is not an Internet Services Provider
    Microsoft
    AT&T
    Netcom
    Prodigy
    Packard Bell
    All of them are Internet Services Providers
16. A GIF is
    A popular image format used on the web
    A brand of peanut butter
    The name of the person who designs a companies web site
    A type of file needed on a persons computer that makes it possible to connect to the Internet
    The process which allows members of one online service to send e-mail to members of another online service
17. A hyperlink is
    An incredibly fast connection to the Internet
    A way to get from one World Wide Web page to another
    The source network that ties the entire Internet together
    When you have had too much coffee and it appears as if everything on the web is moving way too slow
    When the speed of transferring data from one place to another surpasses the speed of light
    None of the above (It is a made up word)
18. Click Depth refers to
    The number of clicks it takes to get from one area of a web site to another
    The distance your mouse button travels when you click on something
    Where you are taken when you click on a link
    The number of times you have downloaded an item from the Internet
    None of the above (It is a made up expression)
19. Which symbol must be present in an e-mail address?
    &
    #
    @
    !
    :(
    //

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