Railway Science (Computer – Web Browsers/ Websites/ Search Engines)

Total Questions: 7

1. Which is not a web browser from the following ? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (29/12/2020) Morning]

Correct Answer: (a) Google
Solution:

Search engine - It is a web-based tool that enables users to locate information on the World Wide Web. Bing, Yahoo!, Ask.com, and Baidu, whereas safari, Mozilla, opera, Apple Safari are web browsers.

2. A small text file created by a website that is stored in the user’s computer temporarily for that session is called [RRB NTPC CBT - I (08/01/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (d) Cookies
Solution:

Malware refers to harmful software that disrupts or manipulates an electronic device's normal operation.

3. Which was the first social media site ? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (22/01/2021) Evening]

Correct Answer: (b) Six Degrees
Solution:

It is widely considered to be the very first social networking site. Founded by Andrew Weinreich in May 1996.

4. ___ is a generic term, which refers to all the legal and regulatory aspects of the Internet and the World wide Web. [RRB NTPC CBT - I (31/01/2021) Evening]

Correct Answer: (d) Cyber Law
Solution:

It is related to legal informatics and supervises the digital circulation of information, software, information security, and e - commerce.

5. The main page of a website or a browser is called: [RRB NTPC CBT - I (27/03/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (b) Home page
Solution:

Home page - First page of a website is called homepage. Website - It is a page or collection of pages on the World Wide Web that contains specific information provided by one person or entity and traces back to a common Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

6. The first web browser developed by the National Centre for Supercomputing Applications was: [RRB NTPC CBT - I (06/04/2021) Evening]

Correct Answer: (c) Mosaic
Solution:

It was instrumental in popularizing the World Wide Web and the general Internet by integrating multimedia such as text and graphics. Its initial release date was in 1993.

7. Which of the following is a graphical web browser based on the Webkit browser engine ? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (26/07/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (c) Safari
Solution:

Webkit is an open-source web browser engine that was developed by Apple, Inc. It has powered browsers, including Google Chrome, Apple Safari, the default iOS browser, and the default Android browser.