Internet terms quiz

You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests some of the terminology covered in the glossary of Internet Terms in our Vocabulary section.

1. If you received an email and then sent it on to someone else, what did you do with it?

uploaded it
forwarded it
resent it
a) uploaded it b) forwarded it c) resent it

2. A private network of websites that can only be accessed by authorized users is

an intranet
an internet
a platform
a) an intranet b) an internet c) a platform

3. An audio file with spoken content that can be streamed or downloaded from a website is

a podcast
a blog
a voicemail
a) a podcast b) a blog c) a voicemail

4. In a url like http://www.teflgames.com, what do we call the teflgames.com part?

its username
its homepage
its domain name
a) its username b) its homepage c) its domain name

5. To log into a secure website, you usually have to correctly fill in fields for your

address and phone number
name and date of birth
username and password
a) address and phone number b) name and date of birth c) username and password

6. What do we use to look at websites and bookmark our favourites?

a web browser
a web filter
a webmaster
a) a web browser b) a web filter c) a webmaster

7. A search engine is a specialized _______ that searches for and lists webpages that contain keywords entered by a user.

app
website
intranet
a) app b) website c) intranet

8. What do we call a small image that represents you on social media and video games?

your clickbait
your avatar
your clipart
a) your clickbait b) your avatar c) your clipart

9. Web servers often ask permission to install _______ on your computer when you first visit a website.

a host
a virus
a cookie
a) a host b) a virus c) a cookie

10. Cybercriminals _______ our website's database and stole valuable information.

hacked
phished
spammed
a) hacked b) phished c) spammed

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Contributor: Matt Errey. Matt is the author of several books including 1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context and Common English Idioms for learners, and Matt's ESL Games and Quizzes for teachers.