Internet & Email MCQs 2026

Sending a file from your computer to a server is called

1. A Uploading ✓
2. B Downloading ✓
3. C Streaming ✓
4. D Surfing ✓

Receiving a file from a server to your computer is called

1. A Streaming ✓
2. B Browsing ✓
3. C Uploading ✓
4. D Downloading ✓

A file sent along with an email is called a/an

1. A Cookie ✓
2. B Attachment ✓
3. C Hyperlink ✓
4. D Spam ✓

In an email, BCC stands for

1. A Basic Carbon Copy ✓
2. B Backup Carbon Copy ✓
3. C Blind Carbon Copy ✓
4. D Broadcast Carbon Copy ✓

In an email, CC stands for

1. A Carbon Copy ✓
2. B Content Copy ✓
3. C Central Copy ✓
4. D Common Copy ✓

The country domain for Pakistan is

1. A .pak ✓
2. B .pn ✓
3. C .pa ✓
4. D .pk ✓

The domain ".edu" is used for

1. A Government sites ✓
2. B Educational institutions ✓
3. C Commercial sites ✓
4. D Organizations ✓

The domain ".gov" is used for

1. A Commercial sites ✓
2. B Educational sites ✓
3. C Government sites ✓
4. D Network sites ✓

Which of the following is a search engine

1. A Google ✓
2. B Chrome ✓
3. C Firefox ✓
4. D Edge ✓

Which of the following is a web browser

1. A Google ✓
2. B Yahoo ✓
3. C Bing ✓
4. D Mozilla Firefox ✓

Software used to access and view websites is called a

1. A Search engine ✓
2. B Web browser ✓
3. C Web server ✓
4. D Protocol ✓

Which protocol provides a secure encrypted connection to a website

1. A FTP ✓
2. B HTTP ✓
3. C HTTPS ✓
4. D SMTP ✓

URL stands for

1. A Uniform Resource Locator ✓
2. B Universal Reference Link ✓
3. C Uniform Reference Locator ✓
4. D United Resource Line ✓

The symbol that separates the username and domain in an email address is

1. A # ✓
2. B & ✓
3. C * ✓
4. D @ ✓

Email was invented by

1. A Tim Berners-Lee ✓
2. B Ray Tomlinson ✓
3. C Charles Babbage ✓
4. D Bill Gates ✓

The Internet evolved from a network called

1. A Ethernet ✓
2. B Intranet ✓
3. C ARPANET ✓
4. D Bitnet ✓

The World Wide Web (WWW) was invented by

1. A Tim Berners-Lee ✓
2. B Bill Gates ✓
3. C Ray Tomlinson ✓
4. D Vint Cerf ✓

A collection of related web pages under one domain is called a

1. A Web server ✓
2. B Website ✓
3. C Hyperlink ✓
4. D Cookie ✓

Which of the following is required to connect to the internet

1. A An Internet Service Provider (ISP) ✓
2. B A printer ✓
3. C A scanner ✓
4. D A projector ✓

Surfing or browsing the internet means

1. A Sending emails ✓
2. B Printing pages ✓
3. C Navigating and visiting websites ✓
4. D Deleting files ✓

The first web browser was named

1. A Chrome ✓
2. B Internet Explorer ✓
3. C Netscape ✓
4. D WorldWideWeb ✓

The address that uniquely identifies a device on the internet is the

1. A URL ✓
2. B IP address ✓
3. C MAC only ✓
4. D Domain ✓

The domain ".com" is mainly used for

1. A Government ✓
2. B Education ✓
3. C Commercial organizations ✓
4. D Military ✓

Which of these is NOT a web browser

1. A Google Search ✓
2. B Microsoft Edge ✓
3. C Safari ✓
4. D Opera ✓

A short line describing the topic of an email is written in the

1. A Body ✓
2. B CC ✓
3. C Attachment ✓
4. D Subject ✓

To send an email to someone, you type their address in the

1. A Subject field ✓
2. B To field ✓
3. C Body ✓
4. D Attachment ✓

The Outlook email service is provided by

1. A Google ✓
2. B Yahoo ✓
3. C Microsoft ✓
4. D Amazon ✓

The prefix commonly used at the start of a website address is

1. A ftp ✓
2. B smtp ✓
3. C http.only ✓
4. D www ✓

Which company owns the Gmail service

1. A Google ✓
2. B Microsoft ✓
3. C Yahoo ✓
4. D Apple ✓

Playing audio or video in real time over the internet is called

1. A Downloading ✓
2. B Streaming ✓
3. C Uploading ✓
4. D Caching ✓

Cloud computing allows users to store and access data

1. A Only on local disks ✓
2. B Only on CDs ✓
3. C Only offline ✓
4. D Over the internet on remote servers ✓

A personal online journal or diary published on the web is called a

1. A Cookie ✓
2. B Cache ✓
3. C Blog ✓
4. D Server ✓

The @ symbol in email was chosen by

1. A Ray Tomlinson ✓
2. B Tim Berners-Lee ✓
3. C Bill Gates ✓
4. D Steve Jobs ✓

Which of the following is a webmail service

1. A Windows ✓
2. B Linux ✓
3. C MS Word ✓
4. D Gmail ✓

ISP stands for

1. A Internet System Protocol ✓
2. B Internet Service Provider ✓
3. C Internal Service Point ✓
4. D Integrated Service Provider ✓

A computer that stores and delivers web pages is called a

1. A Client ✓
2. B Browser ✓
3. C Web server ✓
4. D Modem ✓

A security system that monitors and controls network traffic is called a

1. A Firewall ✓
2. B Cookie ✓
3. C Browser ✓
4. D Modem ✓

A fraudulent attempt to steal personal information by posing as a trusted source is called

1. A Spam ✓
2. B Cookie ✓
3. C Caching ✓
4. D Phishing ✓

Unwanted or junk email is called

1. A Phishing ✓
2. B Spam ✓
3. C Cookie ✓
4. D Cache ✓

Small text files that store user data on your computer are called

1. A Spam ✓
2. B Attachments ✓
3. C Cookies ✓
4. D Widgets ✓

A clickable word or image that takes you to another page is called a

1. A Hyperlink ✓
2. B Cookie ✓
3. C Cache ✓
4. D Spam ✓

The main or first page of a website is called the

1. A Web server ✓
2. B Hyperlink ✓
3. C Cookie ✓
4. D Homepage ✓

HTML is mainly used to

1. A Send emails ✓
2. B Create web pages ✓
3. C Store data ✓
4. D Print files ✓

HTML stands for

1. A HyperText Making Language ✓
2. B High Transfer Markup Language ✓
3. C HyperText Markup Language ✓
4. D Hyperlink Text Markup Language ✓

Downloading a very large file quickly mainly depends on your internet

1. A Color ✓
2. B Browser brand ✓
3. C Monitor size ✓
4. D Speed and bandwidth ✓