Worksheet: Level 3T Session 5: Internet

Question 1
For each item, four options (A, B, C and D) are given. Draw a circle around the letter for the
correct answer.

(a) Which one of the following is a disadvantage of networking?

A. File and data can be shared easily.
B. Resources such as printers can be shared.
C. Network users can access personal files of other users without their permission.
D. Data can be easily saved and stored on the file server.
(National Paper October 2013 Sect A/Ques1(vi))

(b) Which one of the following is a valid e-mail address?

A. http://www.abc.mu B. abc@gov.mu
C. http://www.abc@gov.mu D. www.abc.mu
(National Paper October 2013 Sect A/Ques1(vii))

(c) Which one of the following is TRUE about LAN?

A. It spans over large areas like a town
B. It stands for large area network
C. It spans over a small region network
D. It requires connection to the internet to function
(National Paper October 2014 Sect A/Ques1(vi))

(d) A multimedia system will consist of

A. text and images only. B. text and video only.
C. text, image, audio and video. D. audio and video only.
(National Paper October 2014 Sect A/Ques1(vii))

(e) WAN stands for

A. World Access Network. B. Wide Area Network.
C. World Area Network. D. Wide Access Network.
(National Paper October 2014 Sect A/Ques1(viii))

(f) What is a backup of a file?

A. A password protected copy of the file on the same computer.
B. A copy of the file on the desktop.
C. A copy of the file stored away from the main computer system.
D. A copy of the file on the same computer.
(National Paper October 2015 Sect A/Ques1(ii))

(g) A virus is a
A. software designed to protect the computer system.
B. software designed to damage the computer system.
C. hardware designed to damage the computer system.
D. hardware designed to protect the computer system.
(National Paper October 2016 Sect A/Ques1(ii))
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Question 2
Match Column A to Column B and write your answer in Column C as shown in the example
below.

Column A Column B Column C

A WWW 1 is a company that A 4
offers its customers
access to the
Internet.

B Web browser 2 is a tool used to find B

information on the
Internet.

C ISP 3 is a collection of one C

or more web pages.

D Multimedia 4 is a shortened name D

for World Wide Web

E Website 5 is a program that E

allows access to the
Internet.

F Search engine 6 is a combination of F

sound, graphics,
video, animation to
present information.

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(National Paper October 2013 Sect A/Ques4)

Question 3
John enjoys playing computer games. He usually downloads his games from the Internet. One
day while using his computer, he discovers that his computer system is producing a lot of strange
messages on its screen. Several data files have disappeared from his computer. In addition, he
could not open a number of his files.
(a) Suggest what may have happened to John’s computer system. [2]

(b) What should John do to remove the cause of the above problem? [2]

(c) Identify two other problems which John may encounter on his computer as a result of the
problem given in part (i). [2]

(d) State what could be done to recover the lost files and data. [2]

(e) Give two measures John can take to avoid having problems in his computer. [2]
(National Paper October 2013 Sect A/Ques7)

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Question 4
(a) What does LAN stand for? Give one function of LAN. [2]

(b) List three advantages of using a LAN. [3]

(c) Give one disadvantage of LAN. [1]

(National Paper October 2014 Sect A/Ques8)

Question 5
A travel agency interacts with its customers through emails.
(a) What is an email? [2]

(b) State two advantages of using email compared with using the normal postal service.
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(c) One of the biggest security problems for the travel agency comes from hackers who may
introduce viruses into the system.
(i) What is a virus? [2]

(ii) Describe any two effects of viruses. [4]

(iii) State two measures that can be used to prevent virus attacks. [4]
(National Paper Specimen June 2012 Sect A/Ques7)

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