Free quiz · 8 questions · Warm-up to Boss
Computers and the internet quiz
How well do you really know Computers and the internet? These 8 questions start easy and end with a Boss round. There are no multiple choice options: you type what you know, and every answer is checked against the key facts.
60 seconds a question, one 2x boost, and a leaderboard. Playing with friends writes a fresh set of Computers and the internet questions for your group.
The questions
- Warm-up
Your phone’s hunting for Wi-Fi: what can it connect to, and what sort of connection does Wi-Fi use?
Show the answer
- Wi-Fi can connect a phone or computer to a network or the internet.
- It uses a wireless connection.
- It works without a network cable.
- Easy
When you type a website address into a browser, what does it request from the web, and what does it do with the reply?
Show the answer
- The browser contacts the website’s server, often after finding its IP address through DNS
- It requests the page and its needed files
- It displays the returned content as a web page
- Easy
Your laptop loses power mid-task: what memory holds its active work, and what happens to that memory when the power vanishes?
Show the answer
- RAM holds data and programs currently in use
- RAM is temporary or volatile memory
- Its contents are lost when power is removed
- Medium
How does a search engine prepare web pages before a search, and what helps it rank pages for your query?
Show the answer
- Automated crawlers discover and visit web pages
- The search engine stores information about pages in an index
- It ranks results by how relevant pages seem to the query
- Other signals, such as page quality, can also affect ranking
- Medium
An email leaves your outbox and later appears on your phone: which protocol sends it, and name one protocol that retrieves it?
Show the answer
- SMTP sends email
- IMAP retrieves or synchronizes email
- POP3 retrieves or downloads email
- Hard
When a server or network route fails, what backup can a resilient website use at each level, and how does traffic keep flowing?
Show the answer
- Replicated or redundant servers can take over if one server fails.
- Alternate network routes can carry traffic around a failed link.
- Failover or rerouting sends requests to working servers and paths.
- Hard
As the internet ran short of addresses, what limitation did IPv4 hit, and how do IPv6 address size and notation differ?
Show the answer
- IPv4 has a limited address space, with 32-bit addresses
- IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses
- IPv6 addresses are written in hexadecimal groups separated by colons
- Boss
Where do BGP and OSPF each operate, and what guides their route choices?
Show the answer
- BGP exchanges routes between autonomous systems, such as different internet networks.
- BGP route choices are shaped by policies and path attributes, not simply the shortest physical distance.
- OSPF routes traffic within an autonomous system using link costs to find a lowest-cost path.
How scoring works
- Each question has 2 or 3 key facts. Each one earns full, half or no credit, so a wrong answer scores zero.
- Later questions are worth more, fast answers earn a bonus, and great answers in a row build a streak.
- A famous myth or a clear factual error halves the points.
More quizzes
- General knowledge quiz
- India general knowledge quiz
- Indian states and capitals quiz
- US state capitals quiz
- World geography quiz
- Rivers of the world quiz
- Mountains of the world quiz
- The periodic table quiz
- Famous books quiz
- The Nobel Prize quiz
- Currencies of the world quiz
- National symbols of India quiz
Or pick any topic you like and play it with friends.