Computing · Year 4
Bell.Study
The internet and the World Wide Web
Understanding that the internet is a network of networks, and the World Wide Web is the pages we view in browsers
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What is the internet? A) A worldwide network of computers connected together B) A type of computer C) A program on your computer D) A web page
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What does WWW stand for? A) World Wide Web B) Wireless Web Wires C) Whole World Wires D) Wide Wonderful Web
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True or false? The internet and the World Wide Web are exactly the same thing. A) True B) False
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Which of these is a web browser? A) Chrome B) Google C) Wi-Fi D) USB
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Complete the sentence. A web address (like www.bell.study) is also called a ___.
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Match each item to what it is. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: Chrome, Google, www.bbc.co.uk, Wi-Fi Right: Web browser, Search engine, URL (web address), Way to connect to the internet
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True or false? Chrome and Google are the same thing. A) True B) False
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Which of these can you do using the internet, even though they are NOT the World Wide Web? A) Sending an email B) Visiting a web page C) Reading a news website D) Watching a YouTube video on a web page
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Which of these is NOT a web browser? A) Google B) Chrome C) Firefox D) Safari
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Match the term to its meaning. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: Internet, World Wide Web, Browser, Search engine Right: The physical network connecting computers, Pages you view in a browser, Program that opens web pages, Tool that helps you find web pages
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Answer key
The internet and the World Wide Web · for parents and teachers
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A worldwide network of computers connected together
The internet is a worldwide network of computers all connected together so they can share information.
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World Wide Web
WWW stands for World Wide Web. It is the collection of web pages you can view in browsers.
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False
False. The internet is the network. The web is one thing the internet is used for (viewing pages).
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Chrome
Chrome is a web browser. Other browsers include Firefox, Safari and Edge.
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URL
A URL is a web address that tells your browser where to find a web page.
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Chrome → Web browser; Google → Search engine; www.bbc.co.uk → URL (web address); Wi-Fi → Way to connect to the internet
These are all different things. Chrome is a browser, Google is a search engine, www.bbc.co.uk is a URL, and Wi-Fi is a way to connect.
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False
False. Chrome is a web browser. Google is a search engine you can use inside Chrome (or other browsers).
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Sending an email
Email uses the internet but is not part of the World Wide Web. The web is just the pages we view in browsers.
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Google
Google is a search engine. Chrome, Firefox and Safari are web browsers.
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Internet → The physical network connecting computers; World Wide Web → Pages you view in a browser; Browser → Program that opens web pages; Search engine → Tool that helps you find web pages
The internet is the network, the web is the pages, a browser opens them, and a search engine helps you find them.