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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.