1) ADSL is more commonly known as __________ a) longband b) broadband c) wideband 2) Broadband internet connection is much faster than _________ a) dial-in b) dial-through c) dial-up 3) Before you can connect to the internet for the first time, you have to __________ an account with an ISP. a) set b) set up c) set in 4) Each time you want to connect to your ISP's system, you have to enter a log-in name and a ________ a) security word b) safe word c) password 5) You can set your computer to __________ your log-in details, so you don't have to type them in each time. a) store b) remember c) recall 6) With a broadband connection, you usually have to pay a _________. a) fixed monthly price b) fixed monthly fee c) fixed monthly cost 7) With dial-up, you can usually choose a ________ tariff. a) pay-as-you-go b) pay-what-you-want c) pay-if-you-like 8) Some broadband contracts limit the amount of _________ you can have each month. a) pages b) traffic c) use 9) Looking at web pages can be called "navigating the Web" but is more commonly called ________. a) surfing the net b) skiing the net c) swimming the net 10) You can often find the answer to a question by ________ on the internet. a) looking at it b) looking for it c) looking it up 11) When your computer is not connected to the internet, it is ________ a) out of line b) offline c) off the line 12) Internet banking is also called ________. a) online banking b) on the line banking c) inline banking 13) An unexpected disconnection from the internet is called a __________. a) lost connection b) missed connection c) dropped connection 14) A file which is copied from the internet onto your computer is called ________. a) an upload b) a download c) a load 15) Downloading files from the internet can ________ your computer with a virus. a) infect b) contaminate c) dirty

The internet: the basics

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