COULD YOU HANDLE THE EARLY DAYS OF THE INTERNET?

Hello Gen Z, you have it so easy! But what if you had to start off right alongside the internet in India? See how you would fare.

1 So you bought a new computer to surf the web in the 1990s? Wow! Which of these is not a real brand?

A. HP Pavilion B. Pontiac 6700 C. Compaq Presario

2 You’re online! It’s a TCP/IP connection. But your friend still has a shell account. What can she not see?

A. Images B. Websites from restricted countries C. Non-educational material

3 VSNL, the country’s primary service provider, also issues email addresses. Which of this is an actual email handle?

A. @vsnl.bharatsarkar.org B. @vsnl.web C. @bom5.vsnl.net.in

4

Google won’t be founded until 1998. But there’s Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Which of these is not a browser?

A. IBM Web Explorer B. Netscape C. Site Scanner

5 There’s a 3D baby dancing on your screen. What does it mean?

A. It’s a common virus B. It’s the web’s first viral video C. It’s the default screensaver

6

You use your landline to connect to the internet. What happens when you’re online and someone picks up the phone?

A. Your internet connection is cut B. He’ll hear the modem screeching C. He’ll connect to a separate line

7 What do you do with a Winamp skin?

A. You peel it to reveal a password B. You decorate your music player

C. You block porn sites

8

Sure, you’re up on ICQs chatroom lingo, as you make new friends.

ASL is Age/Sex/Location. But what is AFK?

A. Alone for kinkiness B. Away From Keyboard C. Ask **** ing Kindly

9 Oooh, a set of floppy disks to illegally pirate material off the web! What’s the storage capacity on each disk?

A. 4.2gb B. 1024kb C. 1.44mb

10

You’re connected on Geocities, Angelfire, Livejournal, Bolt and Xanga. But they take long to load. What do you do to kill time?

A. Play Minesweeper and FreeCell B. Play Ludo and Snakes n Ladders C. Play Rummy and Bingo