Internet

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Internet, the JAMB Computer Studies syllabus expects you to study:

• 3. Internet
• (a) Definition of terms
• (b) Internet Browsers
• (c) Features of Internet Browsers
• (d) Internet Services

Study notes & guidance

Study Internet using a recommended Computer Studies textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Computer Studies, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Internet, you should be able to:

1. Define Internet
2. Define and illustrate use of: - Home page - Browse - Browser - Chatroom - Cybercafe - Http - Html - ISP - Webpage - Website etc.
3. Access the Internet through any of the browsers - Internet Explorer - Opera - Firefox - Cometbird - Ubuntu - Google Chrome - Phoenixetc.
4. Explain features of the Internet Browsers - Title Bar - Menu Bar - Tool Bar - Address Bar - Icons - Search Bar - Uniform Resource Locator (URL)/Hypertext link etc.
5. Describe the use of different types of Internet services: - Electronic Mail (e-mail) - E-mail Discussion Group - Instant Messaging/Chats - Virtual meeting platforms - File Transfer Protocol (FTP) - World Wide Web (WWW) - Search Engines - Chatting etc.

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME Computer Studies syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.