History of the Internet Answers

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DARPA was created to:

A
find a way to compute faster.
B
investigate technologies for the military in the US.
C
find a way to communicate online.
D
increase power in the telephone industry.
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The first idea for a communications network was called:

A
the galactic network.
B
the Internet.
C
the network.
D
the web.
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The first network was called:entify the Networks

A
the Internet
B
ARPANET
C
the network
D
networkingId
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Finish the sentence using the drop-down menu.

Answers:
LANs are .:Short-ranged networks that increase speed of the network
WANs are .:Networks that cover a large geographic area
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Mobile technologies access the network and are recent inventions. What are mobile technologies? (select all that apply)

A
smartphones
B
laptops
C
tablets
D
netbooks
E
desktop computers
F
typewriters
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What US agency originally started ARPANET?

A
Department of Agriculture
B
Department of Housing
C
Department of Advanced Research Projects Agency
D
Department of Transportation
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Check all of the improvements and inventions of the 1970s.

A
e-mail
B
ARPANET
C
hardware improvements
D
improved data transmissions
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Complete the sentence by selecting the correct answer in the drop-down menu.

Answers:
The TCP/IP protocol was invented by:Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf
The person responsible for the creation of the group known as ICANN is:Vinton Cerf
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Action computing✔ Cloud computingAccess computingElectricity

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Action computing
B
✔ Cloud computing
C
Access computing
D
Electricity
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Who first thought of the “galactic network?”

A
Sergey Brin
B
Tim Berners-Lee
C
J. C. R. Licklider
D
DARPA
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Complete the sentence by selecting the correct answer in the drop-down menu.

Answers:
The TCP/IP protocol was invented by:Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf
The person responsible for the creation of the group known as ICANN is:Vinton Cerf
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Local Area Networks (LANs) _________.

A
only cover a short block
B
increase networking speed
C
take too long
D
are not used anymore
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What was the original reason for the creation of ARPANET?

A
scientists and researchers could communicate and share information
B
universities were able to communicate with their students
C
students and teachers were able to communicate with researchers
D
scientists wanted their own satellite
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Cloud computing allows:

A
people to see information in cloud format.
B
people to access information and applications from a web browser.
C
computers to have cloud circuits.
D
information and applications to be on the computer that people use.
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Action computingAccess networksSmall computing✔ Applications

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Action computing
B
Access networks
C
Small computing
D
✔ Applications
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Who came up with the idea for hypertex?

A
Sergey Brin
B
Tim Berners-Lee
C
J. C. R. Licklider
D
DARPA
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✔ Vinton CerfLeonard KleinrockLarry PageRobert Kahn

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✔ Vinton Cerf
B
Leonard Kleinrock
C
Larry Page
D
Robert Kahn

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