History of the Internet

Question 1

Finish the sentence using the drop-down menu.

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LANs are .: Short-ranged networks that increase speed of the network; WANs are .: Networks that cover a large geographic area

Question 2

What was the original reason for the creation of ARPANET?

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scientists and researchers could communicate and share information

Question 3

What US agency originally started ARPANET?

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Department of Advanced Research Projects Agency

Question 4

Which of these improved the ability to send information over the network in the 1970s?

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ethernet

Question 5

One of the biggest changes to the usability of the Internet for people was the ability to use an easy way to remember site addresses. Which of the following was responsible for this?

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ICANN

Question 6

Choose the correct answer from the drop-down menu:

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✔ Cloud computing; lets people access their stored data from a device that can access the Internet.: Cloud computing; are programs that help people work and play online.: Applications

Question 7

Choose the correct answer from the drop-down menu:

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lets people access their stored data from a device that can access the Internet.: Cloud computing; are programs that help people work and play online.: Applications

Question 8

Who first thought of the “galactic network?”

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J. C. R. Licklider

Question 9

Complete the sentence by selecting the correct answer in the drop-down menu.

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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

Question 10

The agency that started ARPANET was looking for technologies that could be used by

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the military.

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