History of the Internet

By 1997 (July) how many computers were connected

19.7 million

What year was HTML developed

1990

When did the Web become the dominant service on the internet.-

1995, was accessible with release of Cello (first internet browser)

How many were connected to the internet in 1993

2 million

How many were connected to the internet in 1981

200 computers were connected to the internet

What was The Origins of the internet

ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) 3 computer terminals across the US (MIT, Berkeley, Santa Monica)

What was CSNET

Computer Science Network

What was BITNET

Connected 1,400 institutions in 49 countries

What was Usenet?

Developed by three graduate students to transfer message files between Unix computers

1971 First Email is Sent was it intentional T/F

FALSE, Unplanned addition to the network (first email sent was a violation of arpanet rules

What was the progression on social networking sites (3 of them)

Friendster MySpace Facebook (initially Harvard students only)-Later expanded to Boston area college students and students at fellow Ivy League Unis

Why was CSNET important

Marked the beginning of civilian use of the internet Could connect via phone lines (cheaper and more widespread).

What is hypertext?

Phrases and words could be linked to additional information.

What was the first discussion group

Science fiction group

Why was the Science Fiction discussion group shut down?

Taking too much bandwidth.

Who invented hypertext?

Ted Nelson

Who invented the World Wide Web

Tim Berners-Lee

What were the intentions of ARPANET

Wanted to gain power of all three computers to facilitate communication and scientific research.

First network that allowed users to build a personal network of their friends by entering the email addresses of people they knew was?

sixdegrees.com

What was the primary goal of the inventors

to share knowledge and connect people

How much bandwidth was being used for email in 1973

⅔ of all bandwidth