Internet History

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Who invented the World Wide Web?

Sir Tim Berners-Lee

What is the world wide web?

A common application that runs on the internet and uses hypertext transfer protocol (http) to navigate across different websites.

What is an ISP?

A company that provides internet access to users or subscribers of its service.

What is the internet?

A group of computers and servers that are connected to each other.

What is the IETF?

A group of mostly volunteer citizens that proposes and develops all of the standards and protocols that exist on the Internet.

What was the first internet-based email?

AOL

What is the world's largest online store?

Amazon

What was the first search engine ever created?

Archie

Which country has the most internet users?

China

What was the first website?

Created by the NeXT computer and provided information on the web.

What is an ethernet cable?

It connects devices on local area networks such as PC's and routers so that the internet can be accessed.

What is Project Gutenberg?

It is the first and largest single collection of free electronic books available on the internet.

What is a cable internet connection?

It uses a modem and a coaxial cable (similar to how you connect your TV) to connect to the internet.

What is a DSL internet connection?

It uses your telephone line to connect to the internet.

What was ARPANET?

It was an early packet-switching network and the first network to implement the protocol suite TCP/IP. Both technologies became the technical foundation of the Internet.

Who developed email?

Ray Tomlinson

Who invented the internet?

Robert Khan & Vint Cerf

What was the the first ebook reader?

Rocket and SoftBook

What was the first social media website?

Six Degrees

What company was the first ISP?

The World


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