History of the Internet
In what year was the Internet created?
1969 during the Cold War
What year was the start of email?
1973
In what year was the WWW created?
1991
What does HTML stand for?
Hypertext Markup Language
What is the definition of the Internet?
A worldwide network of computers
What is the definition of the World Wide Web?
A worldwide network of web pages connected by hyperlinks on the Internet
What does Arpanet stand for?
Advanced Project Research Agency Network
What is the name of the first group of networked computers.
Arpanet
What type of program allows us to view HTML pages on the WWW?
Browser
What allows for organization and classification of the world's online sites?
Domain name, i.e., .com, .org, .edu, etc.
When was Internet Protocol or IP introduced?
Early 1970's
In the early 1970's, how was the Internet mostly used?
Email.
What was the name of the first browser created in 1993?
Mosaic
Are the Internet and the World Wide Web the same?
No, they are not the same!
Who wrote the first email program?
Ray Tomlinson
Who maintains the Internet?
The major Internet service providers maintain the Internet
Who created the WWW?
Tim Berners-Lee
Who were the creators of Internet Protocol or IP - the method or protocol by which data is sent from one computer to another on the Internet?
Vint Cerf and Robert Kahn
What does WWW stand for?
World Wide Web
The Internet was created for what purpose?
as a communications and research network to be used for the U.S. Military