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History of the Internet Quiz
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1What sparked the development of the internet in 1957?
- AWorld War II
- BSputnik
- CThe building of the Berlin Wall
- DThe Cuban Missle Crisis
2The United States was concerned that the USSR would [blank_start]launch missiles into space[blank_end], so they created [blank_start]ARPA[blank_end] to coordinate [blank_start]science and research data[blank_end].
- Alaunch missiles into space
- BARPA
- Cscience and research data
3[blank_start]Paul Baran[blank_end] created [blank_start]packet switching[blank_end] in 1962.
- APaul Baran
- Bpacket switching
4The ARPA Net was a physical network created in 1969. It connected four universities at 50 kilobits per second.
- ATrue
- BFalse
5[blank_start]Ray Tomlinson[blank_end] created the first email program in 1972.
- ARay Tomlinson
6Who developed TCP/IP in 1973?
- ATim Berners-Lee
- BBob Kahn
- CVint Cerf
- DPaul Baran
7[blank_start]Robert MetCalfe[blank_end] developed the Ethernet Cable.
- ARobert MetCalfe
8The [blank_start]University of Wisconsin[blank_end] created the [blank_start]Domain Name System[blank_end] in [blank_start]1983[blank_end] which allowed English terms to be converted into IP Addresses.
- AUniversity of Wisconsin
- BDomain Name System
- C1983
9The speed of the internet in 1973 was 1 MB per second using radio and satellite connections. There were 111 hosts.
- ATrue
- BFalse
10Which organization built T1 lines for science use in 1988?
- AIETF
- BSMTP
- CNSF
- DNASA
11The speed of the T1 lines was at 1.5 MB per second. There were 56,000 hosts at 1988.
- ATrue
- BFalse
12In [blank_start]1988[blank_end], the ease of use and speed encouraged more businesses and universities to use the internet.
- A1988
13[blank_start]Tim Berners-Lee[blank_end] created [blank_start]HTML[blank_end] and [blank_start]HTTP[blank_end] in 1991. HTML is used for making webpages and HTTP is a protocol for transferring HTML.
- ATim Berners-Lee
- BHTML
- CHTTP
14In 1991, T3 lines are partially deployed at 45 MB per second using satellite connections. There are 617,000 hosts at the end of 1991. These connections are still transmitted by satellite.
- ATrue
- BFalse
15In [blank_start]1992[blank_end], the backbones of the [blank_start]T3[blank_end] lines were fully deployed. There were 1,360,000 hosts at this time.
- A1992
- BT3
16Which university created a GUI for the Worldwide Web in 1993?
- AUniversity of Texas
- BUniversity of Minnesota
- CUniversity of Virginia
- DUniversity of Illinois
17There are 2,056,000 hosts in 1993.
- ATrue
- BFalse
18What was the significance of Pizza Hut in the development of the internet?
Pizza Hut offers ordering online in [blank_start]1994.[blank_end]- A1994.
19In 1994, the first cyberbank was opened and home computers were prevalent.
- ATrue
- BFalse
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- 9th grade AP Computer Science Principles (Networking) Quiz on History of the Internet Quiz, created by Kevin D on 05/12/2016.
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