History of the Internet Quiz

What sparked the development of the internet in 1957?

The 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].

[blank_start]Paul Baran[blank_end] created [blank_start]packet switching[blank_end] in 1962.

The ARPA Net was a physical network created in 1969. It connected four universities at 50 kilobits per second.

[blank_start]Ray Tomlinson[blank_end] created the first email program in 1972.

Who developed TCP/IP in 1973?

[blank_start]Robert MetCalfe[blank_end] developed the Ethernet Cable.

The [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.

The speed of the internet in 1973 was 1 MB per second using radio and satellite connections. There were 111 hosts.

Which organization built T1 lines for science use in 1988?

The speed of the T1 lines was at 1.5 MB per second. There were 56,000 hosts at 1988.

In [blank_start]1988[blank_end], the ease of use and speed encouraged more businesses and universities to use the internet.

[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.

In 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.

In [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.

Which university created a GUI for the Worldwide Web in 1993?

There are 2,056,000 hosts in 1993.

What was the significance of Pizza Hut in the development of the internet? Pizza Hut offers ordering online in [blank_start]1994.[blank_end]

In 1994, the first cyberbank was opened and home computers were prevalent.