Internet

What does a Network enable computers to do?

• Communicate with other computers

• Solve complicated mathematical problems

• Take commands from users

• Run games and word processing programs

What was the name of the first network before the Internet existed?

• WiFi

• Internetwork

• ARPANET

• FIRSTNET

What kind of information was shared on the ARPANET?

• New computers being invented

• Military information for National Defense

• California politics

• Developing computer games

Which term best describes the Internet?

• Small

• Vast

• Slow

• Tiny

What's the difference between a client and a server?

• A server is connected to the Internet. A client is not.

• A server is a large computer, a client is a small computer.

• A server is a computer, a client is a human user.

• A server provides services, a client uses them.

What would happen if the Classroom server went out of service?

• Your computer would stop working

• You would have no Internet access

• You wouldn't be able to find this quiz

• Your Internet service provides would go out of business

An IP address is most similar to which of the following?

• A home address

• A mail carrier

• An electrical generator

• A television network

Your ISP allows you to...

• Run your own website

• Access the Internet

• Rout information to the right place

• Turn your computer on

Which of the following is a true statement?

• Every computer on it is either a client or a server.

• It takes 2o minutes for your DNS to contact its ISP.

• The earliest version of the Internet was developed during the 1940's.

• The Internet is the second-largest network of computers on the planet.

When was the first Internet message sent?

• 1969

• 1987

• 1945

• 1995