Computer Networking Quiz

What was the ARPANET?

• A type of early computer

• The first network that allowed government and research labs to share information

• A government rule or protocol developed in 1973

• The name of the first computer virus

In which decade could computers not talk to each other?

• 1950s & 1960s

• 1970s

• 1980s

• 1990s

What was developed in 1973 that influenced the way networks communicate?

• The first computer

• The ARPANET

• Government rules or protocols that allowed multiple networks to communicate

• The Internet

What is the biggest network of computers known as today?

• The World Wide Web

• The ARPANET

• The Ethernet

• The Internet

What is the Internet?

• A single network that connects computers globally.

• A vast global network comprised of many smaller interconnected networks.

• A local network that connects computers within a limited area.

• A wireless communication system for mobile phones.

What is the World Wide Web?

• A single large document on the Internet

• A system of interlinked documents available on the Internet

• A collection of music files only

• A video streaming service

Which of the following is NOT a component of the World Wide Web?

• Web pages

• Digital images

• Music files

• Printed books

Who started the World Wide Web?

• An American entrepreneur

• A British engineer and computer scientist sir tim berners lee

• A German physicist

• A French software developer

Where was the World Wide Web started?

• At a university in the United States

• At a technology company in the United Kingdom

• At the CERN physics laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland

• At a research institute in Berlin, Germany

What was the main purpose behind the creation of the World Wide Web?

• To develop a new programming language

• To create a global social network

• To find a way that people using different computers could share information

• To improve the speed of internet connections