What is the Internet?

What was the ARPANET?

• A Defense Department research project

• A computer game

• A social media platform

• A type of internet service provider

Who began working on the design of what we now call the internet?

• Mark Zuckerberg

• Bob Kahn and the person speaking

• Paul Baran

• Steve Jobs and Bill Gates

What was Paul Baran trying to achieve?

• Design the first smartphone

• Create the first social network

• Build a communication system that could survive a nuclear attack

• Invent the first computer

How is the internet similar to everyday objects mentioned in the text?

• It's something we use without thinking about its invention

• It was invented by a single person

• It requires electricity to work

• It can only be used by professionals

Who is in charge of the internet?

• Elves

• Bill Gates

• Nobody and everybody

• The government

What is the internet compared to in the text?

• A cloud

• Plumbing

• A library

• A satellite

What motivates the sharing of information on the internet according to the text?

• The idea that what you know might be useful to somebody else

• Financial incentives

• Social media popularity

• Government regulations

What is the utility of the internet as described in the text?

• To make phone calls to any telephone in the world

• To ensure end-to-end connectivity of every part of the network

• To control the distribution of Wi-Fi

• To play online games