The Invention of the Internet

Who is often mistakenly credited with inventing the internet?

• Tim Berners-Lee

• Al Gore

• A British geek in a Swiss lab

• French scientists

What is packet switching?

• A protocol for email communication

• Breaking data into small packets

• A method to connect computers directly

• A type of mainframe computer

Which protocol forms the basic communication language of the internet?

• TCP/IP

• HTTP

• URL

• HTML

When did networks really begin communicating with each other?

• 1995

• 1980

• 1975

• 1960

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

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CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

Who invented the World Wide Web?

• National Physical Laboratory

• French scientists

• Al Gore

• Tim Berners-Lee

What was the first ever website created?

• Google

• Amazon

• Yahoo

• A site at CERN in France

When did the internet become workable for the masses?

• 1990

• 1980

• 2000

• 1995