The Internet

What was the original purpose of the internet when it was first created?

• For online shopping

• For social media

• For scientists and the military to share information

• For streaming videos

What was the name of the project that led to the creation of the internet?

• World Wide Web

• ARPANET

• Google

• DNS

Which two schools were involved in the first ever message sent over the internet?

• Harvard and MIT

• UCLA and Stanford

• Oxford and Cambridge

• Yale and Princeton

What was the first message intended to be sent over the internet?

• HELLO

• LOGIN

• CONNECT

• START

What protocol was created to make communication between computers easier?

• HTTP

• FTP

• TCP/IP

• SMTP

What problem did the internet face during the 1980s?

• Slow connection speeds

• Lack of IP address knowledge

• High costs

• Limited access to computers

Who is credited with creating the World Wide Web?

• Bill Gates

• Steve Jobs

• Tim Berners-Lee

• Mark Zuckerberg

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In what year was the first web browser created?

• 1989

• 1991

• 1995

• 2000

Where did Tim Berners-Lee work when he developed the World Wide Web?

• NASA

• CERN

• Google

• Microsoft

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What system was created to replace long numbers with easier names on the internet?

• HTTP

• DNS

• HTML

• URL