Internet Quiz

What is paragraph 1 mostly about?

• The history of the Internet and its creation

• The global usage and growing importance of the Internet

• How the Internet affects cultural traditions globally

• The negative impacts of the Internet on communication

What is the most likely reason the author includes paragraph 2 in the selection?

• To highlight the role of emails in Internet usage growth

• To compare computer networks to telecommunications

• To explain how the Internet impacts global trade networks

• To describe what a computer network system does

How are paragraphs 1 through 3 organized? Select TWO correct answers.

• By comparing different opinions on Internet usage

• By discussing the Internet’s impact on global economics

• By presenting the Internet’s benefits to modern society

• By explaining how computer networks are used in education

• By describing the Internet’s role, structure, and creation

Before packet switching technology, the only way to build a network was to use ________.

What is the controlling idea of paragraph 4?

• Circuit switching provided a simpler data-sharing method

• The ARPANET was used exclusively for military projects

• Computers can share information using circuit channels

• Packet switching changed data sharing between computers

What is the most likely reason the author includes paragraphs 5 through 6 in the selection?

• To describe how ARPANET was used in modern networks

• To explain the limitations of circuit switching networks

• To highlight the cultural impact of circuit switching

The author develops the thesis about ARPANET mainly by ___________________________.

• Explaining how ARPANET connected military institutions
• Comparing circuit switching with packet switching technology
• Discussing Bob Taylor’s role in digital entertainment
• Highlighting packet switching’s impact on social media

How does the information in paragraph 7 contribute to the controlling idea that ARPANET was revolutionary? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

What is the most likely reason the author includes paragraph 9 in the selection?

• To explain how the Internet connects personal devices.

• To describe the applications used for sending emails.

• To highlight the inventor and function of the Web.

• To show how computers exchange text messages.

Which sentence from paragraph 10 best expresses the controlling idea that web pages create a connected system of information?

• "Web pages have unique names; embedded hyperlinks allow users to jump from one uniquely named web page to another."

• "HTML also allows the computer to ‘read’ images, video, audio, and software components."

• "These are primarily text documents, but they are not written in a language people speak."

• "Instead, they’re written and formatted in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)."