History of the Internet

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Who developed the idea of a universal network at the Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO) of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)?

  • Donald Davies
  • Rand Corporation
  • J.C.R. Licklider (correct)
  • Paul Baran

Which country's researchers were particularly involved in international collaboration for developing the Internet Protocol Suite?

  • Russia
  • United Kingdom (correct)
  • India
  • China

Who proposed a distributed network based on data in message blocks in the early 1960s?

  • J.C.R. Licklider
  • Paul Baran (correct)
  • Donald Davies
  • United States Department of Defense

In which establishment did Donald Davies conceive of packet switching in 1965?

<p>National Physical Laboratory (NPL) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which field was an emerging discipline in the late 1950s that began to consider time-sharing between computer users?

<p>Computer Science (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did Paul Baran work when he proposed a distributed network based on data in message blocks?

<p>RAND Corporation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following individuals with their contributions to the development of computer networks:

<p>J.C.R. Licklider = Developed the idea of a universal network at IPTO Paul Baran = Proposed a distributed network based on data in message blocks Donald Davies = Conceived of packet switching at NPL Tim Berners-Lee = Invented the World Wide Web</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following concepts with their descriptions in the development of the Internet:

<p>Time-sharing = Concept considered between computer users in the late 1950s Packet switching = Concept conceived by Davies in 1965 Universal network = Idea developed by Licklider at IPTO Distributed network = Idea proposed by Baran based on message blocks</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following countries with their role in international collaboration for developing computer networks:

<p>United States = Involved in research and development for Internet Protocol Suite United Kingdom = Conceived of a national commercial data network France = Participated in international collaboration for network development Germany = Pioneered early experiments in computer networking</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following organizations with their involvement in the history of the Internet:

<p>RAND Corporation = Where Paul Baran proposed a distributed network National Physical Laboratory (NPL) = Where Donald Davies conceived of packet switching ARPA = Department of Defense agency where universal network idea was developed IPTO = Office within the Department of Defense involved in network research</p> Signup and view all the answers

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