History of the World Wide Web
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Who is credited with connecting the hypertext idea to the World Wide Web?

  • Larry Page
  • Tim Berners-Lee (correct)
  • Sergey Brin
  • Jerry Yang
  • Which organization did Tim Berners-Lee found in 1994?

  • World Wide Web Foundation (correct)
  • Google
  • Yahoo
  • United States National Academy of Sciences
  • Who were the individuals behind BackRub, which later became Google?

  • Larry Page and Sergey Brin (correct)
  • Jerry Yang and David Filo
  • Tim Berners-Lee
  • Bill Gates and Paul Allen
  • Which browser made its appearance in 1994 after Mosaic?

    <p>Netscape</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Internet history, what technology came to the forefront in the late 1990s and 2000s?

    <p>Instant Messaging</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of applications were noted as more prominent on the Internet by 2007?

    <p>Voice and Video over IP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the application layer protocol used by Browsers and Web servers?

    <p>HTTP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of the Internet, what is the purpose of MIME structure?

    <p>To control the formats of Web control messages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) represent in the context of the Internet?

    <p>The virtual space on a Web server</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many GET requests are typically required to load the front page of a website like www.google.ca?

    <p>1</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which historical aspect is associated with the World Wide Web?

    <p>History of the World Wide Web</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of server does Concordia.ca use in its client-server architecture?

    <p>Web server</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the ASCII request line in an HTTP request message?

    <p>To indicate the type of commands (GET, POST, HEAD) being used</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In an HTTP request message, what does 'Connection: close' indicate?

    <p>Requesting to close the current connection after the request is processed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What signifies the end of an HTTP request message?

    <p>Extra carriage return</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which component in a Web server typically stores information about various files and directories available?

    <p>index.html</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'HTTP' stand for in 'HTTP/1.1'?

    <p>Hypertext Transfer Protocol</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which element in an HTTP request message identifies the specific domain where the resource is located?

    <p>Host</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which protocol is typically used for secure web browsing?

    <p>TLS/SSL</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which protocol is used for retrieving email from a mail server?

    <p>IMAP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which protocol is used for transferring files between a client and a server?

    <p>FTP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which routing protocol runs over the Internet Layer and helps in routing decisions?

    <p>BGP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which protocol is associated with real-time communication such as voice calls over the internet?

    <p>SIP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which protocol is used for error reporting and diagnostic functions in IP networks?

    <p>ICMP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which element is used to display text exactly as it is entered without any formatting changes?

    <p>Preformatted</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In HTML, which tag is used for subscript text?

    <p>&lt;sub&gt;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What element is commonly used to represent important text with bold formatting in most browsers?

    <p>Strong</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which tag is used in HTML for inserting text that will appear with a smaller font size?

    <p>&lt;small&gt;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a document type declaration typically used for in HTML?

    <p>Declare the DOCTYPE version of the HTML</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In HTML, which element is used to define a line break without inserting a blank line?

    <p>&lt;br&gt;</p> Signup and view all the answers

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