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?

Netscape Signup and view all the answers

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

Instant Messaging Signup and view all the answers

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

Voice and Video over IP Signup and view all the answers

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

HTTP Signup and view all the answers

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

To control the formats of Web control messages Signup and view all the answers

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

The virtual space on a Web server 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?

1 Signup and view all the answers

Which historical aspect is associated with the World Wide Web?

History of the World Wide Web Signup and view all the answers

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

Web server Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

Requesting to close the current connection after the request is processed Signup and view all the answers

What signifies the end of an HTTP request message?

Extra carriage return Signup and view all the answers

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

index.html Signup and view all the answers

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

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Signup and view all the answers

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

Host Signup and view all the answers

Which protocol is typically used for secure web browsing?

TLS/SSL Signup and view all the answers

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

IMAP Signup and view all the answers

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

FTP Signup and view all the answers

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

BGP Signup and view all the answers

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

SIP Signup and view all the answers

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

ICMP Signup and view all the answers

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

Preformatted Signup and view all the answers

In HTML, which tag is used for subscript text?

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

Strong Signup and view all the answers

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

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

Declare the DOCTYPE version of the HTML Signup and view all the answers

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

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

Which organization did Tim Berners-Lee found in 1994?

Who were the individuals behind BackRub, which later became Google?

Which browser made its appearance in 1994 after Mosaic?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which historical aspect is associated with the World Wide Web?

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

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

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

What signifies the end of an HTTP request message?

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

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

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

Which protocol is typically used for secure web browsing?

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

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

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

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

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

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

In HTML, which tag is used for subscript text?

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

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

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

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

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