History of Websites: From Memex to Connected Computers
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What was Vanevar Bush's concept 'The Memex' primarily designed for?

  • Data Analysis
  • Information (correct)
  • Retrieval
  • Association
  • What was the main reason behind the creation of the technology of internet through packet switching?

  • Environmental conservation
  • Trade expansion
  • Scientific research
  • Cold war (correct)
  • In a simple network with 4 computers, if Computer A sends a packet to the router, how does the router decide where to send the packet?

  • It delays sending the packet indefinitely
  • It randomly selects a route
  • It chooses the route that brings the packet the fastest (correct)
  • It always sends the packet to the same destination
  • What was the significance of having multiple points (routers) in between any two points in a network?

    <p>To provide multiple alternative routes for data transfer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the first connection between UCLA and IMP established?

    <p>September, 1969</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who created the first browser and other important internet technologies?

    <p>Tim Berners Lee</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does HTTP stand for in the context of the internet?

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

    What was the first good browser, invented by Marc Andreesen?

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

    Why did Netscape Navigator lose its market share in the mid-1990s?

    <p>Microsoft owned the operating systems and gave Internet Explorer directly to users</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Jeff Bezos create in 1994 that is now worth $427 billion?

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

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