The Power of The Web and The Internet
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It is a network of web pages that are found using a link address. It is called the "____" based on its interconnected nature, designed to easily get various resources.

  • internet
  • web (correct)
  • intranet
  • database

    • Who is the British scientist credited with inventing the World Wide Web?

  • Tim Berners-Lee (correct)
  • James Clerk Maxwell
  • Isaac Newton
  • Charles Babbage

    • Where did Tim Berners-Lee work when he created the World Wide Web?

  • MIT
  • CERN (correct)
  • NASA
  • Harvard University

    • What is the fundamental idea of the World Wide Web (WWW)?

    <p>To combine technologies and to provide a simple global information system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the proposal for the World Wide Web created?

    <p>March 1989</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the second proposal of the web created?

    <p>May 1990</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who helped to formalize the web as a management proposal?

    <p>Robert Cailliau</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Tim Berners-Lee write in a handwritten note to prevent the server from shutting down?

    <p>DO NOT POWER IT DOWN!!</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did the first web server and browser run at CERN?

    <p>1990</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of computer did Tim Berners-Lee use to create his code for the web server?

    <p>NeXT Computer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did the first web page go live?

    <p>August 6, 1991</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the first web page's link address?

    <p><a href="http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html">http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html</a></p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did the WWW software become available to CERN computers?

    <p>March 1991</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who announced the World Wide Web on internet newsgroups, helping the project spread across the world?

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

    When was the plea deal for developers to join made?

    <p>1993</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does NCSA stand for?

    <p>National Center for Supercomputing Applications</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which company released WWW versions for PC and Macintosh computer environments?

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

    What is described as a massive interconnection of networks connecting millions of computers globally, allowing any computer to communicate with other connected computers?

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

    Which network is described as a network of physical cables including copper telephone wires, TV cables, and fiber optic cables, with wireless connections such as Wi-Fi and 3G/4G relying on these cables to access it?

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

    The process of internet connection

    <p>2 = sends a request from wires, to servers 3 = server recovers the website 1 = entering a website 4 = sends the retrieved data back to the computer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider start the idea for a global computer network?

    <p>1962</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Leonard Kleinrock, Thomas Merrill, and Lawrence G. Roberts work on?

    <p>Packet switching theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ARPANET?

    <p>Advanced Research Projects Agency Network</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a standard for all military computer networking?

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

    In which year was the PhoneNet system founded?

    <p>1982</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which network is considered the first commercial network?

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

    Which system broadened internet access allowing email communication between various nations in the world?

    <p>PhoneNet system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who developed the Domain Name System?

    <p>Paul Mockapetris, Jon Postel, and Craig Partridge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does DNS stand for?

    <p>Domain Name System</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the Domain Name System created?

    <p>1984</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the ARPANET decommissioned?

    <p>1990</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does HTML stand for?

    <p>Hypertext Markup Language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does URL stand for?

    <p>Uniform Resource Locator</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with creating HTML and the concept of the URL?

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

    When did Microsoft launch Windows 95?

    <p>1995</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did the rise and burst of the dot-com bubble occur?

    <p>The 2000s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year did most dot-com companies go out of business?

    <p>2001</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which search engine emerged as the dominant player in the 2000s, surpassing Yahoo! and MSN Search?

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

    Which decade saw the emergence of Wi-Fi, a wireless Internet communication, as well as mobile internet devices like smartphones?

    <p>The 2000s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an application built on the internet called?

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

    What is the infrastructure that connects computer networks?

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

    What is a system of information accessible through the Internet?

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

    Not everything available on the internet requires the web

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

    What does SMTP stand for?

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

    Which protocol is commonly used as a secure email relay service?

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

    Study Notes

    The World Wide Web

    • The World Wide Web is a network of interconnected web pages accessed via link addresses.
    • Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web.
    • He worked at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) when he created it.
    • The fundamental idea is a system of interconnected documents easily accessed via the internet.
    • The initial proposal for the World Wide Web was created in 1989.
    • A second, more formalized proposal was created later.
    • Others helped formalize the web as a management proposal.
    • Berners-Lee wrote a handwritten note to prevent the server from shutting down.
    • The first web server and browser ran at CERN in 1991.
    • He used a NeXT computer to create the code.
    • The first web page went live on August 6, 1991.
    • Its address was http://info.cern.ch/.
    • The WWW software became available to CERN computers in 1991.
    • The project spread globally after being announced on internet newsgroups.
    • A plea deal for developers to join the project was made at some point.
    • NCSA stands for National Center for Supercomputing Applications.
    • NCSA released WWW versions for PC and Macintosh computers.

    The Internet

    • The internet is a massive interconnection of networks connecting millions of computers globally.
    • It's a network of physical cables (copper, fiber optic, etc.) and wireless connections (Wi-Fi, 3G/4G).
    • Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider initiated the idea for a global computer network in the early 1960's.
    • Leonard Kleinrock, Thomas Merrill, and Lawrence G. Roberts worked on early packet switching networks.
    • ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) was an early packet switching network.
    • It's considered a standard for military computer networking.
    • PhoneNet system was founded in 1972.
    • It is considered the first commercial network
    • Email communication between various nations expanded via a system.
    • Paul Mockapetris and Jon Postel developed the Domain Name System (DNS).
    • DNS stands for Domain Name System.
    • The DNS was created in 1983.
    • ARPANET was decommissioned in 1990.

    Web Technologies and History

    • HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.
    • URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator.
    • Tim Berners-Lee is credited with creating HTML and the concept of URLs.
    • Microsoft launched Windows 95 in 1995.
    • The dot-com bubble rose and burst between 1995 and 2000.
    • Most dot-com companies went out of business around 2000-2001.
    • Google emerged as the dominant search engine in the 2000s.
    • The 2000s saw the rise of Wi-Fi and mobile internet devices (smartphones).

    Internet Concepts

    • An application built on the internet is called a web application.
    • The infrastructure connecting computer networks is the internet infrastructure.
    • A system of information accessible through the internet is the World Wide Web.
    • Not all internet services require the World Wide Web.
    • SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
    • TLS/SSL are commonly used for secure email relay services.

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    The terms “Web” and “Internet” may seem identical, either by definition or purpose. Technically, they describe different concepts, but a better comprehension of these ideas and their history leads to new realizations of their functionalities

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