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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.
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?
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?
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)?
What is the fundamental idea of the World Wide Web (WWW)?
When was the proposal for the World Wide Web created?
When was the proposal for the World Wide Web created?
When was the second proposal of the web created?
When was the second proposal of the web created?
Who helped to formalize the web as a management proposal?
Who helped to formalize the web as a management proposal?
What did Tim Berners-Lee write in a handwritten note to prevent the server from shutting down?
What did Tim Berners-Lee write in a handwritten note to prevent the server from shutting down?
When did the first web server and browser run at CERN?
When did the first web server and browser run at CERN?
What type of computer did Tim Berners-Lee use to create his code for the web server?
What type of computer did Tim Berners-Lee use to create his code for the web server?
When did the first web page go live?
When did the first web page go live?
What was the first web page's link address?
What was the first web page's link address?
When did the WWW software become available to CERN computers?
When did the WWW software become available to CERN computers?
Who announced the World Wide Web on internet newsgroups, helping the project spread across the world?
Who announced the World Wide Web on internet newsgroups, helping the project spread across the world?
When was the plea deal for developers to join made?
When was the plea deal for developers to join made?
What does NCSA stand for?
What does NCSA stand for?
Which company released WWW versions for PC and Macintosh computer environments?
Which company released WWW versions for PC and Macintosh computer environments?
What is described as a massive interconnection of networks connecting millions of computers globally, allowing any computer to communicate with other connected computers?
What is described as a massive interconnection of networks connecting millions of computers globally, allowing any computer to communicate with other connected computers?
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?
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?
The process of internet connection
The process of internet connection
When did Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider start the idea for a global computer network?
When did Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider start the idea for a global computer network?
What did Leonard Kleinrock, Thomas Merrill, and Lawrence G. Roberts work on?
What did Leonard Kleinrock, Thomas Merrill, and Lawrence G. Roberts work on?
What is the ARPANET?
What is the ARPANET?
What is a standard for all military computer networking?
What is a standard for all military computer networking?
In which year was the PhoneNet system founded?
In which year was the PhoneNet system founded?
Which network is considered the first commercial network?
Which network is considered the first commercial network?
Which system broadened internet access allowing email communication between various nations in the world?
Which system broadened internet access allowing email communication between various nations in the world?
Who developed the Domain Name System?
Who developed the Domain Name System?
What does DNS stand for?
What does DNS stand for?
When was the Domain Name System created?
When was the Domain Name System created?
When was the ARPANET decommissioned?
When was the ARPANET decommissioned?
What does HTML stand for?
What does HTML stand for?
What does URL stand for?
What does URL stand for?
Who is credited with creating HTML and the concept of the URL?
Who is credited with creating HTML and the concept of the URL?
When did Microsoft launch Windows 95?
When did Microsoft launch Windows 95?
When did the rise and burst of the dot-com bubble occur?
When did the rise and burst of the dot-com bubble occur?
In which year did most dot-com companies go out of business?
In which year did most dot-com companies go out of business?
Which search engine emerged as the dominant player in the 2000s, surpassing Yahoo! and MSN Search?
Which search engine emerged as the dominant player in the 2000s, surpassing Yahoo! and MSN Search?
Which decade saw the emergence of Wi-Fi, a wireless Internet communication, as well as mobile internet devices like smartphones?
Which decade saw the emergence of Wi-Fi, a wireless Internet communication, as well as mobile internet devices like smartphones?
What is an application built on the internet called?
What is an application built on the internet called?
What is the infrastructure that connects computer networks?
What is the infrastructure that connects computer networks?
What is a system of information accessible through the Internet?
What is a system of information accessible through the Internet?
Not everything available on the internet requires the web
Not everything available on the internet requires the web
What does SMTP stand for?
What does SMTP stand for?
Which protocol is commonly used as a secure email relay service?
Which protocol is commonly used as a secure email relay service?
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
