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What language did Tim Berners-Lee base HTML on?
What language did Tim Berners-Lee base HTML on?
Which organization did Tim Berners-Lee found in October 1994?
Which organization did Tim Berners-Lee found in October 1994?
What was one of the primary goals of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)?
What was one of the primary goals of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)?
What did Tim Berners-Lee term his new hypertext information system?
What did Tim Berners-Lee term his new hypertext information system?
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What technologies does the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) focus on making universally accessible?
What technologies does the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) focus on making universally accessible?
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What was one of ARPA's primary goals for the network?
What was one of ARPA's primary goals for the network?
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What does packet switching refer to in the context of digital data transmission?
What does packet switching refer to in the context of digital data transmission?
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Why did using packet switching reduce transmission costs according to the text?
Why did using packet switching reduce transmission costs according to the text?
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What was the purpose of address information in packets of data?
What was the purpose of address information in packets of data?
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Why was the network designed to operate without centralized control according to the text?
Why was the network designed to operate without centralized control according to the text?
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What are W3C recommendations?
What are W3C recommendations?
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Which phase does a document primarily pass through before becoming a W3C recommendation?
Which phase does a document primarily pass through before becoming a W3C recommendation?
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What is the role of MDN Web Docs?
What is the role of MDN Web Docs?
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Who are the hosts of the W3C organization?
Who are the hosts of the W3C organization?
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What does a Candidate Recommendation signify?
What does a Candidate Recommendation signify?
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What is the purpose of the Alliance for affordable Internet?
What is the purpose of the Alliance for affordable Internet?
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Who proposed the first hypertext system for CERN in 1987?
Who proposed the first hypertext system for CERN in 1987?
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In which year did Robert Cailiau help transfer Web development from CERN to the global Web consortium?
In which year did Robert Cailiau help transfer Web development from CERN to the global Web consortium?
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What type of connection uses telephone lines to connect to the internet but cannot be used for voice communication simultaneously?
What type of connection uses telephone lines to connect to the internet but cannot be used for voice communication simultaneously?
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What is one disadvantage of the dial-up connection compared to other connection types?
What is one disadvantage of the dial-up connection compared to other connection types?
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Which connection type uses cable lines that were originally intended for television signals?
Which connection type uses cable lines that were originally intended for television signals?
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Who collaborated with Robert Cailiau on the World Wide Web prior to its naming?
Who collaborated with Robert Cailiau on the World Wide Web prior to its naming?
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Which web browser was initially released as a graphical web browser by Apple Inc.?
Which web browser was initially released as a graphical web browser by Apple Inc.?
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Which web browser provides four channels: Stable, Beta, Dev, and Canary?
Which web browser provides four channels: Stable, Beta, Dev, and Canary?
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Which web browser released a gaming-oriented version called Opera GX in 2019?
Which web browser released a gaming-oriented version called Opera GX in 2019?
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Which web browser is based on Mozilla's Firefox codebase and supports multiple operating systems?
Which web browser is based on Mozilla's Firefox codebase and supports multiple operating systems?
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Which company founded under the name Mosaic Communications Corporation aimed to capitalize on the World Wide Web?
Which company founded under the name Mosaic Communications Corporation aimed to capitalize on the World Wide Web?
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Which web browser uses the Gecko rendering engine to display web pages?
Which web browser uses the Gecko rendering engine to display web pages?
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