28 Questions
What language did Tim Berners-Lee base HTML on?
Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML)
Which organization did Tim Berners-Lee found in October 1994?
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
What was one of the primary goals of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)?
Creating interoperable technologies for the web
What did Tim Berners-Lee term his new hypertext information system?
World Wide Web
What technologies does the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) focus on making universally accessible?
Technologies accessible regardless of disabilities, language, and culture
What was one of ARPA's primary goals for the network?
To allow multiple users to send and receive information simultaneously
What does packet switching refer to in the context of digital data transmission?
Breaking digital data into small packages called packets
Why did using packet switching reduce transmission costs according to the text?
It made it possible to share communication paths among multiple users
What was the purpose of address information in packets of data?
To route the packets of data to their destination
Why was the network designed to operate without centralized control according to the text?
To enable routing packets even if parts of the network failed
What are W3C recommendations?
Documents that specify the role, syntax, and rules of a technology
Which phase does a document primarily pass through before becoming a W3C recommendation?
Candidate Recommendation
What is the role of MDN Web Docs?
Providing an evolving learning platform for web technologies
Who are the hosts of the W3C organization?
MIT, INRIA, Keio University
What does a Candidate Recommendation signify?
A mature candidate tested for a period of time
What is the purpose of the Alliance for affordable Internet?
To provide affordable internet access
Who proposed the first hypertext system for CERN in 1987?
Robert Cailiau
In which year did Robert Cailiau help transfer Web development from CERN to the global Web consortium?
1995
What type of connection uses telephone lines to connect to the internet but cannot be used for voice communication simultaneously?
Dial-up Connection
What is one disadvantage of the dial-up connection compared to other connection types?
Slow data transmission
Which connection type uses cable lines that were originally intended for television signals?
Cable Internet
Who collaborated with Robert Cailiau on the World Wide Web prior to its naming?
Tim Berners-Lee
Which web browser was initially released as a graphical web browser by Apple Inc.?
Safari
Which web browser provides four channels: Stable, Beta, Dev, and Canary?
Google Chrome
Which web browser released a gaming-oriented version called Opera GX in 2019?
Opera
Which web browser is based on Mozilla's Firefox codebase and supports multiple operating systems?
Flock
Which company founded under the name Mosaic Communications Corporation aimed to capitalize on the World Wide Web?
Netscape
Which web browser uses the Gecko rendering engine to display web pages?
Firefox
Test your knowledge on the primary goal of ARPA network and the concept of packet switching. Learn about how data is sent in small packages called packets and the information they contain, such as address, error control, and sequencing information.
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