PhilNet Project and Email Gateways Quiz
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What organization provided support for the PhilNet project?

  • Philippines Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT)
  • Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
  • Industrial Research Foundation (IRF) (correct)
  • Victoria University of Australia

In which month and year did the PhilNet project receive full funding from DOST?

  • August 1992
  • July 1993
  • March 29, 1994 (correct)
  • November 1993

What gateway was another university connected to by students involved in the PhilNet project?

  • Victoria University of Australia (correct)
  • PLDT network on MAKATI CITY
  • Industrial Research Foundation (IRF)
  • UP-LOS BAÑOS

What is the main purpose of Internet-based social networking?

<p>To send messages and engage in group interaction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of content were users able to upload in real time through the PhilNet project?

<p>Text, audio, or video (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which university was not mentioned as part of the PhilNet project's collaboration?

<p>University of Santo Tomas (UST) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which social media platform was founded by John Adams?

<p>Friendster (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are Communities of Practice defined by?

<p>Lave and Wenger (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What symbolic icons could users use to express their reactions on PhilNet?

<p>Emoticons and emojis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who announced 'WE'RE IN!' when PhilNet connection successfully linked up with the global internet?

<p>A professor from Syracuse University (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the first social media site that emerged in 1997?

<p>SixDegrees (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which decade saw the invasion of social media platforms in the digital world?

<p>2000s (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the concept behind the name 'SixDegrees' for the social media site that emerged in 1997?

<p>Belief that all living things are six or fewer steps away from each other (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What enabled a faster networking, exchange of information, and organizing on a much-expanded scale in the digital world?

<p>Development of ARPANET (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were computers called when they invaded the domestic environment in the 1980s?

<p>Personal Computers (PCs) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What made MySpace more enticing to musicians and music lovers compared to Friendster?

<p>Ability to store audio files (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term is a portmanteau of 'web' and 'log'?

<p>Blog (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What practice illustrates the idea that every person is just six introductions away from another?

<p>'A friend of a friend of a friend' smartphones (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers
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