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

    Which social media platform was founded by John Adams?

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

    What are Communities of Practice defined by?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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