The History of the Internet and World Wide Web
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Who is credited with proposing the World Wide Web in 1989?

  • Tim Berners-Lee (correct)
  • Jon Postel
  • Larry Roberts
  • Vint Cerf

What was the main innovation introduced by the World Wide Web?

  • Hyperlinks (correct)
  • Email
  • Network protocols
  • Web browsers

What markup language was developed for creating web pages?

  • HTML (correct)
  • XML
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

What is the protocol used for transferring data over the internet?

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

When was the first web page created?

<p>1991 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of the development of user-friendly web browsers?

<p>An increase in internet usage (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the introduction of search engines like Yahoo and Google?

<p>An increase in internet usage (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of the development and rise of the internet and the World Wide Web?

<p>Global phenomenon, connecting people from all around the world (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of ARPANET when it was developed in the 1960s?

<p>To create a network that could withstand a nuclear attack (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of TCP/IP in the development of the internet?

<p>It was a protocol that allowed different networks to communicate with each other (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the role of the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the development of the internet?

<p>It funded the creation of a high-speed network called NSFNET (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the internet start to expand beyond its military origins?

<p>In the 1980s (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the expansion of ARPANET in the 1970s?

<p>The expansion of the internet to include more universities and research institutions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary purpose of NSFNET?

<p>To create a high-speed network for academic institutions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who developed the ARPANET network?

<p>The United States Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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