Who invented the first successful web browser, and what was it called?
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Marc Andreessen, Mosaic
Tim Berners-Lee, WorldWideWeb
Robert Cailliau, WebCrawler
Larry Page, Google
What was the primary reason for the development of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)?
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To facilitate file transfers
To enhance gaming experience
To enable the browsing of web pages
To secure financial transactions
Which of the following was not a direct precursor to the modern Internet?
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ARPANET
NSFNET
BITNET
GPS
When did the World Wide Web (WWW) become publicly available?
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1989
1991
1993
1995
What event is considered the birth of e-commerce?
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The launch of Amazon in 1994
The first online sale of a CD by NetMarket in 1994
The introduction of eBay in 1995
The start of Google AdWords in 2000
When was email first introduced to the public?
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1971
1980
1976
1993
When was the Internet concept first introduced?
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1969
1983
1958
1972
What was the primary purpose of the Internet’s precursor, ARPANET?
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Social Media
Military Communications
Online Shopping
Academic Research
Which protocol is considered the foundation of data transmission in the Internet?
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HTML
TCP/IP
FTP
HTTP
Which company was responsible for launching the first commercial email service?
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Yahoo
CompuServe
Microsoft
What technology did VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) replace as the primary means of voice communication?
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Telegraph
Landline Telephones
Radio Broadcasting
Morse Code
What is considered the first instance of social media?
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MySpace
SixDegrees.com
Who is known as one of the fathers of the Internet for their contributions to its development?
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Steve Jobs
Bill Gates
Vint Cerf
Mark Zuckerberg
What is the significance of the domain name system (DNS)?
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It encrypts email communications.
It converts human-readable domain names into IP addresses.
It speeds up Internet connection.
It provides secure online shopping.
What does the term “Internet of Things” (IoT) refer to?
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Social networking sites
A science fiction movie
Physical objects connected to the Internet
A new version of the Internet
What year did the term “Internet” first appear?
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1974
1983
1969
1990
In which year was the first webcam invented to monitor a coffee pot?
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1991
1993
1989
1994
What was the first message ever sent over the ARPANET?
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hello world
login
mary had a little lamb
connecting the world
Which organization was initially responsible for managing domain name allocations and IP address assignments?
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
In what year did the concept of “cloud computing” start to gain widespread recognition?
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2006
1999
1987
2010
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You need to plug in!
You could use a little more net knowledge.
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Net intermediate
You know a moderate amount about the internet!
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You’re plugged in!
You’re a net expert!