Lesson 1: Origins of the Internet

Question 1

What year was the internet conceptualized?

Answer 1

1960s

Question 2

What was ARPANET’s goal?

Answer 2

Connect researchers

Question 3

Who funded ARPANET?

Answer 3

U.S. Department of Defense

Question 4

First ARPANET message content?

Answer 4

“LO”

Question 5

Who coined the term “hypertext”?

Answer 5

Ted Nelson

Question 6

ARPANET’s key protocol?

Answer 6

NCP

Question 7

When was ARPANET’s first connection?

Answer 7

1969

Question 8

What was Packet Switching?

Answer 8

Data fragmentation

Question 9

Father of the internet?

Answer 9

Vint Cerf

Question 10

ARPANET’s first four locations?

Answer 10

UCLA, Stanford, Utah, UCSB

Question 11

Importance of Leonard Kleinrock?

Answer 11

Developed queuing theory

Question 12

Who founded TCP/IP?

Answer 12

Cerf, Kahn

Question 13

ARPANET to TCP/IP shift year?

Answer 13

1983

Question 14

What organization succeeded ARPANET?

Answer 14

NSFNET

Question 15

Name a pre-internet network?

Answer 15

CYCLADES

Question 16

Packet switching advantages?

Answer 16

Speed, efficiency

Question 17

Early internet’s main use?

Answer 17

Research

Question 18

When did email begin?

Answer 18

1971

Question 19

Who invented email?

Answer 19

Ray Tomlinson

Question 20

Email’s key symbol?

Answer 20

@ sign