NI MIDTERM

Question 1

a world-wide broadcasting capability, a mechanism for information dissemination, and a medium for collaboration and interaction between individuals and their computers without regard for geographic location

Answer 1

Internet

Question 2

what year the computer scientists began to write about the creation of a network of interconnected computers where scientists could share and analyze data by interacting across the network

Answer 2

1960

Question 3

According to Cerf (1995), this refers to the global seamless interconnection of networks made possible by the protocols devised in the 1970s through DARPA-sponsored research.”

Answer 3

Internet

Question 4

who said this ‘Internet’ refers to the global seamless interconnection of networks made possible by the protocols devised in the 1970s through DARPA-sponsored research.”

Answer 4

Cerf (1995)

Question 5

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

Answer 5

Internet