Quiz  /  What Do You Actually Know About the Internet? Quiz

  • 1. 
    Which two computer scientists are credited with inventing the Internet communication protocols we use today and the system referred to as the Internet?

  • Vinton Cerf  and Bob Kahn are credited with inventing the Internet communication protocols we use today and the system referred to as the Internet.
  • Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Barry Shein
  • Claude Shannon and Paul Baran
  • Paul Mockapetris and John Postel

  • 2. 
    What is packet switching?

  • the process of making the internet publicly accessible
  • word processing
  •  a method of transferring data between two computer systems
  • the practice of long-distance networking

  • 3. 
    Who led the team that succeeded in creating the first two-node network?

  • John Postel
  • Vinton Cerf
  • Bob Kahnwr
  • Leonard Kleinrock

  • 4. 
    What is the TCP/IP?

  • a system that separates information into smaller “packets” of data
  • a set of guidelines for data transfer using packet switching
  • a set of guidelines for making the Internet accessible to the publc
  • the practice of long-distance networking

  • 5. 
    During which decade did the Internet become visible to the general public?

  • the 1990s
  • the 1980s
  • the 1970s
  • the 200s

  • 6. 
    Which system, developed in the early 1960s, allowed a computer’s resources to be shared in rapid succession with multiple users?

  • time-sharing
  • host-to-host interactions
  • command-and-control
  • batch-processing

  • 7. 
    Which allows the user to select a word or phrase from text and thereby access other documents that contain additional information pertaining to that word or phrase?

  • URLs
  • hypertext
  • batch-processing
  • gateways

  • 8. 
    What is the name for an Internet with emphasis on social networking and content generated by users, and cloud computing?

  • the Social Internet
  • Internet 2.0
  • Web 3.0
  • Web 2.0
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