The BASICS: Computer History, The 'net, & Networking Basics

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Are the Internet and World Wide Web the same thing?

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False

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Does the government own the Internet?

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False

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In 1965, what was the name of the first Internet prototype developed by the US Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency and the RAND Corporation?

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Arpanet

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The physical network, usually relying on fiber optic cable and satellites, that carries Internet traffic between different networks is known as the

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Internet backbone

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The part of the URL following the http or www is the

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domain name

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Protocol that assigns each computer on the Internet a unique Internet Protocol Address.

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Internet Protocol

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Who developed the Hypertext Markup Language?

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Tim Berners-Lee

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A set of established rules were created for the different types of information that is being sent over the Internet.

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protocols

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An organization that provides services for accessing, using, or participating in the Internet. They may be organized in various forms, such as commercial, community-owned, non-profit or otherwise privately owned.

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Internet Service Providers

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All web pages and documents on the World Wide Web have a specific address, which is used to access them online. This address is known as the

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URL