The Internet (pt 1): A Level Computer Science

What is the Internet?

• A) A global network of computers

• B) A web browser

• C) An operating system

• D) A programming language

What was the starting point of the Internet?

• A) The invention of the telephone

• B) The creation of the World Wide Web

• C) The development of ARPANET

• D) The launch of the first satellite

What is the difference between the Internet and the WWW?

• A) They are the same thing

• B) The Internet is a part of the WWW

• C) The WWW is a part of the Internet

• D) The WWW is a programming language

How wide was the cable that linked the European and North American continents by telegraph in 1858?

• 1.5 inches

• 1.5 feet

• 1.5 meters

• 1.5 centimeters

Which two figures shared Morse code telegraph messages to mark the linking of the European and North American continents by telegraph?

• Queen Elizabeth and President Abraham Lincoln

• Queen Victoria and President Andrew Johnson

• Queen Victoria and President James Buchanan

• Queen Elizabeth II and President John F. Kennedy

How long did it take to transmit each letter (including spaces) when using the telegraph cable mentioned in the text?

• 1 minute and 5 seconds

• 2 minutes and 5 seconds

• 3 minutes and 5 seconds

• 4 minutes and 5 seconds

What was the significance of the original 1858 cable in the context of the internet?

• It was the first cable to use fiber optics.

• It operated for less than a month due to technical failures.

• It was the first cable to connect all continents.

• It was the first cable to achieve transmission speeds of 160 terabits per second.

How much faster is the transmission speed of the Marea cable compared to the average home internet connection?

• 160 times faster

• 16 thousand times faster

• 160 thousand times faster

• 16 million times faster

Approximately how many underwater cables are in operation around the world today?

• 38

• 380

• 3,800

• 38,000

Which companies are mentioned as funding the underwater cables that drive the modern internet?

• Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon

• Apple, IBM, Intel, and Netflix

• Samsung, Twitter, Oracle, and LinkedIn

• Adobe, Yahoo, SpaceX, and Tesla