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The Internet (pt 1): A Level Computer Science

Authored by John Rutherford

Computers

12th Grade

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The Internet (pt 1): A Level Computer Science
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Internet?

A) A global network of computers

B) A web browser

C) An operating system

D) A programming language

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

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