The History of Communication II

What is the purpose of the World Wide Web?

• To access electronic addresses called Web sites
• To transmit radio signals
• To share information among computers
• To sort through information and find what users want

What was the breakthrough in television technology created by Philo Farnsworth?

• Satellite dishes
• Electronic scanning system
• Web sites
• Telephone cables

What was the important component of radio transmitters invented by Nikola Tesla?

• Radio broadcasting
• Tesla coil
• Electric current in wires
• Telegraph code signals

What is the function of search engines on the Internet?

• To send e-mails
• To sort through information and find what users want
• To broadcast television programs
• To access Web sites

Who developed the World Wide Web in 1991?

• Joseph Henry
• Tim Berners-Lee
• Arthur C. Clarke
• Michael Faraday

How do people access an enormous range of documents, illustrations, sounds, and moving pictures on the Web?

• Through e-mail
• Through search engines
• Through Web sites
• Through instant messaging

Who is credited with inventing communications satellites?

• Joseph Henry
• Michael Faraday
• Tim Berners-Lee
• Arthur C. Clarke

Who is credited with the invention of the radio?

• Guglielmo Marconi
• Nikola Tesla
• Michael Faraday
• Joseph Henry

How do satellites play a role in television broadcasting?

• Providing service in places where it is difficult to install telephone cables
• Sending telephone signals across oceans
• Talking to people on mobile satellite phones
• Delivering programs to local cable TV companies

How do people communicate over the Internet using text messages that can be seen by both users as they are typed?

• E-mail
• Video calls
• Instant messaging
• Telephone calls