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History of the Internet

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He is known as the inventor of the world wide web.

a)

Vinton Cerf

b)

Ray Tomlinson

c)

Tim Berners - Lee

d)

Robert Khan

2.

He is the inventor of E-mail.

a)

Robert Khan

b)

Vinton Cerf

c)

Ray Tomlinson

d)

Tim Berners-Lee

3.

The World Wide Web started in the

a)

1950's

b)

1960's

c)

1990's

4.
What were the first two letters sent over the Internet?
a)
OG
b)
GI
c)
IN
d)
LO
5.
When was the first message sent over the internet?
a)
1991
b)
1982
c)
1976
d)
1969
6.

Originally, the internet was used by scientist and researchers to ________.

a)

communicate during the cold war

b)

store large files on cloud servers

c)

find jobs

d)

shop

7.

Who invented the first system to send mail back and forth across the internet?

a)

Ray Tomlinson

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Jeff Bezos

d)

Mark Zuckerberg

8.

What was the most popular web browser in 1995?

a)

Mosiac

b)

Google Chrome

c)

Netscape Navigator

d)

Internet Explorer

9.

What is the first message delivered through ARPANET?

a)

"Internet"

b)

"Signup"

c)

"LOGIN"

d)

"Hello"

10.

What does WWW stand for?

a)

World Wide Web

b)

World Without Web

c)

World Wide Water

d)

World Web Watchers

11.

What year did Tim Burners Lee invent the world wide web?

a)

1990

b)

1991

c)

1969

d)

1999

12.

what year did Ray Tomlinson invent the EMAIL?

a)

1971

b)

1987

c)

1978

d)

1917

13.

The first internet browser in 1992 was called

a)

AOL

b)

Netscape

c)

Erwise

d)

Pennywise

14.

What was the first thing ever purchased on the internet?

a)

the bible

b)

Shoes

c)

furniture

d)

pizza

15.

Vinton Cerf invented TCP in 1971

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Netscape Navigator accounted for 80% of web usage in 1995

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Which of these services did not provide dial up internet?

a)

AOL

b)

Yahoo

c)

Compuserv

18.

The internet and the world wide web were created at the same time

a)

true

b)

false

19.

The World Wide Web started in the

a)

1950's

b)

1960's

c)

1990's

20.
It is a symbol used to separate the username from the mail server of an email address.
a)
dot
b)
comma
c)
at sign
d)
ampersand
21.
It is the letter “E” in E-mail.
a)
electronic
b)
electric
c)
eccentric
d)
engage
22.

TCP/IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Who is this?

a)

Mr. Krabs

b)

Ms.Puff

c)

Spongebob

d)

Patrick

24.
Who is this?
a)
Plankton
b)
Lankton
c)
Patrick
d)
Kankton
25.
Who is this?
a)
Garry
b)
Harry
c)
Jerry
d)
Larry
26.
What is this characters name?
a)
Chilly Willy
b)
Daffy Duck
c)
Tasmanian Devil
d)
Yogi bear
27.

Who is this ?

a)

Tigger

b)

Sandy Cheeks

c)

Bugs Bunny

d)

Popeye