The Origins of the Internet
Which U.S. military project gave birth to the Internet?
ARPANET
Which protocol is used to browse websites?
HTTP
Who invented the World Wide Web?
Tim Berners-Lee
Which symbol is commonly used in email addresses?
@
“What is the Enigma machine?”
This machine, used during World War II, was cracked with the help of Alan Turing and his team.
In which decade was ARPANET created?
The 1960s
What does TCP/IP stand for?
Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
At which research center was the Web created?
CERN
What was one of the first famous search engines of the 1990s?
Yahoo!
“What is packet switching?”
This concept allows information to be sent in small units across networks, making the Internet efficient.
Which U.S. government agency funded ARPANET?
DARPA (or ARPA)
Which system translates website names into IP addresses?
DNS
Which language is used to create web pages?
HTML
What is the term for false information spreading quickly online?
Misinformation (or fake news)
“What is 1969?”
This year is commonly considered the birth year of ARPANET.
What was the original purpose of ARPANET?
To connect university and military computers for information sharing
What is an IP address?
A numerical identifier for a device on a network
In which year was the Web made public?
1991
“What is the Internet?”
This global network connects millions of computers around the world.
“What is computer science?”
This field of study combines computers, algorithms, and programming.
Which historical event pushed the U.S. to invest heavily in technology research that later contributed to the Internet?
The launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union
What is the main difference between the Internet and the Web?
The Internet is the global network; the Web is a service that uses the Internet
What does “www” stand for?
World Wide Web
“Who is Alan Turing?”
This British scientist is considered one of the fathers of computer science and created the Turing Test.
“What is the Turing Machine?”
This theoretical device, introduced by Alan Turing in 1936, can simulate the logic of any computer algorithm.