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History of Internet
100
The National Science Foundation relinquishes control of the internet to ISP in this year.
What is 1995?
100
This man wrote "Intergalactic Computer Network" in 1962, which contained basically everything the internet is now; considered a computer visionary.
Who is JCR Licklider?
100
The way the computer went from being a tool used solely for analyzing a piece or small group of data one at a time to being a massive tool for communication and networking.
What is how the internet changed the computer?
100
employed scientists under the direction of J. Robert Oppenheimer to develop the first transportable atomic bomb and produce the plutonium and uranium-235 necessary for nuclear fission
What is the "Manhattan Project."
100
Prior to this decade computers were used mainly for calculation, data storage, and processing.
What is the 1960s?
200
ARPANET migrates to TCP/IP and the Domain Name System is developed during this year.
What is 1983?
200
This man worked for the RAND corporation and in 1962 wrote, "On Distributed Communication Networks," which laid out the idea for distributed network and packet switching; heavily influenced by the Cuban Missile crisis.
Who is Paul Baran?
200
the development of the internet as being universally accessibly, as well as a decentralized un-regulated presence on top of but not interfering the internet.
What is the social construction of the www?
200
The date the United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima - ( US B29 Super fortress bomber, called the 'Enola Gay') A 20 kiloton bomb 'Little Boy' kills 80,000
What is August 6, 1945.
200
Network Protocols, email, DoD, NSF, Vinton Cerf were all associated with this period of the Internet's developement?
What is the 2nd stage, ARPANET to Internet?
300
Sputnik was launched by the Soviety Union
What is 1957
300
This man was manager of the IPTO in 1966 and director in 1969 and led the the actual development of ARPANET and initiated the second node.
Who is Larry Roberts?
300
a set of choices, logics, and trade-offs that influence our thinking and actions.
What are "Human Values?"
300
This military leader studied engineering at WEst Point and in the summer of 1942 was put in charge of all nuclear construction in US.
Who is Leslie Groves?
300
Decentralisation, Universality, Privacy, Social Collaboration, Electronic Human Rights are all associated with this.
What is the values of the world wide web?
400
Tim Berners-Lee implements hypertext system at CERN, beginning the WWW in this year.
What is 1989.
400
This doctor worked at UCLA and was very influential in the development of packet switching; he also worked on the ARPANET during the 60s. He is considered a father of the internet.
Who is Leonard Kleincock
400
a society that thrives off of large-scale technological systems. Technologies have achieved momentum and are enmeshed in the lives of the people.
What is a "Technological Society"?
400
On this date the Soviet Army invaded Manchuria.
What is August 8, 1945.
400
Governments, Large Corporations are considered what to the world wide web?
What are threats?
500
ARPANET contains multiple networks within DARPA and the Apple II computer is released
What is the year 1977
500
Worked on the conversion of DARPA to Internet by developing internet protocols.
Who is Vinton Cerf?
500
This place was ideal for the development of the internet due to the lack of centralized authority as well as a diverse set of "nodes" who needed to transfer information.
What is CERN?
500
The date Japan surrendered.
What is September 2, 1945
500
Packet Switching, Computer Resource Sharing, DARPA, Licklider, Baran, Taylor, Larry Roberts are all associated with this stage of the internet?
What is the first stage: from the late 50s-70s.