Unit Three The Internet

Ten years ago, few people had ever heard of the Internet. Today, there are few people who haven't heard of it. Even though many people are talking about and using the Internet, not many people know exactly what it is..

When one hears the word Internet, the World Wide Web and email are what first come to mind. People are also using the Internet to shop, download music, and create their own home pages. Yet, these are fairly recent developments. The Internet began in the late 1960's in the United States. The Defense Department wanted to build a dependable communication system that would continue working even if parts of the network were damaged. This was called ARPANET. Later, universities began using the network, and more major connection points (or nodes) were added, and the Internet was born.

The Internet is best thought of as a worldwide system or network of computers. It's not the wires (or satellites or optical cable) that connect the computers. It's not the large computers that serve the nodes. It's not the computers in our offices and homes. It's all of these things.

If one event can be singled out as the point at which the Internet came to the people, it is the release of the first Internet "browser" in 1993. It was called Mosaic, and it was developed at the University of Illinois. Mosaic later became Netscape Navigator, still one of the most popular browsers used to surf the World Wide Web.

Questions

1. Everybody has a good idea of what the Internet is.
   Select answer: true false
   
   
   The Internet began as a way to send email and surf the web.
   Select answer: true false
   

   ARPANET is a kind of advanced Internet for professionals.
   Select answer: true false
   

   The Internet was born in the early 1990's.
   Select answer: true false
   

   A node is a(n)
   Select answer: major connection point of the Internet. kind of early computer. Internet wire. kind of Internet browser.
   

   The first web browser was called
   Select answer: ARPANET. Mosaic. Navigator. Explorer.
   

   The following are used to connect computers:
   Select answer: wire. optical cable. satellites. all of the above.
   

   Today people use the Internet to.
   Select answer: surf the web. send email. download music all of the above.
   

   What comes to mind when one hears the word Internet.
   Select answer: nodes and satellites email and the web Mosaic and the Defense Department none of the above
   

   What event brought the Internet to the people?
   Select answer: founding of the University of Illinois release of Mosaic birth of ARPANET release of Navigator