History of Internet

Question 1

10. What major event happened on January 1, 1983, in the history of the Internet?

Accepted Answer

The switch to TCP/IP

Question 2

2. What was the name of the first network that laid the foundation for the Internet?

Accepted Answer

ARPANET

Question 3

11. What was the first message sent over ARPANET?

Accepted Answer

"Lo"

Question 4

15. What year was Wi-Fi introduced for consumer use?

Accepted Answer

1997

Question 5

13. What is the main function of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)?

Accepted Answer

Manage domain names and IP addresses

Question 6

7. In which decade did the Internet become publicly accessible?

Accepted Answer

1990s

Question 7

5. When was the first email sent?

Accepted Answer

1971

Question 8

4. What does TCP/IP stand for?

Accepted Answer

Transfer Control Protocol / Internet Protocol

Question 9

12. When was the first website launched?

Accepted Answer

1991

Question 10

8. What does "WWW" stand for?

Accepted Answer

World Wide Web

Question 11

14. What was the first search engine?

Accepted Answer

Archie

Question 12

9. What was the first widely used web browser?

Accepted Answer

Netscape Navigator

Question 13

3. Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?

Accepted Answer

Tim Berners-Lee

Question 14

6. Which organization created the first web browser?

Accepted Answer

CERN

Question 15

1. When was the Internet first conceptualized?

Accepted Answer

1960s

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