Question 1

What is the difference between &#34;The Internet&#34; and &#34;The World Wide Web&#34;?&#10;A) The Internet is an application that makes it easier to use the World Wide Web.&#10;B) The World Wide Web is an application that makes it easier to use the Internet.&#10;C) The Internet is a paid service, but the World Wide Web is free.&#10;D) There is no difference between the two.

Accepted Answer

The World Wide Web is an application that makes it easier to use the Internet by providing a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet.

Question 2

The Internet was created by:&#10;A) The military&#10;B) Universities working with the Department of Defense&#10;C) AT&T's Bell Labs research facility&#10;D) Al Gore

Accepted Answer

The Internet's development was significantly influenced by universities working in collaboration with the Department of Defense, particularly through projects like ARPANET, which laid the groundwork for the modern Internet.

Question 3

The system of URLs and Internet addresses is managed by:&#10;A) The U.S. government&#10;B) The International Technology Union, a United Nations committee&#10;C) The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&#10;D) No one

Accepted Answer

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is responsible for managing and coordinating the Domain Name System (DNS) to ensure that every address is unique and that all users of the Internet can find all valid addresses. It is a nonprofit organization that was created to oversee a number of Internet-related tasks previously performed directly on behalf of the U.S. government.

Question 4

What is the problem with &#34;old&#34; IPv4 Internet addresses that required a new address system?&#10;A) The supply of unused IPv4 addresses was running out.&#10;B) IPv4 was easily hacked, but IPv6 is much more secure.&#10;C) Smartphones were not compatible with IPv4.&#10;D) Third world Internet users demanded a system that was not controlled by the U.S.

Accepted Answer

The primary issue with IPv4 addresses is that the supply of unused addresses was running out due to the exponential growth of devices connected to the internet. IPv6 was introduced to significantly expand the number of available addresses.

Question 5

Web 2.0 refers generally to:&#10;A) Apps that are designed to run on mobile devices.&#10;B) Web-based applications that are built around user-generated content.&#10;C) Broadband networks, which are much faster than dial-up.&#10;D) A separate Internet that is used for education and research.

Accepted Answer

Web 2.0 is characterized by web-based applications and services that emphasize user-generated content, usability, and interoperability. This includes social networking sites, blogs, wikis, and folksonomies.

Question 6

Today, the Internet's &#34;digital divide&#34; refers to:&#10;A) Different usage for women vs. men.&#10;B) Different usage for developing vs. developed countries.&#10;C) Different usage by for entertainment and social apps vs. information apps.&#10;D) Today, there is no &#34;digital divide&#34; related to the Internet.

Accepted Answer

The term "digital divide" refers to the gap between individuals, households, businesses, and geographic areas at different socio-economic levels with regard both to their opportunities to access information and communication technologies (ICTs) and to their use of the Internet for a wide variety of activities. The most significant divide exists between developing and developed countries, highlighting disparities in access and usage of the internet and related technologies.

Question 7

The current driver of Internet use is:&#10;A) Growth in mobile computing.&#10;B) Growth in e-commerce and m-commerce.&#10;C) IPTV and other entertainment content.&#10;D) All of the above.

Accepted Answer

All of the options listed are significant drivers of Internet use today. Growth in mobile computing has expanded access to the Internet, e-commerce and m-commerce have transformed shopping habits, and IPTV and other entertainment content have changed how people consume media, all contributing to increased Internet usage.

Question 8

SOPA and PIPA were created to:&#10;A) Protect copyrighted content&#10;B) Punish Internet pirates&#10;C) Protect Internet Service Providers (ISPs)&#10;D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) were legislative proposals aimed at combating copyright infringement and protecting copyrighted content on the internet. They included measures to punish internet pirates and also had provisions that would protect Internet Service Providers (ISPs) by giving them immunity from liability for actions taken to combat piracy. Thus, all of the options listed are correct in the context of the goals of SOPA and PIPA.

Question 9

Discuss why the Internet has become the medium of choice for social networking applications.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Consider the history of the Internet. How might the Internet be different today if it was initially created by a telephone or computer company?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

The Internet may be the best medium ever created for informing and educating people, but video and music content (especially cute kitties!) dominates the bandwidth used. Discuss the reasons for this pattern of usage and the implications for at least one other technology.

Accepted Answer

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Deck 21: The Internet