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Introduction to the Internet

A review of the terms and concepts associated with the Internet.


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What is the Internet?a network of networks
What year was it created?1969
What was it originally called?ARPANET
This program interprets HTML codingbrowser
A popular browserInternet Explorer
Who created the World Wide Web?Tim Berners-Lee
What does URL stand for?Universal Resource Locator
What does WWW stand for?World Wide Web
What is the "killer app" on the Internet?e-mail
What device do you need to attach to the Internetmodem
A typical modem speed56 Kbps
What does email stand for?Electronic Mail
What's the keyboard shortcut to bookmark a site?Ctrl+D
What search tool is organized by "real people?"A directory
How much of a site can be used by teachers under "Fair Use?"10%
What is spam?junk e-mail
How do you "jump" to a spot on a page?Edit...Find (Ctrl + F)
What does ISP stand for?Internet Service Provider
6 web site extensionscom, gov, mil, edu, org, net
Your cursor changes to a hand when placed over thishyperlink