Computer Literacy History of the Internet

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3. a piece of computer hardware or software that accesses a service made available by a server
4. markup language used to make web pages
8. he gulf between those who have ready access to computers and the internet, and those who do not.
10. The acronym for a web page address
11. a program of coordinated, evolving projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation from 1985 to 1995 to promote advanced research and education networking in the United States
13. a piece of computer hardware or software that provides functionality for other programs or devices, called "clients".
15. the first internet browser
17. The computer scientist who is primarily remembered for having championed the creation of ARPANET, an early Internet.
18. The set of communications protocols used in the Internet and similar computer networks. The current foundational protocols in the suite are the Transmission Control Protocol and the Internet Protocol.
20. a computer network that connects smaller networks. They allow localized networks to communicate with one another across great distances.
21. (vc) The co-inventor of the TCP/IP protocols and was responsible for originating DARPA's Internet program. Known as one of the “Fathers of the Internet”
24. Refers to a website address. This is what users type in a browser's search bar to directly access the website. It is unique and cannot be shared between different sites.
26. computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, school, laboratory, university campus or office building.
27. Best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web
28. a computer program with a graphical user interface for displaying and navigating between web pages.

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1. a rapid rise in U.S. technology stock equity valuations fueled by investments in Internet-based companies in the late 1990s.
2. an information system on the internet which allows documents to be connected to other documents by hypertext links, enabling the user to search for information by moving from one document to another.
3. the state of political hostility that existed between the Soviet bloc countries and the US-led Western powers from 1945 to 1990.The reason the internet was created
5. a mode of data transmission in which a message is broken into a number of parts which are sent independently, over whatever route is optimum
6. a common network protocol used on the Internet and also inside a LAN (local network). ... Telnet is one of the simplest ways to exchange data between two computers.
7. a set of computers sharing resources located on or provided by nodes. The computers use common communication protocols over digital interconnections to communicate with each other.
9. a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.
10. a Unix-based system for transferring data over phone lines via a dial-up connection.
12. _________.com, the first and oldest registered web site
14. (rk)The co-inventor of the TCP/IP protocols and was responsible for originating DARPA's Internet program. Known as one of the “Fathers of the Internet”
16. a facility allowing computers, smartphones, or other devices to connect to the internet or communicate with one another wirelessly within a particular area.
19. a system for connecting a number of computer systems to form a local area network, with protocols to control the passing of information and to avoid simultaneous transmission by two or more systems.
22. The most popular search engine
23. a piece of code which is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data.
25. The forerunner of the Internet, was a pioneering long-haul network funded by the U.S. Department of Defense