Internet History Quiz

©Richard L. Goldman

July 8, 2002

Common Internet History TermsARPADARPAARPANETDoDSRIUCSBNCPTCPIPIPv44.2BSDNSFNETHTTPDNSISOCICANNInterNICMosaicRay TomlinsonBob KahnVinton CerfTim Berners-Lee

Advanced Research Project AgencyDefense Advanced Research Project AgencyAdvanced Research Project Agency NetworkDepartment of DefenseStanford Research InstituteUniversity of California Santa BarbaraNetwork Control ProtocolTransmission Control ProtocolInternet ProtocolInternet Protocol version 4Berkley Software Distribution version of UNIXNational Science Foundation NetworkHypertext Transport ProtocolDomain Name SystemInternet SocietyInternet Corporation for Assigned Names and NumbersInternet Network Information CenterFirst browserE-mailTCP/IP“Father of the Internet”World Wide Web

Internet History Quiz - DatesDate Event Significance

ARPA formed Response to Soviet launch of Sputnik

ARPANET created First internetwork

NCP completed First host-to-host protocol

E-mail app released Allowed e-mail on ARPANET

IPv4 released Allowed all host to use common protocol

TCP/IP as standard Required all host to use common protocol

UNIX 4.2BSD released Added TCP/IP to UNIX

DNS introduced Allowed name to address resolution

NSFNET backbone Established high speed backbone

ARPANET to Internet Name change

WWW Released Allowed the use of hyperlinks

InterNIC created Manages domain names

Mosaic released First GUI based browser

ISOC took control Privatization of Internet

ICANN created Manages domains names, addresses, & DNS

IPv6 on backbone Autoconfiguration & more addresses

Internet History Quiz – Dates AnswersDate Event Significance

1958 ARPA formed Response to Soviet launch of Sputnik

1969 ARPANET created First internetwork

1970 NCP completed First host-to-host protocol

1972 E-mail app released Allowed e-mail on ARPANET

1978 IPv4 released Allowed all host to use common protocol

1983 TCP/IP as standard Required all host to use common protocol

1983 UNIX 4.2BSD released Added TCP/IP to UNIX

1984 DNS introduced Allowed name to address resolution

1986 NSFNET backbone Established high speed backbone

1990 ARPANET to Internet Name change

1991 WWW Released Allowed the use of hyperlinks

1993 InterNIC created Manages domain names

1993 Mosaic released First GUI based browser

1995 ISOC took control Privatization of Internet

1998 ICANN created Manages domains names, addresses, & DNS

2000 IPv6 on backbone Autoconfiguration & more addresses

Internet History Quiz - EventsDate Event Significance

1958 Response to Soviet launch of Sputnik

1969 First internetwork

1970 First host-to-host protocol

1972 Allowed e-mail on ARPANET

1978 Allowed all host to use common protocol

1983 Required all host to use common protocol

1983 Added TCP/IP to UNIX

1984 Allowed name to address resolution

1986 Established high speed backbone

1990 Name change

1991 Allowed the use of hyperlinks

1993 Manages domain names

1993 First GUI based browser

1995 Privatization of Internet

1998 Manages domains names, addresses, & DNS

2000 Autoconfiguration & more addresses

Internet History Quiz – Events AnswersDate Event Significance

1958 ARPA formed Response to Soviet launch of Sputnik

1969 ARPANET created First internetwork

1970 NCP completed First host-to-host protocol

1972 E-mail app released Allowed e-mail on ARPANET

1978 IPv4 released Allowed all host to use common protocol

1983 TCP/IP as standard Required all host to use common protocol

1983 UNIX 4.2BSD released Added TCP/IP to UNIX

1984 DNS introduced Allowed name to address resolution

1986 NSFNET backbone Established high speed backbone

1990 ARPANET to Internet Name change

1991 WWW Released Allowed the use of hyperlinks

1993 InterNIC created Manages domain names

1993 Mosaic released First GUI based browser

1995 ISOC took control Privatization of Internet

1998 ICANN created Manages domains names, addresses, & DNS

2000 IPv6 on backbone Autoconfiguration & more addresses

Internet History Quiz - SignificanceDate Event Significance

1958 ARPA formed

1969 ARPANET created

1970 NCP completed

1972 E-mail app released

1978 IPv4 released

1983 TCP/IP as standard

1983 UNIX 4.2BSD released

1984 DNS introduced

1986 NSFNET backbone

1990 ARPANET to Internet

1991 WWW Released

1993 InterNIC created

1993 Mosaic released

1995 ISOC took control

1998 ICANN created

2000 IPv6 on backbone

Internet History Quiz – Significance AnswersDate Event Significance

1958 ARPA formed Response to Soviet launch of Sputnik

1969 ARPANET created First internetwork

1970 NCP completed First host-to-host protocol

1972 E-mail app released Allowed e-mail on ARPANET

1978 IPv4 released Allowed all host to use common protocol

1983 TCP/IP as standard Required all host to use common protocol

1983 UNIX 4.2BSD released Added TCP/IP to UNIX

1984 DNS introduced Allowed name to address resolution

1986 NSFNET backbone Established high speed backbone

1990 ARPANET to Internet Name change

1991 WWW Released Allowed the use of hyperlinks

1993 InterNIC created Manages domain names

1993 Mosaic released First GUI based browser

1995 ISOC took control Privatization of Internet

1998 ICANN created Manages domains names, addresses, & DNS

2000 IPv6 on backbone Autoconfiguration & more addresses

Internet History Quiz – Events & SignificanceDate Event Significance

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Internet History Quiz – Events & Significance AnswersDate Event Significance

1958 ARPA formed Response to Soviet launch of Sputnik

1969 ARPANET created First internetwork

1970 NCP completed First host-to-host protocol

1972 E-mail app released Allowed e-mail on ARPANET

1978 IPv4 released Allowed all host to use common protocol

1983 TCP/IP as standard Required all host to use common protocol

1983 UNIX 4.2BSD released Added TCP/IP to UNIX

1984 DNS introduced Allowed name to address resolution

1986 NSFNET backbone Established high speed backbone

1990 ARPANET to Internet Name change

1991 WWW Released Allowed the use of hyperlinks

1993 InterNIC created Manages domain names

1993 Mosaic released First GUI based browser

1995 ISOC took control Privatization of Internet

1998 ICANN created Manages domains names, addresses, & DNS

2000 IPv6 on backbone Autoconfiguration & more addresses