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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1978
1983
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1990
1991
1993
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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
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