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text: When was Google founded?, correct: 1998, incorrect: 1997,2000,2001, fun fact: Sergey Brin and Larry Page created the world's biggest search engine in Menlo Park, California.,text: In which year did the US Congress authorize Internet use for moneymaking purposes?, correct: 1992, incorrect: 1991,1994,1995, fun fact: Once the Internet became publicly available, many businesses saw it as a great way to make money through online commerce.,text: What was the first major Internet web browser to display both words and pictures?, correct: Mosaic, incorrect: Firefox,Internet Explorer,Safari, fun fact: Mosaic was released in 1993 and was obtained by Microsoft in 1995. It was a precursor to Microsoft's Internet Explorer.,text: What does "WWW" stand for in relation to the Internet?, correct: World Wide Web, incorrect: Wexler's Wondrous Web,Winning With Words,Whithouse World Web, fun fact: The World Wide Web was invented in 1991 by Tim Berners-Lee, who made the Internet more publicly accessible, as it is today.,text: Which computer scientist invented the "Transmission Control Protocol" that enabled computers in different locations to communicate virtually?, correct: Vinton Cerf, incorrect: Steve Wozniak,Alan Turing,Dennis Ritchie, fun fact: Vinton Cerf later created a follow-up protocol called the "Internet Protocol," or "IP" for short. It makes the Internet possible.,text: In what year was the first message sent between two computers on the ARPAnet?, correct: 1969, incorrect: 1974,1960,1967, fun fact: The message was one word long, "LOGIN," and was sent from a computer at UCLA to a computer located at Stanford.,text: The US government's "ARPAnet" relied upon what new technology?, correct: Packet switching, incorrect: Data mining,Blockchain protocol,Black hat hacking, fun fact: With packet switching, computers linked by the ARPAnet sent "packets" of data to each other, making the system less vulnerable to Soviet attacks.,text: J. C. R. Licklider came up with the idea for an advanced network of computers while working for which US government agency?, correct: ARPA, incorrect: NASA,FBI,CIA, fun fact: ARPA stands for "Advanced Research Projects Agency," which is now known as DARPA because the US Department of Defense runs it.,text: Tensions with which major world power led the US to begin developing what later became the Internet?, correct: The Soviet Union, incorrect: The United Kingdom,Saudi Arabia,Communist China, fun fact: After the USSR launched its Sputnik satellite into space in 1957, the US realized it needed to create a technological defense system.,text: Did Al Gore invent the Internet?, correct: No, incorrect: Yes, all by himself,Yes, with help from others,Yes, as part of a graduate project, fun fact: No one person solely invented the Internet, although Al Gore did support its creation when he was serving in Congress.
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The Invention Of The Internet
When was Google founded?
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