History of the Web

Question 1

ENQUIRE -> Significance

Answer 1

First website internet service (personal)

Question 2

ENQUIRE -> Created at

Answer 2

European Organization for Nuclear Research

Question 3

ENQUIRE -> Composed of

Answer 3

Personal records and models

Question 4

ENQUIRE -> Playground for what new format

Answer 4

hypertext

Question 5

ENQUIRE -> Creator

Answer 5

Tim Berners-Lee

Question 6

First web browser

Answer 6

WorldWideWeb

Question 7

Early adopters of web

Answer 7

Universities and Physics labs

Question 8

Popular text-based web browser

Answer 8

Lynx

Question 9

Early websites mingled what two protocols for links

Answer 9

HTTP and Gopher

Question 10

Gopher -> Type of navigation

Answer 10

File system based

Question 11

First Microsoft browser

Answer 11

Cello

Question 12

Cello -> Designed for

Answer 12

Lawyers, since many used Windows over Unix

Question 13

Netscape -> What is it

Answer 13

Web Browser

Question 14

Netscape -> Precursor

Answer 14

Mosaic

Question 15

Web browser that popularized the web

Answer 15

Mosaic

Question 16

University of Michigan controversial Gopher announcement

Answer 16

Royalty fees

Question 17

dot-com boom

Answer 17

A technological boom where businesses raced to the internet for commercial interaction

Question 18

dot-com boom -> success summary

Answer 18

Many start-up companies went under, but some, like a few online retailers, became very profitable

Question 19

Web 2.0

Answer 19

User-edited content and interactivity improvements

Question 20

ENQUIRE -> Date

Answer 20

1989

Question 21

AOL Launches instant chat server… “You’ve got mail!”

Answer 21

1989

Question 22

42% of adults have used a computer -> Date

Answer 22

1990

Question 23

First web server goes live (at CERN)

Answer 23

1990

Question 24

First web browser developed

Answer 24

1990

Question 25

First webcam -> Watches

Answer 25

Coffee brewing

Question 26

Web is put in the Public Domain

Answer 26

1993

Question 27

Amazon launches -> Date

Answer 27

1995

Question 28

Craigslist launches -> Date

Answer 28

1995

Question 29

Match launches -> Date

Answer 29

1995

Question 30

Ebay launches -> Date

Answer 30

1995

Question 31

Microsoft releases Windows 95 & Internet Explorer

Answer 31

1995

Question 32

Original name of Ebay

Answer 32

AuctionWeb

Question 33

1995 adult email usage percentage

Answer 33

65%

Question 34

1996 adult email usage percentage

Answer 34

77%

Question 35

HoTMaiL is a reference to

Answer 35

HTML

Question 36

Netflix launches -> Date

Answer 36

1997

Question 37

Go Daddy launches -> Date

Answer 37

1997

Question 38

Google.com is registered as a domain -> Date

Answer 38

1997

Question 39

The Internet Corporations for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) takes over global ip management -> Date

Answer 39

1998

Question 40

Napster -> Summary

Answer 40

MP3 downloading service

Question 41

Service that was banned from many colleges

Answer 41

Napster

Question 42

Apple launches iTunes -> Date

Answer 42

2003

Question 43

Skype Launches -> Date

Answer 43

2003

Question 44

LinkedIn launches -> Date

Answer 44

2003

Question 45

MySpace launches -> Date

Answer 45

2003

Question 46

WordPress launches -> Date

Answer 46

2003

Question 47

Safari Released -> Date

Answer 47

2003

Question 48

Firefox Released -> Date

Answer 48

2004

Question 49

Chrome Released -> Date

Answer 49

2008

Question 50

First phone with Internet capabilities

Answer 50

Nokia

Question 51

20% of Americans get news online -> Date

Answer 51

1998

Question 52

WorldWideWeb renamed to

Answer 52

Nexus

Question 53

"Surfing the net" coined -> Date

Answer 53

1991