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CGS1821 Web Development > History of the Web > Flashcards

History of the Web Flashcards

1
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ENQUIRE -> Significance

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First website internet service (personal)

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2
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ENQUIRE -> Created at

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European Organization for Nuclear Research

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3
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ENQUIRE -> Composed of

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Personal records and models

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4
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ENQUIRE -> Playground for what new format

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hypertext

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5
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ENQUIRE -> Creator

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Tim Berners-Lee

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6
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First web browser

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WorldWideWeb

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7
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Early adopters of web

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Universities and Physics labs

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8
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Popular text-based web browser

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Lynx

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9
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Early websites mingled what two protocols for links

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HTTP and Gopher

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10
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Gopher -> Type of navigation

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File system based

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11
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First Microsoft browser

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Cello

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12
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Cello -> Designed for

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Lawyers, since many used Windows over Unix

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13
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Netscape -> What is it

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Web Browser

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14
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Netscape -> Precursor

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Mosaic

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15
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Web browser that popularized the web

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Mosaic

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16
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University of Michigan controversial Gopher announcement

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Royalty fees

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17
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dot-com boom

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

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18
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dot-com boom -> success summary

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

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19
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Web 2.0

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User-edited content and interactivity improvements

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20
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ENQUIRE -> Date

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1989

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21
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AOL Launches instant chat server… “You’ve got mail!”

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1989

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22
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42% of adults have used a computer -> Date

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1990

23
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First web server goes live (at CERN)

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1990

24
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First web browser developed

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1990

25
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First webcam -> Watches

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Coffee brewing

26
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Web is put in the Public Domain

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1993

27
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Amazon launches -> Date

A

1995

28
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Craigslist launches -> Date

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1995

29
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Match launches -> Date

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1995

30
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Ebay launches -> Date

A

1995

31
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Microsoft releases Windows 95 & Internet Explorer

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1995

32
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Original name of Ebay

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AuctionWeb

33
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1995 adult email usage percentage

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65%

34
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1996 adult email usage percentage

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77%

35
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HoTMaiL is a reference to

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HTML

36
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Netflix launches -> Date

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1997

37
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Go Daddy launches -> Date

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1997

38
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Google.com is registered as a domain -> Date

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1997

39
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The Internet Corporations for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) takes over global ip management -> Date

A

1998

40
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Napster -> Summary

A

MP3 downloading service

41
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Service that was banned from many colleges

A

Napster

42
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Apple launches iTunes -> Date

A

2003

43
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Skype Launches -> Date

A

2003

44
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LinkedIn launches -> Date

A

2003

45
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MySpace launches -> Date

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2003

46
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WordPress launches -> Date

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2003

47
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Safari Released -> Date

A

2003

48
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Firefox Released -> Date

A

2004

49
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Chrome Released -> Date

A

2008

50
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First phone with Internet capabilities

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Nokia

51
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20% of Americans get news online -> Date

A

1998

52
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WorldWideWeb renamed to

A

Nexus

53
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“Surfing the net” coined -> Date

A

1991

CGS1821 Web Development (2 decks)

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