Information Age (1900s-2000s)

Question 1

The Internet paved the way for faster communication and the creation of the social network. People advanced the use of microelectronics with the invention of personal computers, mobile devices, and wearable technology. Moreover, voice, image, sound and data are digitalized. We are now living in the information age.

Answer 1

Information Age (1900s-2000s)

Question 2

_,content management system (CMS) developed in 2003 by American blogger Matt Mullenweg and British blogger Mike Little. is most often used to create blogs, but the program is sufficiently flexible that it can be used to create and design any sort of website.

Answer 2

Wordpress (2003)

Question 2

A software application used to access information on the World Wide Webis called a _. When a user requests some information, the web browser fetches the data from a web server and then displays the webpage on the user’s screen.

Answer 2

Web browsers

Question 3

The first version of _, (at that time named Microsoft Internet Explorer, later referred to as _ 1) made its debut on August 24, 1995.

Answer 3

Internet Explorer (1995)

Question 3

isa Russian-owned social networking service where users can keep a blog, journal, or diary. American programmer Brad Fitzpatrick started _ on April 15, 1999, as a way of keeping his high school friends updated on his activities.

Answer 3

LiveJournal (1999)

Question 3

Blogger is an American online content management system founded in 1999 which enables its users to write blogs with time-stamped entries.

Answer 3

Blogspot (1999)

Question 4

_ became the world’s first social media platform that engaged the mainstream. main purpose wasfor everyone from around the world to interact and socialize with their old friends and make new ones.

Answer 4

Friendster (2002)

Question 5

_ wasa social networking service with an emphasis on allowing users to share media – such as photos, videos and blog entries – with their “real-world” network.

Answer 5

Multiply (2003)

Question 6

_ is a social networking serviceoriginally launched as TheFacebook on February 4, 2004, before changing its name to simply _ in August 2005. It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg.

Answer 6

Facebook (2004)

Question 7

Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, and Biz Stone created theonline microblogging service in March 2006, publicly launching it on July 15, 2006. The founders announced the short messaging service (SMS) for groups to the public with the name Twttr, which was later changed to Twitter.

Answer 7

Twitter (2006)

Question 8

social media microblogging sitefounded in 2007 by American Web developer David Karp. is notable for its customizable interface, which allows for easy sharing of multiple forms of content, including images, text, music, and short-form blog posts, on users’ “tumbleblogs”—the site’s namesake blogs

Answer 8

Tumblr (2007)

Question 9

was created on Valentine’s Day 2005 to bea video-dating website with the slogan ‘Tune In, Hook Up’. It was meant for users to share videos of themselves talking about the kind of partner they wanted.

Answer 9

Video: YouTube (2005)

Question 10

Is an IP telephony service provider that offers free calling between subscribers and low-cost calling to people who don’t use the service.

Answer 10

Skype

Question 11

is the world’s most popular search engine. It began as a search project in 1996 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who were two Ph.D. students at Stanford University.

Answer 11

Google

Question 11

Portable computers- laptops (1980)

Answer 11

Netbooks (2008)
Tablets (1993)
Smart phones
Wearable technology

Question 12

category of small, lightweight, legacy-free, and inexpensive laptop computers. the word made by Intel company in February 2008, meanssmaller version of a regular laptop. are known for being small and easy to move around.

Answer 12

Netbooks (2008)

Question 13

1993. Apple Computer announces theNewton PDA, also known as the Apple MessagePad, which includes handwriting recognition with a stylus.

Answer 13

Tablets (1993)

Question 14

a mobile phone that performs many of the functions of a computer, typically having atouchscreeninterface, internet access, and an operating system capable of running downloaded applications.

Answer 14

Smart phones

Question 15

also known as “wearables,” isa category of electronic devices that can be worn as accessories, embedded in clothing, implanted in the user’s body, or even tattooed on the skin.

Answer 15

Wearable technology