Module 1 - Topic 1.3 - Milestones in Networking

Question 1

When was electromagnetism discovered?

Answer 1

Early 1800s

Question 2

This is a machine used to transmit messages in the form of electrical impulses that can be converted into data.

Answer 2

Telegraph

Question 3

When was the telegraph invented?

Answer 3

1844

Question 4

This was a device used in communication.

Answer 4

Telephone

Question 5

Who invented the telephone?

Answer 5

Alexander Graham Bell

Question 6

When was the telephone invented?

Answer 6

1876

Question 7

When was the typewriter invented?

Answer 7

1873

Question 8

Who were the people who patented the typewriter?

Answer 8

Christopher Sholes
Carlos Glidden

Question 9

Which company invented the first commercially successful typewriter?

Answer 9

Remington & Sons Company

Question 10

When was the commercial typewriter invented?

Answer 10

1873

Question 11

This was a modified typewriter designed to send messages over a telegraph line.

Answer 11

Teletype

Question 12

When was the teletype invented?

Answer 12

1908

Question 13

When was the radio invented?

Answer 13

1895

Question 14

When was the first fully electronic television transmission made?

Answer 14

1927

Question 15

When was the first email software invented?

Answer 15

1972

Question 16

What does ARPANET stand for?

Answer 16

Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

Question 17

When was the ARPANET invented?

Answer 17

1967

Question 18

Who invented the email?

Answer 18

Ray Tomlinson

Question 19

This is a network of networks communicating with each other using TCP and IP

Answer 19

Internet

Question 20

This is a very high-speed internet connection with at least ten times faster speed than a dial-up connection.

Answer 20

Broadband