Test 2: Chapter 6 Flashcards

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1958

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US Department of Defense developed Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

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DARPA

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Tasked with developing advanced communications capabilities

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1969

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DARPA launches Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

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4
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ARPANET

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the first national computer network

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5
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1971

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email invented

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6
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1991

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world wide web invented - The first global publishing platform on the Internet

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1992

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Graphical web browsers start being developed - Mosaic, Netscape, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome

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2014

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3 billion Internet users worldwide

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Bandwith

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The carrying capacity and speed of telecommunication networks that determine how much information can be sent and how fast it can travel over the networks.

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Broadband

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A network connection that enables a large amount of bandwidth to be transmitted, which allows for more information to be sent in a shorter period of time.

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top 10 internet languages

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English
Chinese
Spanish
Japanese
Portuguese
German
Arabic
French
Russian
Korean
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gamification

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Use of game-like mechanics and thinking in a non-game setting, earning points or rewards
Techniques seen in many fields, including marketing, customer service, and education

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augmented reality

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Overlays digitized information onto what we see in the real world, adding information that would not otherwise be visible to us or including additional information about what we are viewing

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