UNIT 7- SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS IN CONNECTED AGE

Question 1

has revolutionized the computer and
communications world like nothing before.

Answer 1

Internet

Question 2

once a world-wide broadcasting capability, a mechanism for
information dissemination, and a medium for collaboration and
interaction between individuals and their computers without
regard for geographic location (Leiner et al., 1997, p. 102).

Answer 2

The Internet

Question 3

WHEN: computer scientists began to write about the creation of a
network of interconnected computers

Answer 3

1960

Question 4

“the name _____’ refers to the
global seamless interconnection of networks made possible by
the protocols devised in the 1970s through DARPA-sponsored
research.”

Answer 4

INTERNET to Cerf (1995),

Question 5

“a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of
computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols
to facilitate data transmission and exchange”.

Answer 5

INTERNET

Question 6

the academic community beyond the computer
scientists, was given access to the Internet. NSF
funding for the Internet continued for almost a decade
before the Internet was redistributed to regional
networks with the eventual move toward
interconnecting networks across the globe.

Answer 6

1985

Question 7

programmer at CERN (European Council for Nuclear
Research), wrote “Information Management: A
proposal”.

Answer 7

Tim Berners-Lee