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The Internet

Research Activity 1

Due Monday 17th January

1. Explain the relationship between the launch of the first artificial earth satellite called Sputnik by the USSR in 1957 and the birth of the Internet  Help Me
   　

2. What was ARPANET?  Why was it so important to the eventual development of the Internet?  Help Me
   　

3. Briefly explain what “packet switching” is and why it is so important to the operation of the Internet?  Help Me
   　

4. What is a protocol?  Why does the Internet need a protocol?  What is TCP/IP?  Help Me
   　

5. What is a domain name?  Why are they important?  What was the first ever domain name? Help Me   Help Me again
   　

6. How many host computers (a computer with an internet connection) were connected in 1969? What year did the Internet reach 1000 host computers? 100,000? One million hosts? Ten million?  How many host computers are their estimated to be in the world now?  Help Me
   　
7. What is the World Wide Web (WWW)?  When did the WWW begin?  Who developed it?  What the difference between the Internet and the WWW.  Help Me  Help Me again   I still need more help!!