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• Hard Hard difficulty.
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Which French network influenced TCP/IP by using datagrams and end-to-end design?

Answer

CYCLADES

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
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Which British network is often described as the first packet-switched network?

Answer

NPL network

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which protocol is used to send email between mail servers?

Answer

SMTP

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which peer-to-peer file-sharing service was created by Shawn Fanning in 1999?

Answer

Napster

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which search engine launched in 1995 and became known for fast full-text web search?

Answer

AltaVista

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which discussion system began in 1980 at Duke University and UNC?

Answer

Usenet

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which organization was formed in 1998 to coordinate DNS names and IP addresses?

Answer

ICANN

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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What protocol did ARPANET use before TCP/IP?

Answer

NCP

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which company launched the Internet Explorer browser?

Answer

Microsoft

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
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What name is given to the global network of interconnected computer networks?

Answer

Internet

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Which top-level domain is reserved for the U.S. military?

Answer

.mil

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Which company released the Netscape Navigator web browser?

Answer

Netscape

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