1. How Much Do You Know About the Internet?

2. What is the Internet? The Internet is the world’s largest computer network, connecting more than 4 million computers in over 160 countries. Fastest growing communication medium ever.

3. Where did the Internet originate? The Internet originated with the military. The military found it necessary to began corresponding using e-mail.

4. What does WWW stand for? World Wide Web

5. How is the Web different from the Internet ? The World Wide Web is the multimedia portion of the web. Multimedia is comprised of graphics, movie, and sound files, as well as text documents. Web requires browser software – Netscape or Internet Explorer (IE).

6. What is an ISP? Internet Service Provider AOL Earthlink Juno

7. What does http: stand for ? HyperText Transfer Protocol Translates each web address into a specific set of numbers

8. What does html stand for? Hyper Text Markup Language

9. What do I need to get on the Internet? Computer Modem Browser software ISP

10. What does URL mean? Uniform Resource Locator The format for identifying locations (addresses) on the Web. http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/links/elemen.html protocol server network domain directory/pathname

11. What is the server name in these addresses? http://edtech.kennesaw.edu http://webtech.cherokee.k12.ga.us http://www.cherokee.k12.ga.us

12. What is a search engine? Tool used to search the web. Google Yahoo/Yahooligans Ask Jeeves/Ask Jeeves for Kids