Instant Messaging — Questions and answers
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What was Jarkko Oikarinen's big idea to help people talk to each other?
Choices
- A. A new way to send letters in the mail.
- B. A system to make phone calls cheaper.
- C. A system to connect people and groups instantly across networks. ✓
- D. A better way to send emails.
Answer: C. A system to connect people and groups instantly across networks.
From page 1
What is 'packet switching,' a key technology for instant messaging?
Choices
- A. Breaking data into small 'packets' that travel independently and then reassemble. ✓
- B. Sending all the data at once through a single wire.
- C. Turning on and off a light switch very quickly.
- D. Sticking small labels on packages before mailing them.
Answer: A. Breaking data into small 'packets' that travel independently and then reassemble.
From page 2
What was the name of the system Jarkko Oikarinen created for many people to chat together from different places?
Choices
- A. The 'talk' command
- B. Zephyr
- C. Internet Relay Chat (IRC) ✓
- D. Email service
Answer: C. Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
From page 4
What two important new ideas did ICQ introduce that made instant messaging easier for everyone?
Choices
- A. Text-only messages and command-line typing.
- B. A 'buddy list' and 'presence detection'. ✓
- C. Sending messages through the postal service.
- D. Very long, formal messages and dedicated phone lines.
Answer: B. A 'buddy list' and 'presence detection'.
From page 6
What deeply human need did instant messaging help to fulfill?
Choices
- A. The need to send fewer messages.
- B. The need to wait a long time for answers.
- C. The need for immediate connection with others. ✓
- D. The need to only talk to people in the same room.
Answer: C. The need for immediate connection with others.
From page 8
What new style of communication became common with instant messaging?
Choices
- A. Very long, formal essays.
- B. Abbreviations, emoticons, and an informal, quick way of talking. ✓
- C. Only using full sentences and perfect grammar.
- D. Relying only on physical letters for all messages.
Answer: B. Abbreviations, emoticons, and an informal, quick way of talking.
From page 9
What is the main legacy of early instant messaging platforms?
Choices
- A. They are completely forgotten and not used today.
- B. They only led to the creation of email.
- C. They laid the important groundwork for almost all modern digital communication. ✓
- D. They made communication much slower and harder.
Answer: C. They laid the important groundwork for almost all modern digital communication.
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