World Wide Web — Questions and answers
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What was the biggest problem scientists faced before the World Wide Web?
Choices
- A) There were not enough computers for everyone.
- B) Research information was spread out and hard to share. ✓
- C) Scientists didn't want to work together on projects.
- D) They couldn't send emails to each other.
Answer: B) Research information was spread out and hard to share.
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Who wrote a proposal in 1989 for a system that would link information universally, suggesting a global 'web' of documents?
Choices
- A) Sir Isaac Newton
- B) Vannevar Bush
- C) Tim Berners-Lee ✓
- D) Ted Nelson
Answer: C) Tim Berners-Lee
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What was the biggest technical puzzle Tim Berners-Lee needed to solve for his web vision?
Choices
- A) How to make computers faster than they were at the time.
- B) How to make sure everyone had the same type of computer.
- C) How to create a shared language so all computers could understand and display web documents. ✓
- D) How to convince people to stop using email.
Answer: C) How to create a shared language so all computers could understand and display web documents.
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Which of these is NOT one of the three main parts Tim Berners-Lee created for the World Wide Web?
Choices
- A) HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
- B) HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)
- C) URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
- D) GPS (Global Positioning System) ✓
Answer: D) GPS (Global Positioning System)
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What was special about the very first web browser Tim Berners-Lee created?
Choices
- A) It could only show pictures, but no words.
- B) It let people both look at web pages and also make their own. ✓
- C) It was the only browser that worked on a NeXT Cube computer.
- D) It was only used for playing games online.
Answer: B) It let people both look at web pages and also make their own.
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What important decision did CERN make in 1993 that helped the World Wide Web become so popular?
Choices
- A) They started to charge people a lot of money to use the Web.
- B) They made the Web technology free for everyone to use and build upon. ✓
- C) They decided to keep the Web a secret for only scientists to use.
- D) They stopped working on the World Wide Web project completely.
Answer: B) They made the Web technology free for everyone to use and build upon.
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What made the World Wide Web easy for many more people to use, not just computer experts?
Choices
- A) The invention of the first computer mouse.
- B) The creation of graphical web browsers like Mosaic. ✓
- C) The government made it a law for everyone to have a computer.
- D) People stopped using the internet in their homes.
Answer: B) The creation of graphical web browsers like Mosaic.
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What is one new challenge that has come with the World Wide Web's growth?
Choices
- A) It has made it harder for people to find information.
- B) There are now too few online learning platforms.
- C) The spread of false information and worries about privacy. ✓
- D) People no longer talk to each other face-to-face.
Answer: C) The spread of false information and worries about privacy.
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