Tim Berners-Lee — Questions and answers

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What big decision did Tim Berners-Lee propose about the World Wide Web software in April 1993?

Choices

  1. To make the software freely available to everyone. ✓
  2. To sell the software to a big company.
  3. To keep the software a secret at CERN.
  4. To only let scientists use the software.

Answer: To make the software freely available to everyone.

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What kind of environment did Tim Berners-Lee grow up in?

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  1. A house filled with music and art.
  2. A household immersed in logic and computation. ✓
  3. A home far away from any computers.
  4. A very quiet house with few books.

Answer: A household immersed in logic and computation.

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What did Tim's supervisor, Mike Sendall, famously say about his proposal?

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  1. He thought it was perfect and ready.
  2. He thought it was too confusing to understand.
  3. He deemed it 'vague but exciting.' ✓
  4. He didn't want Tim to work on it at all.

Answer: He deemed it 'vague but exciting.'

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What was the name of the personal software project Tim Berners-Lee developed in 1980?

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  1. The World Wide Web
  2. ENQUIRE ✓
  3. Memory System 100
  4. Data Linker

Answer: ENQUIRE

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Which of these is NOT one of the three foundational pillars of the Web that Tim Berners-Lee articulated?

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  1. Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)
  2. Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
  3. HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
  4. Global Positioning System (GPS) ✓

Answer: Global Positioning System (GPS)

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What two important things did Tim Berners-Lee build on a NeXT computer in late 1990?

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  1. The first web browser and the first web server. ✓
  2. A new type of phone and a camera.
  3. A robot and a special printer.
  4. A rocket and a space station.

Answer: The first web browser and the first web server.

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What did Tim Berners-Lee do after building the World Wide Web system?

Choices

  1. He kept it a secret from everyone.
  2. He started selling it to companies.
  3. He demonstrated it to his colleagues within CERN. ✓
  4. He went on a long vacation.

Answer: He demonstrated it to his colleagues within CERN.

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Why did Tim Berners-Lee argue for the Web to be freely available to everyone?

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  1. He thought people would not use it if they had to pay.
  2. He believed the true value of knowledge comes when it's shared freely. ✓
  3. He wanted to make a lot of money later on.
  4. He didn't know how to charge for it.

Answer: He believed the true value of knowledge comes when it's shared freely.

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What happened to the World Wide Web after the decision for open access was made?

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  1. It stayed a small tool for scientists.
  2. It disappeared after a few years.
  3. It exploded into a global phenomenon, connecting millions of users. ✓
  4. It became very expensive to use.

Answer: It exploded into a global phenomenon, connecting millions of users.

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What is one of the important principles Tim Berners-Lee continues to advocate for concerning the Web?

Choices

  1. Only allowing certain people to use it.
  2. Making it very complicated to understand.
  3. Keeping it open, free, and accessible. ✓
  4. Using it mostly for playing games.

Answer: Keeping it open, free, and accessible.

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