CIS160/BOST160 Homework Questions 31 to 35

Due: Week 14--same as H8 so start now

Please send answers via e-mail
Send the email to:
homework@meyerconsult.com
In the subject of the message put this:
H7: Your lastname, Your firstname (replace Lastname and Firstname with your name).

Remember to "save a copy" or "keep a copy" of your final e-mails in your sent folder, or keep a copy by some other means so that if I don't receive it, you'll have proof you sent it.

Please use full sentences to answer the questions. If the question says "What is your name?" then your answer should be a sentence starting with "My name is . . ."

Please number each answer, and start each answer on a new line.

Students may work together to find the answers but each student must type up and send their own e-mail, using their own words. If two or more students submit exactly the same answers, neither student will receive credit for that portion of the final, nor will they be able to submit corrections. If you work with another student, please say so in your e-mail.

Please send answers to all five questions at once. Please send a separate e-mail for each set of five questions.

Do not send the answers as an attachment.

For all answers which require a URL, include the full URL, starting with http:// in order for me to grade it.

H7: Questions 31 to 35

Finding business information

With these questions, you are demonstrating your ability to answer questions about the history of the Internet and the Internet in general.

  1. What year was the definition of an Internet created? What is the definition of an Internet? What is the URL where you found this answer?

  2. What year did the WWW become a part of the Internet? Please give me the URL of the web page where you found that answer.

  3. What year was the first graphical web browser developed? What was the name of that first graphical web browser?

  4. What year did the WWW become the most popular application of the Internet (based on traffic)?

  5. What is FTP? How is it still used today? What is the URL where you found the definition for FTP?

To get credit, please note: You must fully write out each URL, including the http:// when you send me your answers.