The Internet and the Digital Age AP History Quiz

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🌐 ARPANET (1969): The precursor to the Internet, established by the U.S. Department of Defense.
• 📧 Email (Early 1970s): Revolutionized communication, enabling rapid message exchange.
• 💻 Personal Computers (1980s): Became more affordable and widespread, bringing computing power to individuals.
• 🌍 World Wide Web (1989): Tim Berners-Lee invented the WWW, HTML, and URLs, making the Internet accessible to the masses.
• 📱 Mobile Computing (2000s-Present): Smartphones and tablets transformed how people access and interact with the Internet.
• 📣 Social Media (2000s-Present): Platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram changed social interactions and information dissemination.
• ☁️ Cloud Computing (2000s-Present): Enabled on-demand access to computing resources and data storage over the Internet.
• 🤖 Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (Present): Increasingly integrated into Internet applications, influencing automation and data analysis.

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following was the precursor to the Internet?
   1. A. NSFNET
   2. B. ARPANET
   3. C. BITNET
   4. D. CSNET
2. Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
   1. A. Bill Gates
   2. B. Steve Jobs
   3. C. Tim Berners-Lee
   4. D. Vint Cerf
3. What decade did personal computers become more widely accessible to individuals?
   1. A. 1960s
   2. B. 1970s
   3. C. 1980s
   4. D. 1990s
4. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of cloud computing?
   1. A. On-demand access
   2. B. Scalability
   3. C. Limited storage
   4. D. Resource pooling
5. Which technology significantly transformed internet accessibility in the 21st century?
   1. A. Mainframe computers
   2. B. Mobile computing (smartphones and tablets)
   3. C. Telegraph
   4. D. Radio
6. Which of the following best describes the impact of social media on information dissemination?
   1. A. It slowed down the spread of information.
   2. B. It centralized information control.
   3. C. It accelerated and decentralized information sharing.
   4. D. It had no significant impact.
7. What is a key function of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in today's Internet applications?
   1. A. Manual data entry
   2. B. Automated data analysis
   3. C. Limiting data access
   4. D. Eliminating data storage