Introduction to Web Design Using Dreamweaver

Chapter 3: Online Basics

Go Online Activities 3.1

Introduction:
Learn about the origins of the Internet and the World Wide Web.

Directions:
Read the questions below.
Click on the Destination Site link(s) to open a new browser window.
Apply what you learn to answer the questions.
Check your work carefully, and click Submit.

Destination Site: Hobbes’ Internet Timeline
Destination Site: Internet Society: History of the Internet

Note: If this link is inactive or to find other Internet sites with similar information, get permission from your teacher to use a search engine.
Here are some keywords you might use:
history of Internet, origins of World Wide Web

1
Scientist Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web in 1990. What did the World Wide Web allow users to do?
2
Though the terms are used interchangeably, the Internet and the Web are two separate things. Explain how they differ.
3
What purpose does the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) serve?
4
What is the difference between the Internet and an intranet?
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