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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