Internet Timeline Worksheet
Directions: Below is a list of questions dealing with the history of the Internet. You will find
the information at http://sixrevisions.com/resources/the-history-of-the-internet-in-anutshell/. You may need to click on links within the page to find some answers. Answer the
questions by opening a blank Word document. Make sure you clearly number your answers
on the Word document. You do not need complete sentences in your answer. One word or
a short phrase is fine.
1. What two colleges were the first to communicate over the ARPANET (the origin of the
Internet)?
2. What year was email first developed?
3. What does the “@” symbol do for email?
4. What does “TCP/IP” mean?
5. What is “Spam”
6. What is considered the precursor to “World of Warcraft”?
7. What year was the emoticon developed?
8. What was the name of the virtual community developed in 1985 that is still in operation
today?
9. How many hosts were there on the Internet in 1987?
10. What became the new name to AppleLink in 1989?
11. What was the World Wide Web originally named?
12. What year did the MP3 become standard?
13. What college developed the first web browser (Mosaic)? (you will have to click on the
“Mosaic” link)
14. What year did the Internet become “commercialized”?
15. Why did Napster have legal issues?
16. What became the most popular social network in 2003?
17. What year did Youtube Launch?