Today, over 4 billion people have access to the internet. (True or false)
True
The internet began in the United States. (True or false)
True
The first computer networks connected different organizations. (True or false)
False - Early networks only linked computers inside one organization. Different organizations weren’t joined until ARPANET in 1969.
ARPANET was an early version of the internet. (True or false)
True
The internet became popular with regular people in the 1980s. (True or false)
False - regular people got online in the 1990s, when PCs and browsers took off—not the 1980s.
The internet made a doorbell better because
A- You can see who’s there even when you’re not at home. or B- You can keep the house clean while on vacation.
The internet made a refrigerator better because
A- You can use cameras to check how much food you have left. or B- You can see who’s there even when you’re not at home.
The internet made an air conditioner better because
A- You can use cameras to check how much food you have left. or B- You can set the temperature before you get home.
The internet made a vacuum cleaner better because
A- You can keep the house clean while on vacation. or B- You can set the temperature before you get home.
