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Scavenger Hunt Answer Key

 * 1) Define the Internet: Many computer networks connected together through out the world.
 * 2) Is the World Wide Web (www) the same as the Internet? No
 * 3) What is the World Wide Web? An interconnected set of hypertext documents located though out the Internet
 * 4) What 2 things are considered browsers? A person getting information from the web and a software program


 * 1) Who owns the Internet? Nobody
 * 2) What determines our path between our computer and Internet servers? Routers
 * 3) What 2 jobs does a router have? It ensures that information doesn’t go where it’s not needed. This is crucial for keeping large volumes of data form clogging the connections of “innocent bystanders.” IT also makes sure that information does make it to the intended destination.
 * 4) When did the Internet begin? 1969
 * 5) Who oversees the formation of the policies and protocols that define how we use and interact with the Internet? The Internet Society oversees the formation of the policies and protocols that define how we use and interact with the Internet? The Internet Society
 * 6) When was this group established? 1992
 * 7) Who created the first high-speed backbone? The National Science Foundation
 * 8) When was it created? 1987
 * 9) What 3 companies worked with the NSF to create a backbone in 1988? IBM, MCI, Merit
 * 10) What does IP stand for and what is it? Internet Protocol, the language that computers use to communicate over the Internet.
 * 11) How were connections made when the Internet was in its infancy? By providing the IP address of the computer you wanted to establish a link with.
 * 12) Why did this method of connecting change? There were too many addresses to remember and there was no way to store all of the addresses in a text file.
 * 13) How are connections made today? Through the Domain Name System (DNS), which maps text names to IP addresses automatically
 * 14) What is a DNS? Domain name system, it’s the web site’s name.
 * 15) Where do you see domain names? When you use the Web or send an email message
 * 16) What are 3 examples of top-level domain names? .COM, .ORG, .NET, .EDU and .GOV
 * 17) What is an example of a host name? www
 * 18) Roughly how many ‘requests’ does a DNS server handle daily? Billions
 * 19) All machines on the Internet are one of two types. Name the 2 types. Servers or clients
 * 20) What is a server? Machines that provide services to other machines
 * 21) Name a type of server. Web servers, e-mail servers, FTP servers
 * 22) What are clients (in reference to machines on the Internet)? Machines that are used to connect to servers and request information
 * 23) How often is your IP address assigned or changed? Every time you dial in. That IP address is unique for you session – it may be different the nest time you dial in. This way, an ISP only needs one IP address for each modem it supports, rather than one for each customer.


 * 1) What does "URL" stand for and how is it used? A Uniform Resource Locator is an address used to access a website.
 * 2) What does "http" stand for and how is it used? Hypertext Transfer Protocol is used to communicate between the browser and the web server.
 * 3) How are spiders used in internet searching? “Spiders” is the name of the software used to create search engines.
 * 4) Where is streaming media stored? In a buffer.
 * 5) What is a newsgroup used for? A digital community bulletin board.


 * 1) What is protected under the law? Personal expression or facts? Personal expression.
 * 2) Describe fair use? The conditions under which copyrighted material can be used.
 * 3) What are some conditions beyond fair use that allows someone to use someone else’s idea? Ideas posted to a listserve.
 * 4) How are private lists described under copyright law?  Permission to material posted by others is supposed to be limited by what was agreed upon when joining the listserve, not by copyright law.