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Class Project
Mastering The Internet
By : Wanda Howell



Problem  #1 - Internet Timeline Quiz
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1. ARPANET, NSFNET, PERL, InterNIC
2. USSR's launch of Sputnik
3. TELENET
4. Mosaic
5. Vinton G. Cerf


Problem  #2 - My Hotmail address is
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1. ID Name  : whowellb@hotmail.com
2. Password : XXXXXX  {Do not record your password here}


Problem  #3 - My AOL IM name is
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1. IM Name  : WndHowell
2. Password : XXXXXX  {Do not record your password here}


Problem  #4 - Learn to prune roses at
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1. http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC1173.htm


Problem  #5 - Today's horoscope is at
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1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/horoscopes/


Problem  #6 - Today's history is at
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1. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html


Problem  #7 - WS_FTP can be downloaded from
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1. ftp://ftp.yodasvault.com/pub/


Problem  #8 - Learn More About WS_FTP at
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1. http://saturn.med.nyu.edu/it/help/ftp/wsftp.html  or   http://tutorial.ftpplanet.com/LE/


Problem  #9 - Acrobat can be downloaded from
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1. ftp://ftp.yodasvault.com/pub/


Problem #10 - Acquire free Web space
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1. ID Name  : whowellb
2. Password : XXXXXX  {Do not record your password here}


Problem #11 - My free Web site is at
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1.


Homework: 4 URLs and interesting facts
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1a. URL =  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_backbone
1b. Fact =  Since the decommissioning of the NSFNet in 1995, the internet consists of various 
            commercial ISPs connected by Peering points.

2a. URL =  http://www.webster.edu/~hcohen/week5/reganw5.html
2b. Fact =  An extranet is a private network between 2 or more organizations. These networks support things like data transfer, 
            e-mail, websites. Virtual Private Networks are a low cost alternative to those who don't have the money for a Private network. 
            It's much easier to add and delete members on a Virtual network.

3a. URL =  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML
3b. Fact = XML stands for Extensible Markup Language. It's purpose is to share structured data across different information systems
           through the Internet. It is a fee free open standard and is recommended by the World Wide Web Consortium.

4a. URL = http://2wire.com/bandwidth/meter.php?kbps=3355.4
4b. Connection Speed =  2.06 Mbps

4c. URL = http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
4d. Connection Speed =  2.7 Mps
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