What did the aftermath of the soviet Union's launch of the Sputnik satellite into orbit on Oct 4 1957 prompt the U.S. to do?

The U.S, decided to increase its long-term technology research, led by the military. 

What became the basis of Internet protocol (Ip) networking?

Packet Switching

What does Transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) do?

Instructs the network how to transmit packets of data and corrects transmission errors along the way.

Internet applications developed in the 1980s and '90s include:

E-mail, which enabled messages and files to be addressed to and read by another user.

What happens to data in a packet switched network?

Data is digitized, numbered, sized, addressed, summed, and sent.

Throughput is...

Normally lower than the data range most service providers publish for their service.

What type of system does the client contain the necessary software programs that enable the viewing of data from the network?

A client/server system

What does the uniform resource locator (URL) consist of?

the sub domain. the unique domain and the top-level domain

True or false

Communicating over the Internet via bulletin boards lets users read comments from others and send in their own.

True

What should internet users do to ensure the security of their personal information?

Exercise caution