Mass Communication Ch. 9-11 Test Study
Guide2026–2027 Exam Study Guide:
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The Top Score 2026–2027 Exam Study Guide
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This guide brings together carefully selected
exam-style questions, clearly explained
solutions, and practical revision techniques to
support both learning and last-minute review. It
is built to help you not only answer questions
correctly, but also understand the methods and
reasoning required to solve them confidently.
, Who was the internet used by? - ANSWER✅The government and the military
When was the earliest components of the Internet in use? - ANSWER✅1969
The net was limited largely to interpersonal communication until? - ANSWER✅1991
The Internet is a? - ANSWER✅Diverse set of independent networks, interlinked to
provide its users with the appearance of a single, uniform network.
Engineer Paul Baran was designing a military communication network that could survive
a nuclear strike, when? - ANSWER✅1964
Baran's second insight was? - ANSWER✅That computers could break large
messages into a number of smaller message blocks, or packets, which could be sent
independently across the network.
Packet switching does what? - ANSWER✅Cuts messages into little pieces and sends
them along the easiest route to their final destination.
The U.S. military built the first nationwide packet-switching network, originally meant to
serve the needs of academic researchers? (T/F) - ANSWER✅True
The network was built by a farsighted division of _____________ called the Advanced
Research Projects Agency (ARPA). - ANSWER✅The Pentagon
By the fall of _______, ARPAnet connected four different institutions, and the first
component of the Internet was running. - ANSWER✅1969
The WWW has three (3) major components, what are they? - ANSWER✅Uniform
resource locator (URL), Hypertext transfer protocol (http), Hypertext markup language
(HTML)
Hackers is used to refer to? - ANSWER✅People who like programming computers and
using them to their fullest potential.
What is the first hacker ethic? - ANSWER✅Access to computers—and anything which
might teach you something about the way the world works—should be unlimited and
total.
What is the second hacker ethic? - ANSWER✅All information wants to be free.
Guide2026–2027 Exam Study Guide:
Updated Practice Questions, Verified
Solutions, Concept Review & Effective
Revision Strategies
Description
The Top Score 2026–2027 Exam Study Guide
is a focused and reliable resource designed to
help students prepare efficiently, strengthen
their understanding, and improve exam
performance through structured practice and
clear explanations.
This guide brings together carefully selected
exam-style questions, clearly explained
solutions, and practical revision techniques to
support both learning and last-minute review. It
is built to help you not only answer questions
correctly, but also understand the methods and
reasoning required to solve them confidently.
, Who was the internet used by? - ANSWER✅The government and the military
When was the earliest components of the Internet in use? - ANSWER✅1969
The net was limited largely to interpersonal communication until? - ANSWER✅1991
The Internet is a? - ANSWER✅Diverse set of independent networks, interlinked to
provide its users with the appearance of a single, uniform network.
Engineer Paul Baran was designing a military communication network that could survive
a nuclear strike, when? - ANSWER✅1964
Baran's second insight was? - ANSWER✅That computers could break large
messages into a number of smaller message blocks, or packets, which could be sent
independently across the network.
Packet switching does what? - ANSWER✅Cuts messages into little pieces and sends
them along the easiest route to their final destination.
The U.S. military built the first nationwide packet-switching network, originally meant to
serve the needs of academic researchers? (T/F) - ANSWER✅True
The network was built by a farsighted division of _____________ called the Advanced
Research Projects Agency (ARPA). - ANSWER✅The Pentagon
By the fall of _______, ARPAnet connected four different institutions, and the first
component of the Internet was running. - ANSWER✅1969
The WWW has three (3) major components, what are they? - ANSWER✅Uniform
resource locator (URL), Hypertext transfer protocol (http), Hypertext markup language
(HTML)
Hackers is used to refer to? - ANSWER✅People who like programming computers and
using them to their fullest potential.
What is the first hacker ethic? - ANSWER✅Access to computers—and anything which
might teach you something about the way the world works—should be unlimited and
total.
What is the second hacker ethic? - ANSWER✅All information wants to be free.
