Download Web Design Scavenger Hunt

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Digital Imaging Online Scavenger Hunt
Directions: Go online and answer the following questions. 1. First, save this document to your
folder on the Network Drive under Web Mastering. 2. Write your name on the name line. 3.
Type your answers under the appropriate number IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. 4. YOU
CAN ONLY USE WIKIPEDIA ONE TIME! 5. Make sure to copy and paste the link of the
page on which you found the answer (not properly formatted) and put it at the end of each
question. 6. At the end of the class, save it and go to the free time games on Mrs. Roberts Wiki.
Example:
Who was Steve Jobs?
Steve Jobs was an American inventor and entrepreneur. He was co-founder,
chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs
1. What company made the browser used by 90% of web surfers until the release of Internet
Explorer 4?
2. What online retailer got a flood of sales once it changed its name from Cadabra.com?
3. What was the first band on a major label to debut a complete song over the Internet, with
Headfirst?
4. What kid-friendly web directory did Yahoo! launch in 1996?
5. Who coined the phrase 'World Wide Web'
6. In what year was the phrased World Wide Web coined?
7. Who was J.C.R. Licklider?
8. What was ARPANET?
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9. Who was Leonard Kleinrock?
10. What is an Ethernet?
11. When was the first mouse introduced?
12. Who coined the phrase 'information superhighway'?
13. Which decade really saw the explosion of the net?
14. Which country has the highest percentage of net users?
15. What is that percentage?
16. What does HTTP stand for?
17. What is an ISP and what does it stand for?
18. What does HTML stand for and what is it?
19. Which state provides wireless internet to all of its residents for FREE?
20. What is the original reason why eBay was formed and by whom?
21. How many countries still have no internet access?
22. What ethnic group uses the internet the most? What is that percentage?
23. What is the most common 'How to' search on Google?
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24. What are the top three most popular websites in the world?
25. What was the very first popular web browser called? When was it released?
26. According to the Nielsen NetRatings, the average Internet user, in one month, will spend
how many hours online?
27. What is the average surfing session?
28. What is the oldest domain name? When was it registered?
29. Which internet service provider has the majority of registered domain names?
30. Who is the most Googled person of all time?
EXTRA CREDIT:
Write down any interesting facts you came across on your own. Make sure to provide the
answers.