What Madisonian has been inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame? ANSWER Larry Landweber (CORRECT): The John P. Morgridge Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Landweber laid the foundation what we know as the Internet today with the 1977 networking project, TheoryNet. In 1981, he proposed creation of the Computer Science Network, or CSNET, to […]
SupraNet is a connected with what Madison area event? ANSWER All of them (CORRECT) High Tech Happy Hour: In 2005, SupraNet along with Yahara Software and Applied Tech, became co-hosts of monthly meet up. In 2010 SupraNet and Yahara Software took over sole ownership of the event, building tremendous growth through a steady and loyal following. […]
Elon Musk is connected with what website? ANSWER Twitter (CORRECT) Musk agrees to buy Twitter on October 28, 2022 for $44 billion after abandoning his legal battle where he tried to back out of his original $44 billion bid. X (CORRECT) On July 23, 2023 Elon Musk rebranded Twitter to X using the x.com domain name.. PayPal (CORRECT) This was Elon’s […]
What local website was the first ever Super Bowl Cyber Halftime Show? ANSWER Oscar Mayer: (CORRECT) Developed by Woodland Communications, a local advertising agency owed by Gary Walker and Cindy Hosely, the Oscar Mayer Cyber Cinema was first ever Super Bowl Cyber Halftime Show in January, 1997. The website was launched in 1995 and grew to be one […]
At the start of 1994, how many websites with their own URL were on the World Wide Web? ANSWER 130 (CORRECT) Believe it or not, according to https://www.internetlivestats.com/total-number-of-websites/, the number of websites with their own URL (Domain Name) at the beginning of 1994 was only 130 and would quickly grow 2006% to 2,738 websites by the end of the year. * […]
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