Sophia Information Technology Sophia Final Milestone

Select the true statement about the history of the Internet.  The creation of ARPANET enabled U.S. defense intelligence agencies to predict the Soviet launch of Sputnik.  The Internet is a global network of connected computers linked through ARPANET.  TCP/IP facilitates communication between networks running on different protocols.  The first four nodes of ARPANET included Harvard, MIT, Stanford, and the Department of Defense. RATIONALE Transmission-control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) is the basic communication language or protocol of the Internet. It can also be used as a communications protocol in a private network (either an intranet or an extranet). The Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) network was created in response to the launch of Sputnik, not in advance of it. CONCEPT The World Wide Web 2 Amanda likes to play computer games online with many other people while she travels. Select the best computer for Amanda.  A desktop computer with a large screen and large amounts of storage  A desktop computer with a fast processor and graphics accelerator  A laptop computer with a small screen and limited memory  A laptop computer with a fast processor and graphics accelerator RATIONALE Because Amanda travels a lot, she needs a portable computer, such as laptop. Amanda's computer must have a fast processor and a graphics accelerator, since online games are often graphics-intensive and require high processor performance.