The Internet has turned 50 years old. Do you know when, where and who invented it?
I. We’re going to write an article for our magazine about the 50 years of Internet. Before you watch it: do you know the meaning of these words?
lab / router / lo and behold (used to express surprise) / available / device
II. Watch the video and answer these questions in groups of three.
- Where was the Internet born?
- When was it born?
- How was the router called when it was created? How big was it?
- What was the name of the precursor of the Internet?
- Leonard Kleinrock was one of the “Fathers of Internet”, what are the names of the other two fathers?
- Where did they study?
- What did they want to do? Did they have the adequate technology?
- What did ARPANET connect for the first time?
- When was the connection established?
- What message did they try to send? Where they successful?
- What is the meaning of www?
- When did the Internet finally explode?
- What did it change?
- What is the vision Kleinrock had in a press release that was published before the network started? That the network wil be _____________, always _______, always ____________. That anybody with any _______________ can connect at any _________, from any ____________. And it will be ___________________.
