Directions: Answer each of the following questions in your own words using the article "The Internet: What's The Fuss?".

1. What has made the Internet so popular? ______________

2. What does ISP stand for and give one example? ____________________

3. What does HTML, URL, and HTTP mean? _______________________

4. The speed of the Internet is measured in (bps). What does bps mean? __________

5. Why has publishing on the Internet attracted so many people? ___________

6. E-mail is a big part of the Internet. What does e-mail look like and name one advantage to using e-mail? _________________

7. How many years ago was it before the Internet got it's start? _____________

8. What was the main reason it started? _________________

9. A browser is what? _________________

10. What are some of the reasons (name 2) for people not connecting to the Internet? _____________________

11. Give an example of a real URL. __________________

12. When text are in a different color on a web site, that is referred to as what? _____

13. What is the most popular browser today? ________________

14. Name a different browser than the one in question 13. __________________

15. How are computer messages sent across the telephone? ___________