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Internet Web Hunt

NAME: John Daniel Ignacio
Schedule: tths 1:45-3:00
GUIDELINES:
1. The goal of this activity is to find information on the Internet. Work individually.
2. There are eight (8) questions and each question corresponds to a particular number of points.
3. Your objective is to get a total of 50 points.
4. Indicate the search engine and the URL of the site where you found the answer. Deductions will
be made for missing/incomplete URL. (Use different search engines, a list is at the 2nd page.
5. The softcopy should be uploaded to the group in Edmodo.com Jan. 28, 2016.
6. The hardcopy printed in a short bond paper should be submitted on Feb. 2, 2016.
1.

(5.0pt) Who developed the first email application? What were his accomplishments?
Answer: Shiva Ayyadurai is a scientist-technologist, entrepreneur and an educator.
Search engine: Google.com
URL: http://www.inventorofemail.com/

2.

(5.0pt) What was the first commercial Web browser and what company built it?
Answer: Netscape Navigator. It was built by Mosaic Communications Corporation
Search engine: Google.com
URL: http://www.poynter.org/2014/today-in-media-history-the-first-commercial-web-browser-netscapenavigator-is-released-in-1994/274065/

3.

(5.0pts) Who invented the computer mouse and how did it get its name?
Answer: Douglas Engelbart. With the cord coming out of the back of the mouse Douglas said that the
device reminded him of the rodent mouse and the name stuck. It's a lot easier to remember than a X-Y
Position Indicator for a Display System.
Search engine: Google.com
URL: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001083.htm

4.

(5.0pts) Who is Tim Berners-Lee? What were his accomplishments?

Answer: Founder/The Inventor of World Wide Web and one of Time Magazine's '100 Most Important
People in the 20th century. He is a scientist and academic whose visionary and innovative work has
transformed almost every aspect of our lives.
Search engine: Google.com
URL: http://webfoundation.org/about/sir-tim-berners-lee/

5.

(8.0pts) Enumerate the special IP addresses and state their uses.

Answer: 1. Network Address Is an address where all host bits in the IP address are set to zero (0). In
every subnet there is a network address. This is the first and lowest numbered address in the range
because the address is always the address where all host bits are set to zero. The network address is
defined in the RFCs as the address that contains all the zeroes in the host portion of the address and is
used to communicate with devices that maintain the network equipment.
2. Broadcast Address A broadcast address is an address where all host bits in the IP address are set
to one (1). This address is the last address in the range of addresses, and is the address whose host
portion is set to all ones. All hosts are to accept and respond to the broadcast address. This makes
special services possible.
3. Loopback Address The 127.0.0.0 class A subnet is used for special local addresses, most
commonly the loopback address 127.0.0.1. This address is used to test the local network interface
devices functionality. All network interface devices should respond to this address from the command

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line of the local host. If you ping 127.0.0.1 from the local host, you can be assured that the network
hardware is functioning and that the network software is also functioning. The addresses in the
127.0.0.0 127.255.255.255 range cannot be reached from outside the host, and so cannot be used to
build a LAN.
4. Private IP Addresses RFC 1918 defines a number of IP blocks which were set aside by the
American Registry of Internet Number (ARIN) for use as private addresses on private networks that are
not directly connected to the internet.
5. Multicast IP Addresses There are a number of addresses that are set aside for special purposes,
such as the IPs used in OSPF, Multicast, and experimental purposes that cannot be used on the
Internet.
Search engine: Google.com
URL: http://www.inetdaemon.com/tutorials/internet/ip/addresses/special.shtml
6.

(7.0pts) Cite at least three (3) drawbacks of Wireless Networks and give a one sentence explanation
for each.
Answer: 1. Range The typical range of a common 802.11g network with standard equipment is on the
order of tens of meters.
2. Reliability Like any radio frequency transmission, wireless networking signals are subject to a wide
variety of interference, as well as complex propagation effects that are beyond the control of the
network administrator.
3. Speed The Speed on most wireless networks (typically 1-54 Mbps) is far slower than even the
slowest common weird networks (100 Mbps up to several Gbps).
Search engine: Google.com
URL: http://ipoint-tech.com/wireless-networking-wi-fi-advantages-and-disadvantages-to-wirelessnetworking/

7.

(7.0pts) How did the Bluetooth technology get its name? Give at least three (3) features of Bluetooth.
Answer: Bluetooth was borrowed from the 10th-century, second king of Denmark, King Harald
Bluetooth; who was famous for uniting Scandinavia just as we intended to unite the PC and cellular
industries with a short-range wireless link. The various interested parties eventually came together to
form the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, which developed the agreed-upon standard we know and
love today. Bluetooth was originally meant to be a placeholder, but the name had already taken off in
the press and thus remains around today.
Search engine: Google.com
URL: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2061288/so-thats-why-its-called-bluetooth-and-other-surprisingtech-name-origins.html

8.

(8.0pts) Enumerate the five (5) different IP Address Classes. State where they are used and the range
of possible IP addresses for each class.
Answer: 1. Class A IP Address - Class A IP addresses were used for networks that had a large number
of hosts on the network. The class permitted up to 126 networks by using the first octet of the address
for the network identification. The first bit in this octet was always fixed or set to be zero. The following
seven bits in the octet were then set to one which would complete the network identification. The
remaining octets (24 bits) represented the hosts ID and would allow up to 126 networks with 17 million

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hosts per network. In a Class A address, the network number values start at the number 1 and end at
127.
2. Class B IP Address - Class B IP address were assigned to medium to large networks. They allow
16,384 networks by using the first two octets in the address for the network identification. The first two
bits of the first octet are fixed to 1 0. The next 6 bits along with the following octet then complete the
network identification. The third and fourth octet (16 bits) then represents the host ID. This allows
approximately 65,000 hosts per network. Class B network number values start at 128 and finish at 191.
3. Class C IP Address - Class C IP addresses were used in small LAN configurations. They allow for
approximately 2 million networks by using the first three octets of the address for the network
identification. In a Class C address, the first three bits are fixed to 1 1 0. In the following three octets, 21
bits make up the network identification. The last octet then represents the host identification. This allows
for 254 hosts per network. A Class C network number value starts at 192 and ends at 223.
4. Class D IP Address - Class D IP addresses were reserved for multicasting purposes. These
addresses begin with an octet in the 224-239 range. They would have leading bits of 1 1 1 0 and
includes addresses from 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255.
5. Class E IP Address - Class E IP addresses are reserved for experimental use. The first octet of these
addresses ranges between 240 and 255. This range is reserved by the IETF and similar to Class D
networks, should not be assigned to a host device.
Search engine: Google.com
URL: http://www.tech-faq.com/ip-address-classes.html

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