The Exact Day When the Internet Was Launched Is Difficult

question 54

Multiple Choice

The exact day when the Internet was launched is difficult to determine, but the __________ adopted TCP/IP as the basis for the ARPANET in 1982.

• A) Microsoft corporation
• B) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
• C) White House
• D) Ivy League schools

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Definitions:

Experimental Group

A group of subjects in an experiment who are exposed to the variable under investigation to study its effect.

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to determine its effect on the dependent variable.

Placebo

A substance with no therapeutic effect, often used as a control in testing new drugs.

Control Group

In an experiment, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment being tested and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.