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Brantford
In what city was the Bell Telephone Memorial constructed?
Alexander Graham Bell Gardens
In which gardens was the Bell Telephone Memorial constructed?
First
In 1936, what place did Bell receive on a list of best inventors?
commemorative stamp
What was created in Bell's image in 1940?
Famous Americans Series
Bell's stamp is part of which line?
October 28
On what date was the stamp officially released?
Boston
In which city was the stamp officially released?
geese
What bird is depicted on the Scottish banknote?
genetics
What do the sheep on the Scottish banknote represent?
C$100 gold coin
What form of currency did Canada issue to celebrate Bell in 1997?
2009
In what year did Canada put out a coin to commemorate the Silver Dart?
57th
In 2002, where did Bell place in a list of the Greatest Britons?
10
In 2004 Bell was listed in the top how many Greatest Canadians?
Scottish Science Hall of Fame
In what Scottish Hall of Fame is Bell listed?
National Library of Scotland
Which institution listed Bell in their Hall of Fame?
diabetes
What disease contributed greatly to Bell's death?
August 2
On what day and month did Bell die?
Mabel
Who was the last person to see Bell alive?
Nova Scotia
In what Province did Bell die?
Beinn Bhreagh pine
What kind of wood was Bell's coffin made from?
red
What color silk was used in Bell's coffin?
black
What color were attendees asked to not wear at Bell's funeral?
Jean MacDonald
Which singer performed at Bell's funeral?
atop Beinn Bhreagh mountain
Where was Bell buried?
Marian
Bell's living daughters were named Elsie May and what?
35
Over how many years did Bell spend a great deal of time at Beinn Bhreagh?
The bel
What unit is named after Bell?
sound intensity
What does the bel and decibel measure?
Bell Labs
What lab invented the term "bel."
telecommunications
In what field is the Alexander Graham Bell Medal given out?
1976
What was the first year the Alexander Graham Bell Medal was given out?
Internet service provider
What does ISP stand for?
provides services for accessing, using, the Internet
what does an isp do?
commercial, community-owned, non-profit, or otherwise privately owned
What forms can an isp be organized in?
ISPs
What type of organization provides internet access?
Internet access, Internet transit, domain name registration, web hosting, Usenet service, and colocation
What are some services provided by an isp?
a network between government research laboratories and participating departments of universities
Why was the internet developed?
1980s
when was the internet developed?
a process was set in place towards public, commercial use of the Internet
what happened to the internet in the late 1980s?
1995
When were remaining restrictions on the internet removed?
4 years
how long after the introduction of the world wide web was 1995?
Australia and the United States
Where were the first isps established?
Brookline, Massachusetts
where was the first commercial isp in the us located?
November 1989
when was the first commercial isp customer served?
1989
when were the first commercial isps established?
The World
what was the name of the first commercial isp in the us?
ISPs to offer content providers a faster track to send content
What would the absence of net neutrality permit?
municipal broadband
what may possibly be a solution to net neutrality concerns?
a telecommunications service
how did president obama recommend to classify the internet?
Title II (common carrier)
what did the fcc choose to apply to the internet?
telecommunications
what would the internet be classified as based on title ii?
February 2015
When did the FCC rule on net neturality?
in favor
How did the FCC rule on net neutrality?
Title II (common carrier) of the Communications Act of 1934
what did the FCC adopt for the internet?
the First Amendment
what amendment did the chairman of the FCC compare this ruling to?
free speech
what did the FCC chairman say both the internet and the first amendment stand for?
13 April 2015
When did the FCC publish its final rule on net neutrality regulations?
Internet access
What do ISPs provide?
a range of technologies to connect users to their network
how do isps provide internet access?
television cable (CATV)
what is one type of technology used to connect to the internet?
wireless Ethernet (wi-fi)
what type of technology is used to connect to the internet wirelessly?
telephone lines
what was an earlier technology used to connect to the internet?
copper wires to provide dial-up, DSL, typically asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL), cable modem or Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) (typically basic rate interface)
what traditional options were available for users and small businesses?
Fiber To The Home
what is it called when fiber-optics are used for end users?
users and small businesses
who is served by dial-up, dsl, adsl, cable modems, or isdns?
medium-to-large businesses, or other ISPs
What type of customers would typically have more demanding requirements?
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
what does atm stand for in relation to internet providers?
customers with more demanding requirements
what is high-speed dsl used for?
synchronous optical networking
what is SONET?
an organization that provides services for hosting electronic mail domains with access to storage for mail boxes
What is a mailbox provider?
A mailbox provider
What is an organization that provides hosting of electronic mail domains?
It provides email servers to send, receive, accept, and store email
what is the purpose of a mailbox provider?
A mailbox provider
how does a user store electronic mail?
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
What is SMTP?
Internet Message Access Protocol
What is IMAP?
implementing Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and possibly providing access to messages through Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP), the Post Office Protocol, Webmail, or a proprietary protocol.
How is access to mail provided?
access providers
what are most mailbox providers as well?
companies, universities, organizations, groups, and individuals
who possibly controls their own mail servers?
email, web-hosting, or online storage services
What do internet hosting services provide?
Internet hosting services
Who provides a virtual server service?
Internet hosting services
who provides cloud services?
upstream ISPs
Who does an ISP pay for internet access?
An upstream ISP usually has a larger network than the contracting ISP
Why does an ISP need to pay an upstream ISP?
access to parts of the Internet the contracting ISP by itself has no access to
What does an upstream ISP provide for an ISP?
upstream ISPs
what usually has a larger network, the ISP of the customer or the upstream ISP?
transmit data to or from areas of the Internet beyond the home network
What is the simplest case of an ISP using an upstream ISP?
large amounts of bandwidth for connecting hosting ISPs and access ISPs
what do transit ISPs provide?
a tier 1 carrier
A mode of interconnection is often cascaded multiple times until reaching what?
point of presence
What is a PoP?
Transit ISPs
What provides bandwidth for the connecting of hosting ISPs and access ISPs?
virtual ISP
What is a VISP?
mobile virtual network operators
What do VISPs resemble?
a wholesale ISP
What do visps purchase services from?
Internet service providers that provide service free of charge
What are free ISPs?
advertisements
What do free ISPs display in exchange for service?
commercial television
What are free ISPs similar to?
on a nonprofit basis
How are freenets run?
wireless Internet service provider
What is a WISP?
commonplace Wi-Fi wireless mesh networking, or proprietary equipment
What technology is part of a WISP?
900 MHz, 2.4 GHz, 4.9, 5.2, 5.4, 5.7, and 5.8 GHz bands
What are some bands that Wi-Fi can operate over?