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56e1063ecd28a01900c67456 | Space_Race | On December 21, 1968, Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders became the first humans to ride the Saturn V rocket into space on Apollo 8. They also became the first to leave low-Earth orbit and go to another celestial body, and entered lunar orbit on December 24. They made ten orbits in twenty hours, and transmi... | During what holiday, was the Apollo 8 mission broadcast from orbit? | {
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"Christmas Eve"
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386
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} |
56e1063ecd28a01900c67457 | Space_Race | On December 21, 1968, Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders became the first humans to ride the Saturn V rocket into space on Apollo 8. They also became the first to leave low-Earth orbit and go to another celestial body, and entered lunar orbit on December 24. They made ten orbits in twenty hours, and transmi... | Which ocean did the Apolo 8 mission land in? | {
"text": [
"Pacific"
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"answer_start": [
676
]
} |
56e1069ce3433e1400422aec | Space_Race | The American Lunar Module was finally ready for a successful piloted test flight in low Earth orbit on Apollo 9 in March 1969. The next mission, Apollo 10, conducted a "dress rehearsal" for the first landing in May 1969, flying the LM in lunar orbit as close as 47,400 feet (14.4 km) above the surface, the point where t... | How close to the ground was the Lunar Module in May 1969 during its landing test? | {
"text": [
"47,400 feet"
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"answer_start": [
262
]
} |
56e1069ce3433e1400422aed | Space_Race | The American Lunar Module was finally ready for a successful piloted test flight in low Earth orbit on Apollo 9 in March 1969. The next mission, Apollo 10, conducted a "dress rehearsal" for the first landing in May 1969, flying the LM in lunar orbit as close as 47,400 feet (14.4 km) above the surface, the point where t... | The Lunar Module completed its first low Earth orbit on what date? | {
"text": [
"March 1969"
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"answer_start": [
115
]
} |
56e106e0cd28a01900c6745d | Space_Race | Unknown to the Americans, the Soviet Moon program was in deep trouble. After two successive launch failures of the N1 rocket in 1969, Soviet plans for a piloted landing suffered delay. The launch pad explosion of the N-1 on July 3, 1969 was a significant setback. The rocket hit the pad after an engine shutdown, destroy... | The Soviet, N1 Rocket exploded and was destroyed on what date? | {
"text": [
"July 3, 1969"
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"answer_start": [
224
]
} |
56e1077ecd28a01900c67469 | Space_Race | Apollo 11 was prepared with the goal of a July landing in the Sea of Tranquility. The crew, selected in January 1969, consisted of commander (CDR) Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot (CMP) Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. They trained for the mission until just before the actual launc... | Apollo 11 mission was to land where on the Moon? | {
"text": [
"Sea of Tranquility"
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"answer_start": [
62
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} |
56e1077ecd28a01900c6746b | Space_Race | Apollo 11 was prepared with the goal of a July landing in the Sea of Tranquility. The crew, selected in January 1969, consisted of commander (CDR) Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot (CMP) Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. They trained for the mission until just before the actual launc... | When did the Apollo 11 mission launch? | {
"text": [
"July 16, 1969"
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"answer_start": [
330
]
} |
56e1077ecd28a01900c6746c | Space_Race | Apollo 11 was prepared with the goal of a July landing in the Sea of Tranquility. The crew, selected in January 1969, consisted of commander (CDR) Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot (CMP) Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. They trained for the mission until just before the actual launc... | What state did the Saturn V rocket launch from? | {
"text": [
"Florida"
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"answer_start": [
456
]
} |
56e1077ecd28a01900c6746d | Space_Race | Apollo 11 was prepared with the goal of a July landing in the Sea of Tranquility. The crew, selected in January 1969, consisted of commander (CDR) Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot (CMP) Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. They trained for the mission until just before the actual launc... | When was the crew chosen to participate on the Apollo 11 mission? | {
"text": [
"January 1969"
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"answer_start": [
104
]
} |
56e107fecd28a01900c67473 | Space_Race | The trip to the Moon took just over three days. After achieving orbit, Armstrong and Aldrin transferred into the Lunar Module, named Eagle, and after a landing gear inspection by Collins remaining in the Command/Service Module Columbia, began their descent. After overcoming several computer overload alarms caused by an... | How long did the trip to the Moon last for the crew of the Apollo 11? | {
"text": [
"three days"
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"answer_start": [
36
]
} |
56e107fecd28a01900c67474 | Space_Race | The trip to the Moon took just over three days. After achieving orbit, Armstrong and Aldrin transferred into the Lunar Module, named Eagle, and after a landing gear inspection by Collins remaining in the Command/Service Module Columbia, began their descent. After overcoming several computer overload alarms caused by an... | The Lunar Module of the Apollo 11 was named after what animal? | {
"text": [
"Eagle"
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"answer_start": [
133
]
} |
56e107fecd28a01900c67475 | Space_Race | The trip to the Moon took just over three days. After achieving orbit, Armstrong and Aldrin transferred into the Lunar Module, named Eagle, and after a landing gear inspection by Collins remaining in the Command/Service Module Columbia, began their descent. After overcoming several computer overload alarms caused by an... | Who was the first human to take a step on the Moon? | {
"text": [
"Armstrong"
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"answer_start": [
71
]
} |
56e107fecd28a01900c67476 | Space_Race | The trip to the Moon took just over three days. After achieving orbit, Armstrong and Aldrin transferred into the Lunar Module, named Eagle, and after a landing gear inspection by Collins remaining in the Command/Service Module Columbia, began their descent. After overcoming several computer overload alarms caused by an... | At what time on Earth did Armstrong first step onto the Moon? | {
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"9:56 pm CDT July 20"
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"answer_start": [
688
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} |
56e10894e3433e1400422b04 | Space_Race | The first step was witnessed by at least one-fifth of the population of Earth, or about 723 million people. His first words when he stepped off the LM's landing footpad were, "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." Aldrin joined him on the surface almost 20 minutes later. Altogether, they spent... | How many people saw the first step onto the Moon? | {
"text": [
"723 million"
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"answer_start": [
88
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} |
56e10894e3433e1400422b07 | Space_Race | The first step was witnessed by at least one-fifth of the population of Earth, or about 723 million people. His first words when he stepped off the LM's landing footpad were, "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." Aldrin joined him on the surface almost 20 minutes later. Altogether, they spent... | When did they launch from the Moon to reattach to the Columbia? | {
"text": [
"The next day"
],
"answer_start": [
379
]
} |
56e108fce3433e1400422b14 | Space_Race | Apollo 11 left lunar orbit and returned to Earth, landing safely in the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969. When the spacecraft splashed down, 2,982 days had passed since Kennedy's commitment to landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth before the end of the decade; the mission was completed with 161 ... | When did the Apollo 11 mission land back on Earth? | {
"text": [
"July 24, 1969"
],
"answer_start": [
89
]
} |
56e108fce3433e1400422b15 | Space_Race | Apollo 11 left lunar orbit and returned to Earth, landing safely in the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969. When the spacecraft splashed down, 2,982 days had passed since Kennedy's commitment to landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth before the end of the decade; the mission was completed with 161 ... | Where did the Apollo 11 mission land back on Earth? | {
"text": [
"Pacific Ocean"
],
"answer_start": [
72
]
} |
56e10a04cd28a01900c674a1 | Space_Race | The first landing was followed by another, precision landing on Apollo 12 in November 1969. NASA had achieved its first landing goal with enough Apollo spacecraft and Saturn V launchers left for eight follow-on lunar landings through Apollo 20, conducting extended-endurance missions and transporting the landing crews i... | When was the second landing on the Moon successful? | {
"text": [
"November 1969"
],
"answer_start": [
77
]
} |
56e10a04cd28a01900c674a2 | Space_Race | The first landing was followed by another, precision landing on Apollo 12 in November 1969. NASA had achieved its first landing goal with enough Apollo spacecraft and Saturn V launchers left for eight follow-on lunar landings through Apollo 20, conducting extended-endurance missions and transporting the landing crews i... | When did the Apollo 14 mission land successfully? | {
"text": [
"February 1971"
],
"answer_start": [
1195
]
} |
56e10a04cd28a01900c674a3 | Space_Race | The first landing was followed by another, precision landing on Apollo 12 in November 1969. NASA had achieved its first landing goal with enough Apollo spacecraft and Saturn V launchers left for eight follow-on lunar landings through Apollo 20, conducting extended-endurance missions and transporting the landing crews i... | Apollo 15 landed on the Moon on what date? | {
"text": [
"July 1971"
],
"answer_start": [
1222
]
} |
56e10a04cd28a01900c674a4 | Space_Race | The first landing was followed by another, precision landing on Apollo 12 in November 1969. NASA had achieved its first landing goal with enough Apollo spacecraft and Saturn V launchers left for eight follow-on lunar landings through Apollo 20, conducting extended-endurance missions and transporting the landing crews i... | On what date was the Apollo 16 successful on landing on the Moon? | {
"text": [
"April 1972"
],
"answer_start": [
1245
]
} |
56e10a04cd28a01900c674a5 | Space_Race | The first landing was followed by another, precision landing on Apollo 12 in November 1969. NASA had achieved its first landing goal with enough Apollo spacecraft and Saturn V launchers left for eight follow-on lunar landings through Apollo 20, conducting extended-endurance missions and transporting the landing crews i... | Apollo 17 landed on the Moon on which date? | {
"text": [
"December 1972"
],
"answer_start": [
1273
]
} |
56e10a3be3433e1400422b22 | Space_Race | Meanwhile, the USSR continued briefly trying to perfect their N1 rocket, finally canceling it in 1976, after two more launch failures in 1971 and 1972. | Which year did the USSR cancel the N1 rocket program after two failures that didn't launch? | {
"text": [
"1976"
],
"answer_start": [
97
]
} |
56e10bf4cd28a01900c674c3 | Space_Race | Having lost the race to the Moon, the USSR decided to concentrate on orbital space stations. During 1969 and 1970, they launched six more Soyuz flights after Soyuz 3, then launched the first space station, the Salyut 1 laboratory designed by Kerim Kerimov, on April 19, 1971. Three days later, the Soyuz 10 crew attempte... | The USSR launched their first space station on what date? | {
"text": [
"April 19, 1971"
],
"answer_start": [
260
]
} |
56e10bf4cd28a01900c674c4 | Space_Race | Having lost the race to the Moon, the USSR decided to concentrate on orbital space stations. During 1969 and 1970, they launched six more Soyuz flights after Soyuz 3, then launched the first space station, the Salyut 1 laboratory designed by Kerim Kerimov, on April 19, 1971. Three days later, the Soyuz 10 crew attempte... | Who made up the crew of the Soyuz 11? | {
"text": [
"Vladislav Volkov, Georgi Dobrovolski and Viktor Patsayev"
],
"answer_start": [
438
]
} |
56e10ff6e3433e1400422b70 | Space_Race | Salyut 1's orbit was increased to prevent premature reentry, but further piloted flights were delayed while the Soyuz was redesigned to fix the new safety problem. The station re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on October 11, after 175 days in orbit. The USSR attempted to launch a second Salyut-class station designated ... | The station, Salyut 1, came back to Earth on which date? | {
"text": [
"October 11"
],
"answer_start": [
213
]
} |
56e10ff6e3433e1400422b71 | Space_Race | Salyut 1's orbit was increased to prevent premature reentry, but further piloted flights were delayed while the Soyuz was redesigned to fix the new safety problem. The station re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on October 11, after 175 days in orbit. The USSR attempted to launch a second Salyut-class station designated ... | How long did the station, Salyut 1, stay in orbit? | {
"text": [
"175 days"
],
"answer_start": [
231
]
} |
56e10ff6e3433e1400422b72 | Space_Race | Salyut 1's orbit was increased to prevent premature reentry, but further piloted flights were delayed while the Soyuz was redesigned to fix the new safety problem. The station re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on October 11, after 175 days in orbit. The USSR attempted to launch a second Salyut-class station designated ... | Why did The Durable Orbital Station-2 not reach orbit? | {
"text": [
"rocket failure"
],
"answer_start": [
378
]
} |
56e1108ce3433e1400422b7c | Space_Race | The United States launched the orbital workstation Skylab 1 on May 14, 1973. It weighed 169,950 pounds (77,090 kg), was 58 feet (18 m) long by 21.7 feet (6.6 m) in diameter, with a habitable volume of 10,000 cubic feet (280 m3). Skylab was damaged during the ascent to orbit, losing one of its solar panels and a meteoro... | The Skylab 1 was launched on which date? | {
"text": [
"May 14, 1973"
],
"answer_start": [
63
]
} |
56e1108ce3433e1400422b7d | Space_Race | The United States launched the orbital workstation Skylab 1 on May 14, 1973. It weighed 169,950 pounds (77,090 kg), was 58 feet (18 m) long by 21.7 feet (6.6 m) in diameter, with a habitable volume of 10,000 cubic feet (280 m3). Skylab was damaged during the ascent to orbit, losing one of its solar panels and a meteoro... | How much did the Skylab 1 weigh? | {
"text": [
"169,950 pounds"
],
"answer_start": [
88
]
} |
56e1108ce3433e1400422b7f | Space_Race | The United States launched the orbital workstation Skylab 1 on May 14, 1973. It weighed 169,950 pounds (77,090 kg), was 58 feet (18 m) long by 21.7 feet (6.6 m) in diameter, with a habitable volume of 10,000 cubic feet (280 m3). Skylab was damaged during the ascent to orbit, losing one of its solar panels and a meteoro... | When did the Skylab 1 finally come back to Earth? | {
"text": [
"July 11, 1979"
],
"answer_start": [
660
]
} |
56e11109cd28a01900c6753b | Space_Race | In May 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev negotiated an easing of relations known as detente, creating a temporary "thaw" in the Cold War. In the spirit of good sportsmanship, the time seemed right for cooperation rather than competition, and the notion of a continuing "race" began to s... | Which two world leaders had negotiations that relieved the Cold War? | {
"text": [
"Richard M. Nixon and Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev"
],
"answer_start": [
23
]
} |
56e11109cd28a01900c6753c | Space_Race | In May 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev negotiated an easing of relations known as detente, creating a temporary "thaw" in the Cold War. In the spirit of good sportsmanship, the time seemed right for cooperation rather than competition, and the notion of a continuing "race" began to s... | When did President Nixon and Brezhnev of the USSR end the Cold War? | {
"text": [
"May 1972"
],
"answer_start": [
3
]
} |
56e11166cd28a01900c6753f | Space_Race | The two nations planned a joint mission to dock the last US Apollo craft with a Soyuz, known as the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP). To prepare, the US designed a docking module for the Apollo that was compatible with the Soviet docking system, which allowed any of their craft to dock with any other (e.g. Soyuz/Soyuz ... | ASTP stands for what? | {
"text": [
"Apollo-Soyuz Test Project"
],
"answer_start": [
100
]
} |
56e11166cd28a01900c67540 | Space_Race | The two nations planned a joint mission to dock the last US Apollo craft with a Soyuz, known as the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP). To prepare, the US designed a docking module for the Apollo that was compatible with the Soviet docking system, which allowed any of their craft to dock with any other (e.g. Soyuz/Soyuz ... | Which Soyuz mission in December 1974 was to be used for the ASTP? | {
"text": [
"16"
],
"answer_start": [
502
]
} |
56e111cecd28a01900c67543 | Space_Race | The joint mission began when Soyuz 19 was first launched on July 15, 1975 at 12:20 UTC, and the Apollo craft was launched with the docking module six and a half hours later. The two craft rendezvoused and docked on July 17 at 16:19 UTC. The three astronauts conducted joint experiments with the two cosmonauts, and the c... | Soyuz 19 took off from Earth on what date? | {
"text": [
"July 15, 1975"
],
"answer_start": [
60
]
} |
56e11222e3433e1400422b9a | Space_Race | In the 1970s, the United States began developing a new generation of reusable orbital spacecraft known as the Space Shuttle, and launched a range of unmanned probes. The USSR continued to develop space station technology with the Salyut program and Mir ('Peace' or 'World', depending on the context) space station, suppo... | What year did the USSR disband? | {
"text": [
"1991"
],
"answer_start": [
447
]
} |
56e11243e3433e1400422b9e | Space_Race | The Russian R-7 rocket family, which launched the first Sputnik at the beginning of the space race, is still in use today. It services the International Space Station (ISS) as the launcher for both the Soyuz and Progress spacecraft. It also ferries both Russian and American crews to and from the station. | Which Russian rocket carries passengers to and from the International Space Station? | {
"text": [
"R-7 rocket"
],
"answer_start": [
12
]
} |
56e11280e3433e1400422ba0 | Space_Race | American concerns that they had fallen behind the Soviet Union in the race to space led quickly to a push by legislators and educators for greater emphasis on mathematics and the physical sciences in American schools. The United States' National Defense Education Act of 1958 increased funding for these goals from child... | The United States' National Defense Education Act was established in what year? | {
"text": [
"1958"
],
"answer_start": [
271
]
} |
56e0c8ed7aa994140058e6e9 | Web_browser | A web browser (commonly referred to as a browser) is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI/URL) and may be a web page, image, video or other piece of content. Hyperlinks p... | What do people typically call a web browser? | {
"text": [
"browser"
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"answer_start": [
6
]
} |
56e0c8ed7aa994140058e6ea | Web_browser | A web browser (commonly referred to as a browser) is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI/URL) and may be a web page, image, video or other piece of content. Hyperlinks p... | What platform is a browser used on? | {
"text": [
"World Wide Web"
],
"answer_start": [
148
]
} |
56e0c8ed7aa994140058e6eb | Web_browser | A web browser (commonly referred to as a browser) is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI/URL) and may be a web page, image, video or other piece of content. Hyperlinks p... | What does URL mean? | {
"text": [
"Uniform Resource Identifier"
],
"answer_start": [
207
]
} |
56e0c8ed7aa994140058e6ed | Web_browser | A web browser (commonly referred to as a browser) is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI/URL) and may be a web page, image, video or other piece of content. Hyperlinks p... | What allows a person to direct their browser to a resource? | {
"text": [
"Hyperlinks"
],
"answer_start": [
308
]
} |
56e0c956231d4119001ac391 | Web_browser | Although browsers are primarily intended to use the World Wide Web, they can also be used to access information provided by web servers in private networks or files in file systems. | The primary function of a browser is to use what? | {
"text": [
"the World Wide Web"
],
"answer_start": [
48
]
} |
56e0c956231d4119001ac392 | Web_browser | Although browsers are primarily intended to use the World Wide Web, they can also be used to access information provided by web servers in private networks or files in file systems. | In addition to accessing the Internet, browsers can also access info that is put there by web servers in what? | {
"text": [
"private networks"
],
"answer_start": [
139
]
} |
56e0c956231d4119001ac393 | Web_browser | Although browsers are primarily intended to use the World Wide Web, they can also be used to access information provided by web servers in private networks or files in file systems. | A browser can also access files where? | {
"text": [
"file systems"
],
"answer_start": [
168
]
} |
56e0c9b7231d4119001ac397 | Web_browser | The first web browser was invented in 1990 by Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Berners-Lee is the director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which oversees the Web's continued development, and is also the founder of the World Wide Web Foundation. His browser was called WorldWideWeb and later renamed Nexus. | When was the first browser created? | {
"text": [
"1990"
],
"answer_start": [
38
]
} |
56e0c9b7231d4119001ac398 | Web_browser | The first web browser was invented in 1990 by Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Berners-Lee is the director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which oversees the Web's continued development, and is also the founder of the World Wide Web Foundation. His browser was called WorldWideWeb and later renamed Nexus. | Who invented the first browser? | {
"text": [
"Sir Tim Berners-Lee"
],
"answer_start": [
46
]
} |
56e0c9b7231d4119001ac399 | Web_browser | The first web browser was invented in 1990 by Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Berners-Lee is the director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which oversees the Web's continued development, and is also the founder of the World Wide Web Foundation. His browser was called WorldWideWeb and later renamed Nexus. | What was Berners-Lee a director of? | {
"text": [
"the World Wide Web Consortium"
],
"answer_start": [
98
]
} |
56e0c9b7231d4119001ac39b | Web_browser | The first web browser was invented in 1990 by Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Berners-Lee is the director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which oversees the Web's continued development, and is also the founder of the World Wide Web Foundation. His browser was called WorldWideWeb and later renamed Nexus. | What organization did Berners-Lee create? | {
"text": [
"World Wide Web Foundation"
],
"answer_start": [
214
]
} |
56e0ca827aa994140058e6f3 | Web_browser | In 1993, browser software was further innovated by Marc Andreessen with the release of Mosaic, "the world's first popular browser", which made the World Wide Web system easy to use and more accessible to the average person. Andreesen's browser sparked the internet boom of the 1990s. The introduction of Mosaic in 1993 –... | Who released Mosaic? | {
"text": [
"Marc Andreessen"
],
"answer_start": [
51
]
} |
56e0ca827aa994140058e6f4 | Web_browser | In 1993, browser software was further innovated by Marc Andreessen with the release of Mosaic, "the world's first popular browser", which made the World Wide Web system easy to use and more accessible to the average person. Andreesen's browser sparked the internet boom of the 1990s. The introduction of Mosaic in 1993 –... | When was Mosaic released? | {
"text": [
"1993"
],
"answer_start": [
3
]
} |
56e0ca827aa994140058e6f5 | Web_browser | In 1993, browser software was further innovated by Marc Andreessen with the release of Mosaic, "the world's first popular browser", which made the World Wide Web system easy to use and more accessible to the average person. Andreesen's browser sparked the internet boom of the 1990s. The introduction of Mosaic in 1993 –... | When Andreessen left the company he worked for, what new company did he start? | {
"text": [
"Netscape"
],
"answer_start": [
532
]
} |
56e0ca827aa994140058e6f6 | Web_browser | In 1993, browser software was further innovated by Marc Andreessen with the release of Mosaic, "the world's first popular browser", which made the World Wide Web system easy to use and more accessible to the average person. Andreesen's browser sparked the internet boom of the 1990s. The introduction of Mosaic in 1993 –... | What browser did Andreessen release in 1994? | {
"text": [
"Netscape Navigator"
],
"answer_start": [
577
]
} |
56e0cae4231d4119001ac3a1 | Web_browser | Microsoft responded with its Internet Explorer in 1995, also heavily influenced by Mosaic, initiating the industry's first browser war. Bundled with Windows, Internet Explorer gained dominance in the web browser market; Internet Explorer usage share peaked at over 95% by 2002. | Who released the Internet Explorer browser? | {
"text": [
"Microsoft"
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"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
56e0cae4231d4119001ac3a2 | Web_browser | Microsoft responded with its Internet Explorer in 1995, also heavily influenced by Mosaic, initiating the industry's first browser war. Bundled with Windows, Internet Explorer gained dominance in the web browser market; Internet Explorer usage share peaked at over 95% by 2002. | When did Microsoft release Internet Explorer? | {
"text": [
"1995"
],
"answer_start": [
50
]
} |
56e0cae4231d4119001ac3a3 | Web_browser | Microsoft responded with its Internet Explorer in 1995, also heavily influenced by Mosaic, initiating the industry's first browser war. Bundled with Windows, Internet Explorer gained dominance in the web browser market; Internet Explorer usage share peaked at over 95% by 2002. | The release of Internet Explorer started the first what? | {
"text": [
"browser war"
],
"answer_start": [
123
]
} |
56e0cae4231d4119001ac3a4 | Web_browser | Microsoft responded with its Internet Explorer in 1995, also heavily influenced by Mosaic, initiating the industry's first browser war. Bundled with Windows, Internet Explorer gained dominance in the web browser market; Internet Explorer usage share peaked at over 95% by 2002. | What was bundled with Internet Explorer? | {
"text": [
"Windows"
],
"answer_start": [
149
]
} |
56e0cb867aa994140058e6fd | Web_browser | Opera debuted in 1996; it has never achieved widespread use, having less than 2% browser usage share as of February 2012 according to Net Applications. Its Opera-mini version has an additive share, in April 2011 amounting to 1.1% of overall browser use, but focused on the fast-growing mobile phone web browser market, b... | Opera was introduced in what year? | {
"text": [
"1996"
],
"answer_start": [
17
]
} |
56e0cb867aa994140058e6ff | Web_browser | Opera debuted in 1996; it has never achieved widespread use, having less than 2% browser usage share as of February 2012 according to Net Applications. Its Opera-mini version has an additive share, in April 2011 amounting to 1.1% of overall browser use, but focused on the fast-growing mobile phone web browser market, b... | What accounted for 1.1% of browser use in April 2011? | {
"text": [
"Opera-mini version"
],
"answer_start": [
156
]
} |
56e0cb867aa994140058e700 | Web_browser | Opera debuted in 1996; it has never achieved widespread use, having less than 2% browser usage share as of February 2012 according to Net Applications. Its Opera-mini version has an additive share, in April 2011 amounting to 1.1% of overall browser use, but focused on the fast-growing mobile phone web browser market, b... | Opera focused on which quickly growing market? | {
"text": [
"mobile phone web browser"
],
"answer_start": [
286
]
} |
56e0cb867aa994140058e701 | Web_browser | Opera debuted in 1996; it has never achieved widespread use, having less than 2% browser usage share as of February 2012 according to Net Applications. Its Opera-mini version has an additive share, in April 2011 amounting to 1.1% of overall browser use, but focused on the fast-growing mobile phone web browser market, b... | Opera is also available on which video game console? | {
"text": [
"Nintendo's Wii"
],
"answer_start": [
431
]
} |
56e0cbfe7aa994140058e707 | Web_browser | In 1998, Netscape launched what was to become the Mozilla Foundation in an attempt to produce a competitive browser using the open source software model. That browser would eventually evolve into Firefox, which developed a respectable following while still in the beta stage of development; shortly after the release of ... | What did Netscape launch in 1998? | {
"text": [
"Mozilla Foundation"
],
"answer_start": [
50
]
} |
56e0cbfe7aa994140058e708 | Web_browser | In 1998, Netscape launched what was to become the Mozilla Foundation in an attempt to produce a competitive browser using the open source software model. That browser would eventually evolve into Firefox, which developed a respectable following while still in the beta stage of development; shortly after the release of ... | Netscape wanted to have a competitive browser using what? | {
"text": [
"open source software model"
],
"answer_start": [
126
]
} |
56e0cbfe7aa994140058e709 | Web_browser | In 1998, Netscape launched what was to become the Mozilla Foundation in an attempt to produce a competitive browser using the open source software model. That browser would eventually evolve into Firefox, which developed a respectable following while still in the beta stage of development; shortly after the release of ... | What was the resulting browser for the Mozilla Foundation? | {
"text": [
"Firefox"
],
"answer_start": [
196
]
} |
56e0cbfe7aa994140058e70a | Web_browser | In 1998, Netscape launched what was to become the Mozilla Foundation in an attempt to produce a competitive browser using the open source software model. That browser would eventually evolve into Firefox, which developed a respectable following while still in the beta stage of development; shortly after the release of ... | When was Firefox released? | {
"text": [
"late 2004"
],
"answer_start": [
335
]
} |
56e0cc407aa994140058e711 | Web_browser | Apple's Safari had its first beta release in January 2003; as of April 2011, it had a dominant share of Apple-based web browsing, accounting for just over 7% of the entire browser market. | When was the first beta release for Safari? | {
"text": [
"January 2003"
],
"answer_start": [
45
]
} |
56e0cc407aa994140058e712 | Web_browser | Apple's Safari had its first beta release in January 2003; as of April 2011, it had a dominant share of Apple-based web browsing, accounting for just over 7% of the entire browser market. | Who created Safari? | {
"text": [
"Apple"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
56e0ccb3231d4119001ac3b5 | Web_browser | The most recent major entrant to the browser market is Chrome, first released in September 2008. Chrome's take-up has increased significantly year by year, by doubling its usage share from 8% to 16% by August 2011. This increase seems largely to be at the expense of Internet Explorer, whose share has tended to decrease... | Which browser is the newest to enter the field? | {
"text": [
"Chrome"
],
"answer_start": [
55
]
} |
56e0ccb3231d4119001ac3b6 | Web_browser | The most recent major entrant to the browser market is Chrome, first released in September 2008. Chrome's take-up has increased significantly year by year, by doubling its usage share from 8% to 16% by August 2011. This increase seems largely to be at the expense of Internet Explorer, whose share has tended to decrease... | When was Chrome released? | {
"text": [
"September 2008"
],
"answer_start": [
81
]
} |
56e0ccb3231d4119001ac3b7 | Web_browser | The most recent major entrant to the browser market is Chrome, first released in September 2008. Chrome's take-up has increased significantly year by year, by doubling its usage share from 8% to 16% by August 2011. This increase seems largely to be at the expense of Internet Explorer, whose share has tended to decrease... | As Chrome usage increases, which browser usage has continued to decrease? | {
"text": [
"Internet Explorer"
],
"answer_start": [
267
]
} |
56e0ccb3231d4119001ac3b8 | Web_browser | The most recent major entrant to the browser market is Chrome, first released in September 2008. Chrome's take-up has increased significantly year by year, by doubling its usage share from 8% to 16% by August 2011. This increase seems largely to be at the expense of Internet Explorer, whose share has tended to decrease... | When did Chrome become more used than all versions of Internet Explorer? | {
"text": [
"May 2012"
],
"answer_start": [
551
]
} |
56e0cdc37aa994140058e721 | Web_browser | Internet Explorer, on the other hand, was bundled free with the Windows operating system (and was also downloadable free), and therefore it was funded partly by the sales of Windows to computer manufacturers and direct to users. Internet Explorer also used to be available for the Mac. It is likely that releasing IE for... | What was bundled for free with the Windows OS? | {
"text": [
"Internet Explorer"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
56e0cdc37aa994140058e722 | Web_browser | Internet Explorer, on the other hand, was bundled free with the Windows operating system (and was also downloadable free), and therefore it was funded partly by the sales of Windows to computer manufacturers and direct to users. Internet Explorer also used to be available for the Mac. It is likely that releasing IE for... | Internet Explorer was partially funded in what two ways? | {
"text": [
"sales of Windows to computer manufacturers and direct to users"
],
"answer_start": [
165
]
} |
56e0cdc37aa994140058e723 | Web_browser | Internet Explorer, on the other hand, was bundled free with the Windows operating system (and was also downloadable free), and therefore it was funded partly by the sales of Windows to computer manufacturers and direct to users. Internet Explorer also used to be available for the Mac. It is likely that releasing IE for... | What other OS could use Internet Explorer? | {
"text": [
"Mac"
],
"answer_start": [
281
]
} |
56e0ced77aa994140058e72b | Web_browser | In January 2009, the European Commission announced it would investigate the bundling of Internet Explorer with Windows operating systems from Microsoft, saying "Microsoft's tying of Internet Explorer to the Windows operating system harms competition between web browsers, undermines product innovation and ultimately red... | Who investigated the bundling of the IE browser with Windows OS? | {
"text": [
"the European Commission"
],
"answer_start": [
17
]
} |
56e0ced77aa994140058e72c | Web_browser | In January 2009, the European Commission announced it would investigate the bundling of Internet Explorer with Windows operating systems from Microsoft, saying "Microsoft's tying of Internet Explorer to the Windows operating system harms competition between web browsers, undermines product innovation and ultimately red... | When did the European Commission say they would investigate the bundling? | {
"text": [
"January 2009"
],
"answer_start": [
3
]
} |
56e0ced77aa994140058e72d | Web_browser | In January 2009, the European Commission announced it would investigate the bundling of Internet Explorer with Windows operating systems from Microsoft, saying "Microsoft's tying of Internet Explorer to the Windows operating system harms competition between web browsers, undermines product innovation and ultimately red... | The Commission felt that bundling the browser with Windows computers harmed what? | {
"text": [
"competition between web browsers"
],
"answer_start": [
238
]
} |
56e0ced77aa994140058e72e | Web_browser | In January 2009, the European Commission announced it would investigate the bundling of Internet Explorer with Windows operating systems from Microsoft, saying "Microsoft's tying of Internet Explorer to the Windows operating system harms competition between web browsers, undermines product innovation and ultimately red... | The Commission felt that the bundling undermined what? | {
"text": [
"product innovation"
],
"answer_start": [
283
]
} |
56e0cf39231d4119001ac3cf | Web_browser | Safari and Mobile Safari were likewise always included with OS X and iOS respectively, so, similarly, they were originally funded by sales of Apple computers and mobile devices, and formed part of the overall Apple experience to customers. | What browser was automatically included with OS X? | {
"text": [
"Safari"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
56e0cfce7aa994140058e735 | Web_browser | Today, most commercial web browsers are paid by search engine companies to make their engine default, or to include them as another option. For example, Google pays Mozilla, the maker of Firefox, to make Google Search the default search engine in Firefox. Mozilla makes enough money from this deal that it does not need ... | Which company pays Firefox to make their search engine the default on their browser? | {
"text": [
"Google"
],
"answer_start": [
153
]
} |
56e0cfce7aa994140058e737 | Web_browser | Today, most commercial web browsers are paid by search engine companies to make their engine default, or to include them as another option. For example, Google pays Mozilla, the maker of Firefox, to make Google Search the default search engine in Firefox. Mozilla makes enough money from this deal that it does not need ... | What other browser has Google as the default search engine? | {
"text": [
"Chrome"
],
"answer_start": [
442
]
} |
56e0cfce7aa994140058e739 | Web_browser | Today, most commercial web browsers are paid by search engine companies to make their engine default, or to include them as another option. For example, Google pays Mozilla, the maker of Firefox, to make Google Search the default search engine in Firefox. Mozilla makes enough money from this deal that it does not need ... | The increased revenue funds what, in addition to Google? | {
"text": [
"Google Chrome"
],
"answer_start": [
435
]
} |
56e0d09f7aa994140058e73f | Web_browser | The primary purpose of a web browser is to bring information resources to the user ("retrieval" or "fetching"), allowing them to view the information ("display", "rendering"), and then access other information ("navigation", "following links"). | What is the main use of a browser? | {
"text": [
"to bring information resources to the user"
],
"answer_start": [
40
]
} |
56e0d133231d4119001ac3dc | Web_browser | This process begins when the user inputs a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), for example http://en.wikipedia.org/, into the browser. The prefix of the URL, the Uniform Resource Identifier or URI, determines how the URL will be interpreted. The most commonly used kind of URI starts with http: and identifies a resource to ... | What does URL stand for? | {
"text": [
"Uniform Resource Locator"
],
"answer_start": [
43
]
} |
56e0d133231d4119001ac3dd | Web_browser | This process begins when the user inputs a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), for example http://en.wikipedia.org/, into the browser. The prefix of the URL, the Uniform Resource Identifier or URI, determines how the URL will be interpreted. The most commonly used kind of URI starts with http: and identifies a resource to ... | What is the determining factor in how a URL will be interpreted? | {
"text": [
"The prefix of the URL"
],
"answer_start": [
131
]
} |
56e0d133231d4119001ac3de | Web_browser | This process begins when the user inputs a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), for example http://en.wikipedia.org/, into the browser. The prefix of the URL, the Uniform Resource Identifier or URI, determines how the URL will be interpreted. The most commonly used kind of URI starts with http: and identifies a resource to ... | What does http stand for? | {
"text": [
"Hypertext Transfer Protocol"
],
"answer_start": [
342
]
} |
56e0d133231d4119001ac3df | Web_browser | This process begins when the user inputs a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), for example http://en.wikipedia.org/, into the browser. The prefix of the URL, the Uniform Resource Identifier or URI, determines how the URL will be interpreted. The most commonly used kind of URI starts with http: and identifies a resource to ... | What does ftp stand for? | {
"text": [
"File Transfer Protocol"
],
"answer_start": [
473
]
} |
56e0d133231d4119001ac3e0 | Web_browser | This process begins when the user inputs a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), for example http://en.wikipedia.org/, into the browser. The prefix of the URL, the Uniform Resource Identifier or URI, determines how the URL will be interpreted. The most commonly used kind of URI starts with http: and identifies a resource to ... | A news: prefix is given to the user's what? | {
"text": [
"default newsgroup reader"
],
"answer_start": [
758
]
} |
56e0d21b7aa994140058e74f | Web_browser | In the case of http, https, file, and others, once the resource has been retrieved the web browser will display it. HTML and associated content (image files, formatting information such as CSS, etc.) is passed to the browser's layout engine to be transformed from markup to an interactive document, a process known as "r... | What is it called when content is changed from markup to an interactive document? | {
"text": [
"rendering"
],
"answer_start": [
319
]
} |
56e0d21b7aa994140058e750 | Web_browser | In the case of http, https, file, and others, once the resource has been retrieved the web browser will display it. HTML and associated content (image files, formatting information such as CSS, etc.) is passed to the browser's layout engine to be transformed from markup to an interactive document, a process known as "r... | Browsers typically have plug-ins to support what? | {
"text": [
"Flash applications and Java applets"
],
"answer_start": [
533
]
} |
56e0d2b2231d4119001ac3f0 | Web_browser | Information resources may contain hyperlinks to other information resources. Each link contains the URI of a resource to go to. When a link is clicked, the browser navigates to the resource indicated by the link's target URI, and the process of bringing content to the user begins again. | What can resources have to connect to other resources? | {
"text": [
"hyperlinks"
],
"answer_start": [
34
]
} |
56e0d358231d4119001ac3f6 | Web_browser | Available web browsers range in features from minimal, text-based user interfaces with bare-bones support for HTML to rich user interfaces supporting a wide variety of file formats and protocols. Browsers which include additional components to support e-mail, Usenet news, and Internet Relay Chat (IRC), are sometimes re... | Features on a browser can range from minimal with little support to what? | {
"text": [
"rich user interfaces"
],
"answer_start": [
118
]
} |
56e0d358231d4119001ac3f7 | Web_browser | Available web browsers range in features from minimal, text-based user interfaces with bare-bones support for HTML to rich user interfaces supporting a wide variety of file formats and protocols. Browsers which include additional components to support e-mail, Usenet news, and Internet Relay Chat (IRC), are sometimes re... | When a browser includes a lot of extras, it can be referred to as what? | {
"text": [
"Internet suites"
],
"answer_start": [
334
]
} |
56e0d358231d4119001ac3f8 | Web_browser | Available web browsers range in features from minimal, text-based user interfaces with bare-bones support for HTML to rich user interfaces supporting a wide variety of file formats and protocols. Browsers which include additional components to support e-mail, Usenet news, and Internet Relay Chat (IRC), are sometimes re... | What does IRC stand for? | {
"text": [
"Internet Relay Chat"
],
"answer_start": [
277
]
} |
56e0d3c97aa994140058e760 | Web_browser | All major web browsers allow the user to open multiple information resources at the same time, either in different browser windows or in different tabs of the same window. Major browsers also include pop-up blockers to prevent unwanted windows from "popping up" without the user's consent. | What does not allow windows to pop up without consent? | {
"text": [
"pop-up blockers"
],
"answer_start": [
200
]
} |
56e0d451231d4119001ac404 | Web_browser | A browser extension is a computer program that extends the functionality of a web browser. Every major web browser supports the development of browser extensions. | A computer program that continues the functionality of a browser is called what? | {
"text": [
"browser extension"
],
"answer_start": [
2
]
} |
56e0d4e1231d4119001ac408 | Web_browser | Most web browsers can display a list of web pages that the user has bookmarked so that the user can quickly return to them. Bookmarks are also called "Favorites" in Internet Explorer. In addition, all major web browsers have some form of built-in web feed aggregator. In Firefox, web feeds are formatted as "live bookmar... | A list of websites a user can click to get back to easy have been what by the user? | {
"text": [
"bookmarked"
],
"answer_start": [
68
]
} |
56e0d4e1231d4119001ac409 | Web_browser | Most web browsers can display a list of web pages that the user has bookmarked so that the user can quickly return to them. Bookmarks are also called "Favorites" in Internet Explorer. In addition, all major web browsers have some form of built-in web feed aggregator. In Firefox, web feeds are formatted as "live bookmar... | What are "bookmarks" called in Internet Explorer? | {
"text": [
"Favorites"
],
"answer_start": [
151
]
} |
56e0d4e1231d4119001ac40a | Web_browser | Most web browsers can display a list of web pages that the user has bookmarked so that the user can quickly return to them. Bookmarks are also called "Favorites" in Internet Explorer. In addition, all major web browsers have some form of built-in web feed aggregator. In Firefox, web feeds are formatted as "live bookmar... | The top browsers have a built-in what? | {
"text": [
"feed aggregator"
],
"answer_start": [
251
]
} |
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