Knowledge Checks

"Who controls the Internet?"

Match an organization name below with the role of the organization in Internet governance. To answer this question you’ll need to watch the Chapter 1 supplemental video on “Who Controls the Internet?”.

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Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Answer List:

Sets the technical standards for 3G, 4G, and 5G mobile cellular system.
A multistakeholder deliberation body, convened by the United Nations, that does not make decisions but informs and inspires those who do.
Handles (assigns, adjudicates) Internet names, and manages the root level of the DNS.
Sets the technical standards for Internet infrastructure -- particularly protocols, device requirements, and data formats -- in more than 9000 Request for Comments (RFCs).
Sets the technical standard for Ethernet and WiFi link-layer standards.

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What does it mean to "use" the Internet?

In 2021, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) reported that 61.6% of the worlds’s population are “Internet users”. What does it mean to be an “Internet user” according to the ITU? To answer this question you’ll need to watch the chapter 1 supplemental video on “Who Uses the Internet?”

That someone uses the Internet at least once a week, on average.

That someone has used the Internet at least once in the last one month

That someone uses the Internet at least once a day, on average.

That someone has used the Internet at least once in the last three months.

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The digital divide.

Between 2010 and 2018, which of the following digital divides has changed the least in the US? To answer this question you’ll need to watch the chapter 1 supplemental video on “Who Uses the Internet?” To answer this question you’ll need to watch the chapter 1 supplemental video on “Who Uses the Internet?”

The gap in Internet use between Black and Hispanic populations versus White populations in the US.

The gap in Internet use between rural populations versus urban populations in the US.

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Knowledge checks

"Who controls the Internet?"

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What does it mean to "use" the Internet?

The digital divide.