History and evolution of the internet.




History of the internet.

picture of old internet In the 1960 advanced research project agency ARPA was given a grant by U.S defense to start researching into development into network. Their coal was to develop protocols to allow computers to interconnect with each other from any distance. It was successfully created and used for academic and research.

1972 ARPANET adopts TCP/IP and creates a common language for diverse networks.

In 1983: ARPANET transitions TCP/Ip, and officially giving birth to the internet.

1991 Was the year when the first web page was created.

1993 the first graphical web browser MOSAIC was released.

1995 ISP(internet service provider) were created and opening the internet public.

1998 was the year that GOOGLE was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, changing the whole worlds way of searching for information online. picture of 1980 internet

2000 Facebook was founded and change the way how people could socialize online.

2005 YouTube released and made it possible for people all around the world to share their videos for everyone to see them.

2009 Bitcoin. The first ever cryptocurrency was introduced by a group called Satoshi Nakamoto.

2012 SpaceX announces their plans to build satellites internet systems to be able to have internet anywhere around the world and they called it StarLink.






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Evolution of the internet.

1969: The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) was developed by the U.S. Department of Defense. Its primary purpose was to facilitate communication between researchers at various universities and government institutions. ARPANET laid the foundation for the internet by establishing the concept of packet switching, which enabled data to be transmitted in small packets across a distributed network. picture of evolved internet

1971: Ray Tomlinson, an engineer working on ARPANET, sent the first networked email. This invention marked a significant step forward in digital communication, enabling users to send messages electronically, a precursor to modern email systems.

1970: The development of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and Internet Protocol (IP) by Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn was instrumental in creating a standardized method for data transmission across diverse networks. This innovation formed the backbone of the modern internet, ensuring compatibility and interconnection among different networks.

1990: Tim Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist, introduced the World Wide Web (WWW), a system that allowed users to access and navigate between websites using hyperlinks. Berners-Lee's creation of HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) and the first web browser, WorldWideWeb (later renamed Nexus), revolutionized the way we access information on the internet.

1993: Mosaic, developed by Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), was one of the earliest web browsers with a graphical user interface. It made the web more user-friendly and played a crucial role in popularizing the World Wide Web.

picture of evolution of internet 1990: Companies like Amazon and eBay demonstrated the potential of online commerce, allowing people to buy and sell goods and services over the internet. This marked a significant shift in how businesses operated and consumers shopped.

2000: The transition from dial-up internet to broadband significantly increased internet speeds and reliability. Broadband connections, such as DSL and cable, allowed for faster data transfer, enabling the seamless streaming of audio and video content.

2000: Platforms like Facebook (2004) and Twitter (2006) transformed the internet into an interactive, social space. Users could connect, share, and communicate with friends and strangers across the globe, ushering in the era of social networking. 2000 The introduction of smartphones like the iPhone (2007) brought the internet to mobile devices. Mobile apps and responsive web design became essential, leading to a surge in mobile internet usage and new possibilities for on-the-go access to information and services.

2010 The Internet of Things emerged as everyday objects became connected to the internet, allowing them to collect and share data. Examples include smart thermostats, wearable fitness trackers, and connected cars. IoT has the potential to revolutionize various industries, from healthcare to agriculture.


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