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History of the Internet and WWW. The Internet (computer network connected to other computer networks) 1957 - Sputnik - first satellite wanted to create.

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1 History of the Internet and WWW

2 The Internet (computer network connected to other computer networks) 1957 - Sputnik - first satellite wanted to create network that would be safe in case of attack 1960s - Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) - govt makes computers more interactive, packets of info 1969 - connected 4 universities w. Internet (UCLA, Stanford, UCSB and Utah) 1970s -many more universities connected, –bulletin board system (UseNet) 1971 -first e-mail, “@” symbol used to denote address

3 The Internet 1973 - first international connection to London 1975 - first modern e-mail program created Mid 1970s - Bulletin Board System - venue for sharing and discussion 1978 - SPAM created (unsolicited commercial e-mail) Late 1970s - Personal Computers (PCs) 1982 - The first emoticon used :-) 1984 - Domain Name System (DNS) created. Easier way than using IP address (numerical, such as 198.223.0.44)

4 The Internet 1991 - World Wide Web created - linked info system 200 sites the first year 1993 - first Web browser (Mosaic), allowed graphics Boom in Web usage 6 00% growth rate Netscape Navigator launched the following year 1995 - Web goes commercial & AOL /Compuserv =Internet access for the masses 6 million sites… and growing… and growing 1998 - Google! Revolutionized searching on web 2004 - Facebook 2005 - YouTube 2006 - Twitter 2007 - iPhone and the mobile web

5 The Internet services provided: World Wide Web - www E-Mail File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Chat UseNet (forums, discussion areas)


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