History of the Internet and WWW

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History of the Internet and WWW
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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, _at_ symbol used to denote
  address

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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)

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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

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The Internetservices provided

• World Wide Web - www
• E-Mail
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
• Chat
• UseNet (forums, discussion areas)