History of computers

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  • The Internet's roots.

    The Internet's roots.

    ARPA goes online about at the beginning of December connecting four U.S. universities. Designed for research, education, and government organizations, it provides to a way to link the country in case of a military attack destroys conventional communications systems.
  • The email is created.

    The email is created.

    Electronic mail is introduced by Ray Tomlinson, a Cambridge, professor whois a computer scientist. He uses the @ to distinguish between the sender's name and network name in the email address.
  • It begins to take form.

    It begins to take form.

    The word “Internet” is used for the first time.
  • Cyberspace is created

    Cyberspace is created

    Domain Name System is established, with network addresses identified by extensions such as .com, .org, and .edu.Writer William Gibson coins the term “cyberspace.”
  • Dial up Internet

    Dial up Internet

    The World (world.std.com) debuts as the first provider of dial-up Internet access for consumers.Tim Berners-Lee of CERN (European Laboratory for Particle Physics) develops a new technique for distributing information on the Internet. He calls it the World Wide Web.

  • Java is made.

    CompuServe, America Online, and Prodigy start providing dial-up Internet access.Sun Microsystems releases the Internet programming language called Java.

  • A large majority begin using the Web.

    Approximately 45 million people are using the Internet, with roughly 30 million of those in North America

  • A Multibillion dollar Indurty arises.

    Google opens its first office, in California.

  • Now you can share your Videos.

    YouTube.com is launched.

  • It is upscaled

    There are more than 92 million websites online.