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The First Step
ARPA makes the first online connection between four U.S. Universities. It enables an alternative way to communicate if an attack is preformed that eliminates conventional communications systems. -
E-mail
E-mail was introduced by Ray Tomlinson, who was a computer scientist. -
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Portocol is designed in 1973. In 1983, it became the standard way computers communicated with each other over the internet. -
The Start of DNS
DNS is is created, along with the extensions that identify network addresses which include:
.com
.org
.edu
Also, the term “cyberspace” is used for the first time. -
The Begining of the Web
Dial-up internet first becomes available to customers through the World (world.std.com). Also, Tim Berners-Lee created a new option for transfering information on the internet, called the World Wide Web. People could now get to the Web through a GUI. -
Java released
Other companies start to provide dial-up internet, such as CompuServe, American Online, and Prodigy. The internet programming language “Java” is relaesed. -
The Start of Music Swapping
The first music swapping application is invented by Shawn Fanning. Internet shopping becomes very popular, and MySpace.com is uploaded to the internet. -
Internet Problems
Spam becomes a major problem and is spreading rapidly, and it is severely slowing down servers. The Apple Computer company reveals Apple iTunes Music Store. Meanwhile, about 2.6 billion music files are being illegally downloaded each month. -
The Beginning of YouTube
YouTube.com is uploaded to the internet