History of the internet

By AmandaSutton13
  • 1962- Packet switching (PS) networks developed

    1962- Packet switching (PS) networks developed

    Internet relies on packets to transfer
  • Birth of the internet

    Birth of the internet

    ARPANET commissioned by DoD for research into networking
  • People communicate over a network

    People communicate over a network

    15 nodes (23 hosts) on ARPANET
    -E-mail invented
  • Computers can connect more freely and easily

    Computers can connect more freely and easily

    First public demonstration of ARPANET between 40 machines Internetworking Working Group (INWG) created to address for establishing agreed upon Protocols

  • Packets become mode of transfer

    -Transmission Control Program (TCP) specified Packet network Intercommunication- The basis of Internet Communication

  • Networking comes to many

    Queen Elizabeth sends out an E-mail UUCP developed at AT&T Bell Labs and Distributed with UNIX
  • E-mail takes off. Internet becomes reality

    E-mail takes off. Internet becomes reality

    Number of hosts breaks 100
  • News Groups born

    News Groups born

    Computer science Department research computer network established in USA
  • TCP/IP future communication

    TCP/IP future communication

    DCA and ARPA established the transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and Internet Protocol (IP)
  • Internet gets bigger

    Internet gets bigger

    Name server developed