History of the Internet

By madelyn.jackson.1
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    Internet commissioned

    Commissioned to build robust, fault-tolerant communication via computer networks.

  • ARPANET created

    Made by 4 universities.

  • Email

    Developed by Ray Tomlinson. Decided to use @ symbol for "user name at host network".
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    Internet finally created

    No official date by consensus.

  • Rules adopted by ARPANET

    In 1982, ARPANET adopted TCP/IP (rules and protocols for sending and receiving information). This is how tablets, PCs, and smart phones connect to internet.

  • HTML and World Wide Web invented

    Invented by Tim Berners-Lee, a scientist working at CERN in Switzerland. He wanted a way to have universal access to sharing information and research. Linked data together using hypertext protocols. Created well known http://www
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    Internet commercialized

    Internet use rapidly grew in the west from mid-1990's to 2000's and from late 1990's to present in developing world.

  • Only 3% of American classrooms use internet

  • 92% of American classrooms use internet

  • Internet popularity higher than ever

    Over 2.4 billion people