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Origins of Networking Assignment

By 18mmcgettigan

  • Cold War Starts ARPA

    U.S.A. starts ARPA because of the threats recieved from the USSR.

  • ARPA creates IPTO

    ARPA creates Information Processing Technologies Office (IPTO) so that information can be exchanged between ARPA computers.

  • IPTO began developing Packet Switching

    IPTO uses packet switching to transfer information through telephone lines.

  • Leonard Kleinrock makes computer proceesors better

    Leonard Kleirock installs first computer processor able to handle digital packet switching data on a UCLA "host" computer.

  • Many hosts made

    23 different host computer made at 15 different institutions.

  • ARPA creates and uses TCP/IP

    ARPA uses Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol which is a common bridge of communication between networks.

  • Tim Berners-Lee makes WWW

    A british computer programmer Tim Berners-Lee makes the World Wide Web (WWW).

  • Gopher created

    Search program called Gopher developed at the University of Minnesota, and was released to the public.

  • Brewster Kahle makes WAIS system

    Proffesor Brewster Kahle creates Wide Area Information Servers (WAIS) System.

  • Mosaic goes viral

    After realeasing Mosaic to thepublic, tens of thousands of people used it right away.

  • Andreessen and Jim Clark forms Mosaic Communications Corporation.

    Jim Clark and Andreessen launched a web browser program called Mosaic Netscape.

  • Internet Explorer Created

    Microsoft Corporation releases Internet explorer to the public. Microsoft and Netscape immediately entered battle over the top spot in the internet.

  • Netscape is purchased

    America Online Inc. purchases Netscape.

  • Internet Explorer goes viral

    More than half the personal computers in America use Internet Explorer.

  • Web expands further

    Web expands into more than 36 million sites with thousands added every day.