The Internets

By ngray16

  • First Electronic Digital Computer

    Computers would become the basic nodes of the future internet

  • First Communication Satellite Launched

    International communications became faster and more accessible

  • Packet Switching Networks

    Messages could be divided into packets and sent over many different routes to their destiniation before being rejoined

  • First commercial modem

    Dial-up connections made possible

  • Hyper Text

    Text could be used to link to other text

  • First Steps taken to set up ARPANET

    US universities linked to exchange information

  • 1968

    More efficent use of network links is made possible

  • First Widespread use of Gateway Packet Switching Technology

    Computers of different types could now 'talk' to each other

  • Hyper Text Database

    Linked data could be made accessible through queries

  • World Wide Web

    Suggested a graphical internet that would be easier to use

  • ARPANET ends

    Ceases operation
    End of the 'old' internet concepts

  • Surfing the net

    Provided a term to explain how users could browse the internet