The Internet is a network of networks that has long ago become part of our daily lives. It connects us, informs us, and entertains us. What started the Internet?
A U.S. Defense Department program, called ARPANET was established in 1969, with connections between computers located in USA. ARPANET's purpose was to conduct research into computer networking in order to provide a secure and survivable communications system in war. As the network quickly expanded, academics and researchers in other fields began to use it as well. In 1971, the first program for sending e-mails was made. And in 1973, international connections were completed. By 1993, ARPANET had ceased to exist, the World Wide Web was released to the public, and the Mosaic browser was released. The world caught on quickly.
In 1997 there were more than 1,00,00,000 hosts and more than 10,00,000 registered domain names. By the year 2001, there were over 36,09,85,492 Internet users. And in less than a decade, (2001 – 2009,) the number of Internet users nearly quadrupled.
The Internet has changed the way we live in so many ways. It has made communication quicker, information easier to find, and unlimited entertainment. It is quickly turning into mankind’s greatest feat of the century, and probably, of the millennium.
Parthiv Shah
Grade 7A (Media Pod)
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