History of Internet
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Updated: 27 Oct 2018
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Created byMariah White
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1965: Don Davies proposes
NPL network (local area
computer network). He introduced
the concept of "packet switching".
Packet switching is a feature of
networks and happens in the
network layer.This is the design
for modern day routers.1969: ARPAnet launched after ARPA
built the first routers through
BBN technologies1971: Email first introduced
when Ray Tomlinson
configures system
for sending messages.1991: Tim Berners Lee makes
World Wide Web available
to public after inventing it in 1990.1983: Paul Mockapetris
invents DNS (Domain Name Server)
which now gives common names to
IP addresses. This allowed website to be easier
to access and memorize.1958: First Modem for computers
is invented by AT&T's Bell Labs.
Digital data is transferred
overly at slow rates.1963: ASCII is developed by
Bob Bemer. ASCII is
a code that represents
text and was the standard for
communication at the time.1973: TCP/IP protocol is
introduced by Vint Cerf
and Bob Kahn. This is
the protocol for how
comunication works
for network devices on
the internet.1995: MP3 is developed
by Karlheinz Brandenburg.
MP3 is a modern way of
streaming/listening to
music.1998: Blogs start
on the internet. Blogs are websites
on internet that post discussions
in the form of posts.2005: Youtube founded
by Chad Hurley and Jawed
Karim. Youtube is a big platform
for sharing and watching videos
users upload.1994: Inventor of WWW
Tim Burners Lee founds
W3C, standards for WWW.1982: SMTP is
invented by Jon Postel. SMTP is
the protocol for mail which has
since been updated and still used
today. This protocol to send and receive
messages.1998: Google founded by
Larry Page. Google is a main
search engine which is used on WWW
to locate webpages, images etc.1991: WIFI or 802.11
is created by AT&T for cashier systems.
This wireless connection is blueprint for
wireless connections.
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