1980

Desktop computers became

popular. Local area networks were

connected to ARPAnet to link and

have communication with other

people.

1991

World Wide Web was created and

National Research and Education

Network was founded which led to

increase the interest rate of the

public in using the Internet.

1993

Mosaic Web Browser were created

and the use if World Wide Web

became popular which enabled the

public to directly connect to the

Internet.

1960

United States Defense Department

created ARPAnet or Advanced

Research Projects Agency network

as a basis of Internet.

Projects

1986

To make the connections fast,

National Science Foundation

developed NSFnet backbone and

many countries were connected to

this Internet.

Projects

HISTORY OF INTERNET

1995

U.S Federal government managed

the role of Internet which served as

a research network. They

continued developing the use of

Internet around the world.

1997

Wireless technology called Wi-Fi was

created which is useful in many

handheld devices.

RESOURCES:

http://www.netvalley.com/archives/mirrors/davemarsh-timeline-1.htm

http://fcit.usf.edu/INTERNET/DEFAULT.HTM

http://ils.indiana.edu/faculty/umikerse/Parents/BriefHistory.html