History of the Internet and WWW

The Internet(computer network connected to other computer

networks)

• 1957 - Sputnik - first satellite wanted to create network that would be safe in case of attack

• 1960s - Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) - • govt makes computers more interactive, packets of info

• 1969 - connected 4 universities w. Internet (UCLA, Stanford, UCSB and Utah)

• 1970s -many more universities connected, – bulletin board system (UseNet)

• 1971 -first e-mail, “@” symbol used to denote address

The Internet• 1973 - first international connection to London

• 1975 - first modern e-mail program created

• Mid 1970s - Bulletin Board System - venue for sharing and discussion

• 1978 - SPAM created (unsolicited commercial e-mail)

• Late 1970s - Personal Computers (PCs)

• 1982 - The first emoticon used :-)

• 1984 - Domain Name System (DNS) created. Easier way than using IP address (numerical, such as 198.223.0.44)

The Internet• 1991 - World Wide Web created - linked info system

• 200 sites the first year

• 1993 - first Web browser (Mosaic), allowed graphics• Boom in Web usage• 6 00% growth rate• Netscape Navigator launched the following year

• 1995 - Web goes commercial & AOL /Compuserv =Internet access for the masses

• 6 million sites… and growing… and growing

• 1998 - Google! Revolutionized searching on web

2004 - Facebook 2005 - YouTube 2006 - Twitter

2007 - iPhone and the mobile web

The Internetservices provided:

• World Wide Web - www• E-Mail• File Transfer Protocol (FTP)• Chat• UseNet (forums, discussion areas)