History of the Internet

The History of the Internet

When one thinks of the internet, one may think of America Online or
Yahoo!   For me, it is a means of communication.   A way to talk to
some of my friends who live off in distant places such as Athlone,
Longford, and England.   The U.S. Defence Department originally
had this intent in mind when they connected a computer network with
various other radio and satellite networks.   They wanted a means
of communicating within the U.S. military that could withstand partial
outages, such a bomb attacks, and still function.

I will cover the internet’s experimental beginnings, the
Commercialisation of this technology in the present, and what the
project that is taking place that will probably be the future of the
Internet.

Before I begin talking about the internet, allow me to define what is
The internet, who governs it, and what is the financial impact of this
technology.   The internet is made up of all computer networks that use
IP protocol, which operate to form a seamless network for their
collective users.   This means that federal, commercial, and
institutional networks all compose parts of the internet.   This network
is connected to each other by either telephone wires, cable lines, or
satellite signals.   These wires, lines, or signals are then pipelined
from server computer to server computer until your host server transmits
the electronic information into your computer.   The governing body of
the internet is the Internet Society (ISOC).   The Internet
Society purpose, according to Ed Krol, is to “promote global information
exchange through Internet technology”.   Another governing body is the
Internet Architecture Board (IAB).

This IAB board governs the protocol standards whereby how computers and
software applications talk to each other.   They also make the
rules on how to keep track of each 32-bit address number used by each
computer on the internet.   The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is
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