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Brief History of the Internet
In 1973, the U.S. Defence Agency
initiated a research program to investigate techniques and technologies for
interlinking various kinds of networks. The objective was to allow
networked computers to communicate transparently across multiple, linked
networks. This was called the Intermitting project and the system of
networks, which emerged from the research, was known as the
"Internet." In 1986, the U.S. National Science Foundation
initiated the development of the NET and with the assistance of NASA and
the U.S. Department of Energy provided the major backbone communication
service for the Internet. By the end of 1991, the Internet had grown to
include some 5,000 networks in over three dozen countries, serving over
700,000 host computers used by over 4,000,000 people. The Internet has
revolutionised the computer and communications world like nothing before.
The Internet has a worldwide broadcasting capability and is now firmly
established as 'the' mechanism for information dissemination. The Internet
is now the main medium for collaboration & interaction between
individuals and their computers without regard for geographic location.
Today, terms like E-mail and Website trip lightly off the tongue of the
random person on the street as we see the Internet become a 21st Century
phenomenon.
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