History Of The Internet
                     HISTORY OF 
THE INTERNET
INRODUCTION
• The Internet is a vast network that connects 
computers all over the world. 
• Through the Internet, people can share 
information and communicate from anywhere 
with an Internet connection.
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EMERGENCE OF 
INTERNET
• The Internet emerged in the United States 
in the 1970s but did not become visible to 
the general public until the early 1990s.
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WHO INVENTED 
INTERNET?
• The Internet consists of technologies 
developed by different individuals and 
organizations. 
• Important figures include Robert W. Taylor, 
who led the development of the ARPANET 
(an early prototype of the Internet), and 
Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn, who 
developed the Transmission Control 
Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) 
technologies.
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EARLY NETWORKS
• The first computer networks were 
dedicated special-purpose systems such 
as SABRE (an airline reservation system) 
and AUTODIN I (a defense command-and-
control system), both designed and 
implemented in the late 1950s 
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FOUNDATION OF THE 
INTERNET
• First, DARPA established a program to 
investigate the interconnection of 
heterogeneous networks. 
• This program, called Internetting, was 
based on the newly introduced concept of 
open architecture networking.
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COMMERCIAL 
EXPANSION
• The rise of commercial Internet services 
and applications helped to fuel a rapid 
commercialization of the Internet.
• One important factor was the introduction 
of the personal computer and the 
workstation in the early 1980s.
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HOW DOES INTERNET 
WORK?
• The Internet works through a series of 
networks that connect devices around the 
world through telephone lines. 
• The widespread use of mobile broadband 
and Wi-Fi in the 21st century has allowed 
this connection to be wireless.
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WHO CONTROLS THE 
INTERNET?
• While the Internet is theoretically 
decentralized and thus controlled by no 
single entity.
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IS THE INTERNET 
DANGEROUS?
• The advent of the Internet has brought 
into existence new forms of exploitation, 
such as spam e-mail and malware, and 
harmful social behaviour, such as 
cyberbullying. 
• Many companies collect extensive 
information from users, which some deem 
a violation of privacy.
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WHAT IS DARK WEB?
• The Dark Web refers to a series of Web 
sites that require special decryption and 
configuration tools to access. 
• It is most used for purposes that require 
strict anonymity, including illegal sales, 
political dissent in countries with heavy 
censorship, and whistleblowing.
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