1. About the Internet.
- Subjects
INTERNET ,ARPANET (Computer network) ,TCP/IP ,INTERNET Relay Chat ,COMPUTER network protocols ,NETWORK PC (Computer) - Abstract
The article traces the growth and development of Internet. The Internet is a vast and rapidly growing computer network of computer networks. In 1969, ARPANET, an experimental 4-computer network, was established by the Advanced Research Projects Agency of the U.S. Defense Department. In 1983, the protocol, or set of communications rules, known as TCP/IP, became the main networking protocol of ARPA-NET. Internet Relay Chat was developed by Finnish student Jarkko Oikarinen, enabling people to communicate via the Internet in "real time." In 1995, Microsoft released its Internet Explorer browser but initially failed to make a dent in Netscape's dominance of the browser market.
- Published
- 2006