Introduction, History and Characteristics of Internet

What is Internet?

Internet is an interconnection between several computers of different types belonging to various network across the world. Millions of people use the internet to search and share information , ideas etc. It is also used by student, scientist, researchers and individual consumers."Internet is a computer based world wide web information network. It is the network of computers connected with one another all over the world." It is also known as Network of Networks.

History (Development of Internet)

Internet started in a U.S. as a US. government project in 1969. It is known as ARPANET which supervised it in the beginning ARPANET reach university research laboratories and military lab.

In the late 1980 National science foundation of U.S. develop a another network U.C.,I.P. card NSF Net which connect super computer center in the U.S. Many colleges and universities encouraged to connect that network. For large world wide network and computer system communicating according to same protocol is a called Internet.

In 1990 ARPANET was dismented and public network in the U.S. turnover to NSF Net. In the early 1990 commercial network with there out internet exchange or gateways where allows conduct business on the internet. In 1993 NSF created InterNIC to provider internet services.

The backbone of the internet is made up of high speed communication links outs by companies  like AT and T (American Telephone and telegraph) sprint or VSNL in India.Internet brings the outside world to your computer in home and office. It is a global network made up of thousand of networks that communicate with each other.

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Characteristics of Internet

• It is a complex network.
• It is a disorganized.
• It is a decentralized.
• It is composed of millions of files.
• It is a widely use.
• It is access by people of all over world approximately 155 countries uses internet.
• It  is international in a scope.
• It is a dynamic.
• It is growing @12% per month.

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