THE INTERNET: Past and Present
INTRODUCTION Internet is a communications advancement Similar effect on society as the automobile Convenience, efficiency, Global Community
Introduction Dependence of Communication on Transportation Transportation was limiting factor in speed of communication Telegraph changes this
Previous Telecommunication Advancements Telegraph (Morse Code) Telephone Radio
Birth of Internet 1957 Launch of Soviet Sputnik Sattelite ARPA founded – ARPANET
Concept of the Internet Decentralized Node to Node communication; No Central Hub First 4 nodes – UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, University of Utah, Stanford ARPANET
The Present: New Developments E-commerce Microphotonics Handheld Internet Internet 2