THE INTERNET

Things the Internet Provides  Internet has been around for 25 years  Top Ten Events that got us where we are today World Wide Web (www) Tim Berners-Lee created user-friendly “Web pages” that could travel over the internet, a network built to shuttle research between universities. Tech’s answer to the Pony Express. Over 97 billion s are sent each day VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol which means a phone service that uses broadband Internet connectivity to dial and connect

Things the Internet Provides  Internet has been around for 25 years  Top Ten Events that got us where we are today AOL This turned people on to Web portals, chat rooms, and instant messaging. People used to pay by the hour to use this service. Mosaic/Netscape Created by Marc Andressen, this was the first widely used multimedia web browser until Microsoft took over in Yahoo! Stanford University graduate students created this web portal in It is great for photo sharing and other services.

Things the Internet Provides  Internet has been around for 25 years  Top Ten Events that got us where we are today eBay Allows everyone the opportunity to buy and see almost anything world wide. eBay has almost 230 million customers. Amazon.com This began as a site that always had stuff in stock. Today it is the ultimate online store. It is the second most visited online retailer today. eBay is the top visited site. Instant Messaging This began in the mid 1990s allowing people to swap messages and photos

Things the Internet Provides  Internet has been around for 25 years  Top Ten Events that got us where we are today Broadband High Speed Internet Connectivity. This is much faster than dial-up connections which are used with a person’s phone lines. 78% of US homes have a broadband connection.

How Does the Internet Work  In the mid 1960s, during the Cold War it became necessary for a bombproof communications system.  A concept was devised to link computers together throughout the country. This connection allowed people to stay connected to important information even if one part of the community was lost during an attack. This was designed as an emergency military communications system operated by the Department of Defense. Governments and Universities were the only ones linked in the beginning

How Does the Internet Work  Years later, business began using the Internet  They set up their own servers and cabinets At this time no one party “operated” the Internet Equipment took up very large spaces sometimes including entire buildings Very little delay in information moving from one location to another Perfect source for news and weather information

How Does the Internet Work  Information does not travel directly from one place to another, but gets broken up into separate data packets  This information is labeled and sent to a unique internet address  This process takes place in a matter of milliseconds

Using the Internet  The internet is a great place to find information to use for papers and projects.  Now you have learned a little bit about how this tool has evolved over time to make our work a little easier.  You will use the Internet for many years to come