1. THE INTERNET: Past and Present

2. INTRODUCTION Internet is a communications advancement
Similar effect on society as the automobile
Convenience, efficiency, Global Community

3. Introduction Dependence of Communication on Transportation
Transportation was limiting factor in speed of communication
Telegraph changes this

4. Previous Telecommunication Advancements
Telegraph (Morse Code)
Telephone
Radio

5. Birth of Internet 1957 Launch of Soviet Sputnik Sattelite
ARPA founded – ARPANET

6. Concept of the Internet
Decentralized
Node to Node communication; No Central Hub
First 4 nodes – UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, University of Utah, Stanford
ARPANET

7. The Present: New Developments
E-commerce
Microphotonics
Handheld Internet
Internet 2