1. 1 The Internet By: William Yee Group 17

2. 2 What’s the Internet?? An interconnected system of networks that connects computers around the world via the TCP/IP protocol. Some Linkages: Some Linkages: Copper wires Copper wires Fiber-optics Fiber-optics Wireless Wireless

3. 3 What to Do with the Internet?

4. 4 History

5. 5 True or False? Did Al Gore invented the Internet??? Not really, but DID support the growth and development of the Internet from 70s’ – present.

6. 6 Thank the Russians… 1957: USSR launched ‘Sputnik’ An Artificial Earth Satellite An Artificial Earth Satellite Originally designed to carry nuclear warheads Originally designed to carry nuclear warheads 1958: U.S. created Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) Department of Defense (DoD) Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

7. 7 1969: ARPANET was born… Was the 1 st network 2 Specific Colleges Hosted the Network: UCLA UCLA Stanford Stanford

8. 8 UCLA--|III|------------|III|--Stanford Charley Kline (UCLA) message to Stanford: "We typed the L and we asked on the phone, "Do you see the L?" "We typed the L and we asked on the phone, "Do you see the L?" "Yes, we see the L," came the response. "Yes, we see the L," came the response. "We typed the O, and we asked, "Do you see the O." "We typed the O, and we asked, "Do you see the O." "Yes, we see the O." "Yes, we see the O." "Then we typed the G, and the system crashed"… "Then we typed the G, and the system crashed"…

9. 9 1970s APRANET grew very popular, particularly large companies and programs. (i.e. NASA) 1971: Only 23 hosts on APRANET 1972: Ray Tomlinson created the E-mail. 1973: Global Networking became a reality. 1977: E-mail became wide-spread (>100) Over 100 hosts on APRANET Over 100 hosts on APRANET 1979: News Groups was born. 1 st Multiuser Dungeon (MUD) 1 st Multiuser Dungeon (MUD)

10. 10 1980s 1982: TCP/IP became standard Computer was named Time “Man of the Year” Computer was named Time “Man of the Year” 1983-84: Domain Name System (DNS) Manage Internet hosts Manage Internet hosts 1986: Realization of the Internet 5000 hosts, 241 News Groups 5000 hosts, 241 News Groups Established 56Kbps Established 56Kbps 1987: Commercialized Internet 28,000 hosts 28,000 hosts 1989: 1 st commercial e-mail 100,000 hosts 100,000 hosts

11. 11 1990s 1990: 300,000 hosts & 1000 News Groups ARPANET ended, spreads its network to other companies. ARPANET ended, spreads its network to other companies. ‘Archie’ was established as 1 st search engine ‘Archie’ was established as 1 st search engine 1992: “Surfing the Internet” 1993: WWW was established 1995: “dot-com bubble” begins Netscape Browser Netscape Browser 1996: Enter Microsoft 1997: 19.5 Million hosts, 1 Million WWW sites, > 71,000 News Groups

12. 12 2000 – Present

13. 13 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Created on September 18, 1998 Non-profit Organization Responsible for global coordination with domain names and IP addresses. Maintain global stability and security Maintain global stability and security Application Fee: $50,000 non-returnable

14. 14 Internet Users Statistics

15. 15 Statistics

16. 16 Statistics

17. 17 Some Internet Technology

18. 18 Mobile Internet

19. 19 File Sharing

20. 20 Voice Over Internet Protocol the routing of voice conversations over the Internet or through any other IP- based network.

21. 21 VOIP Tidbit.. VOIP Tidbit.. “According to data from In-Stat's market research US Residential VoIP Market Tracker service, more than 10.6 million US households now have at least one active VoIP user, up from approximately 9 million households at the end of Q3.”

22. 22 Instant Messaging Programs

23. 23 In Conclusion… The Internet is one of the greatest achievements in the world of telecommunications. The Internet is cool…

24. 24 A Moment of Zen A Series of Tubes A Series of Tubes A Series of Tubes (2nd Attempt) A Series of Tubes (2nd Attempt) If All Else Fails...:( If All Else Fails...:(

25. 25 Bibliography http://www.web-friend.com/help/general/pc_history.html#1990 http://www.netvalley.com/cgi-bin/intval/net_history.pl?chapter=1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet http://www.voipmonitor.net/2007/03/28/VoIP+Continues+To+Grow+In+US+ Households.aspx http://www.voipmonitor.net/2007/03/28/VoIP+Continues+To+Grow+In+US+ Households.aspx http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_arpanet.htm http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICANN http://www.icann.org/