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The Internet

The Internet. By: William Yee Group 17. What’s the Internet??. An interconnected system of networks that connects computers around the world via the TCP/IP protocol. Some Linkages: Copper wires Fiber-optics Wireless. What to Do with the Internet?. History. True or False?.

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The Internet

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  1. The Internet By: William Yee Group 17

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

  3. What to Do with the Internet?

  4. History

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

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

  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?" • "Yes, we see the L," came the response. • "We typed the O, and we asked, "Do you see the O." • "Yes, we see the O." • "Then we typed the G, and the system crashed"…

  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 • 1979: News Groups was born. • 1st Multiuser Dungeon (MUD)

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

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

  12. 2000 – Present

  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 • Application Fee: $50,000 non-returnable

  14. Internet Users Statistics

  15. Statistics

  16. Statistics

  17. Some Internet Technology

  18. Mobile Internet

  19. File Sharing

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

  21. 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. Instant Messaging Programs

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

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

  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.livinginternet.com/i/ii_arpanet.htm • http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICANN • http://www.icann.org/

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