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Foundations of the Internet
packet-switching networks came into operation. Transmitted data is broken up into small packets of data, sent to its destination, and reassembled at the other side -
Internet Continues to Grow
Development of a similar system began in America in 1968, and went into operation the year after in the US Defence Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency -
The Protocol
The ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) NET used Network Control Protocol as its transmission protocol from 1969 to 1982, when it was replaced with the now-widespread protocol -
The New Protocol
In 1982 the Network Control Protocol (NCP) was replaced with the now-widespread protocol -
The Launch of the World-Wide Web
The internet was newly introduced. -
The Start of Websites
Quickly researchers got interested and started designing web sites and browsers. In 1993 the first proper web-browser took the internet out of control. -
The Start of Internet Use
After this year the internet was being used by people all over the world. As the internet continues to be used more websites and browsers are made.