History of the internet

1962- Packet switching (PS) networks developed

Dec 24, 1962

Internet relies on packets to transfer

Birth of the internet

Dec 24, 1969

ARPANET commissioned by DoD for research into networking

People communicate over a network

Dec 24, 1971

15 nodes (23 hosts) on ARPANET
-E-mail invented

Computers can connect more freely and easily

Dec 24, 1972

First public demonstration of ARPANET between 40 machines Internetworking Working Group (INWG) created to address for establishing agreed upon Protocols

Packets become mode of transfer

Dec 24, 1974

-Transmission Control Program (TCP) specified Packet network Intercommunication- The basis of Internet Communication

Networking comes to many

Dec 24, 1976

Queen Elizabeth sends out an E-mail UUCP developed at AT&T Bell Labs and Distributed with UNIX

E-mail takes off. Internet becomes reality

Dec 24, 1977

Number of hosts breaks 100

News Groups born

Dec 24, 1979

Computer science Department research computer network established in USA

TCP/IP future communication

Dec 24, 1982

DCA and ARPA established the transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and Internet Protocol (IP)

Internet gets bigger

Dec 24, 1983

Name server developed