History of the Internet

  • ARPANET Invented

    ARPANET Invented

    ARPANET was the first network of interconnected computers. It was initially between UCLA, Stanford, UCSB, and the Universtiy of Utah.
  • Email Introduced

    Email Introduced

    Ray Tomilson is cretited with creating Email
  • ARPANET goes international

    Originally Arpanet was strictly between a couple Universities. However in 1973 it went international.
  • File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Established

    File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Established

    FTP is a standard network protocol used to transport files from one host to another.
  • Apple 2 was invented.

    Apple 2 was invented.

    Apple 2 was the first usuable personal computer.
  • Domain name Server Introduced

    Domain name Server Introduced

    The domain name server allows the naming of hosts. No longer are hosts recognized by a number.
  • NSFNET created

    NSFNET created

    Replaces ARPANET. Completely privatized by 1995.
  • World Wide Web introduced

    World Wide Web introduced

    Invented by Tim Berners-Lee. The World Wide Web is the heart of the technology and information Age.
  • Google comes out with their search engine

    Google comes out with their search engine

    Made it easier to find exactly what you are looking for. Goolgle ended up becoming the biggest search engine on the internet.
  • Facebook released

    Facebook released

    Invented by Mark Zuckerberg and 4 other Harvard students. Among one of the most popular social media websites today.
  • YouTube released

    YouTube released

    YouTube is one of the most popular websites of all time. YouTube allows users to watch and post videos.
  • Twitter released

    Twitter released

    Extreenly social website where users can "tweet".
  • Android unveiled

    Android unveiled

    Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google.
  • iPhone Introduced

    iPhone Introduced

    The iphone was technologically advanced hand-held computer with multi-touch, lighted computer screen.
  • Snapchat was invented (originally pickaboo)

    Snapchat was invented (originally pickaboo)

    Snapchat is an app where the user can take pictures and send them to other users.