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The first computer
The first computer was made at the University of Pennsylvania by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert. It was called ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer). It was used to solve complicated math problems, for example, it helped do some of the equations to make the atomic bomb. -
Packet switching
Packet switching was one of the first big innovations in the development of the internet. Packet switching was invented because computers were too fast for circuit switching. Packet switching lets you connect to 10 other computers around the world at once in less than a second. -
The creation of ARPANET
ARPA which stands for Advanced Research Projects Agency. Was given the task to make a network that would connect scientists and engineers all over the USA. This would eventually be called ARPANET. -
The invention of the Email
Emails were developed by a person called Ray Tomlinson who worked as a part of ARPANET. They were invented in 1971 -
Stanford becomes the official record-keepers
In 1973 Stanford was elected the official record-keeper of everyone's internet address. -
Emails taking up 3/4 of RPANETS packets
By 1973 emails were taking up more than 3/4 of ARPANETS packets -
The creation of DNS
In the early '80s, Paul Mockapetris made a system that automatically maps IP addresses to domain names (DNS). This system is still the backbone of the internet today. -
TCP/IP first used
TCP/IP was adopted by ARPANET to be used on the 1 of January 1983. TCP collects and reassembles the packets that are sent to your computer, while the IP makes sure the packets get to the right destination. -
DNS first used
1983 was the first time the public got to see and use the new system called DNS (domain name system) -
The first ISP
The first ISP (Internet service provider) was created. These companies connected people to the internet. They did not own their own network. The first ISP in Australia was called "Pegasus Networks". -
The replacement of ARPANET
In 1990 NSFNET which stands for National Science Foundation Network officially replace ARPANET as the backbone of the internet -
The decommissioning of NSFNET
In 1995 NSFNET was decommissioned/shut down. It handed everything over to the isp's of the time. -
Dial-up not in use
By 2005 most people have switched to broadband which had significantly faster speed while dial-up could only deliver 56 kilobits a second this meant an mp3 could take up to 10 minutes to download. -
Internet human right?
In 2016 the UN (United Nations) decided that have free access to the internet was a human right.
