Internet

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A map graphically displaying interconnections on the Internet (known as routes)

The internet is a network of computer networks used as transport mechanism for documents sent over the world wide web. The research which resulted in the creation of the internet was initially funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which was established in 1958 as the first U.S. response to the Soviet launching of Sputnik[1].

History

Impact on Society

Related Topics

  • The ARPANET was the Advanced Research Projects Agency network that evolved into today's Internet
  • The article on Computer networks for a general overview of computer networking
  1. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. United States government (2003). Retrieved on 2007-05-12.