INTRODUCTION
INTERNET HISTORY
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1983
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1979
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1940
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1944
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Detailed explanation-1: -January 1, 1983 is considered the official birthday of the Internet. Prior to this, the various computer networks did not have a standard way to communicate with each other. A new communications protocol was established called Transfer Control Protocol/Internetwork Protocol (TCP/IP).
Detailed explanation-2: -1982: Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and Internet Protocol (IP), as the protocol suite, commonly known as TCP/IP, emerge as the protocol for ARPANET. This results in the fledgling definition of the internet as connected TCP/IP internets. TCP/IP remains the standard protocol for the internet.
Detailed explanation-3: -The growth of the internet, 1985–95 Between 1986 and 1987, the network grew from 2, 000 hosts to 30, 000. People were now using the internet to send messages to each other, read news and swap files.