7.1 The Evolution of the Internet

The Internet is now a part of everyone’s life. Whether you use it regularly or simply notice all of the .com advertisement, it is pervasive in our world. For such a dominant force, it happened very quickly. You may wonder where did it come from and how did it get to be so important? The Internet Society has a web site dedicated to just that question.

Activity:

Go to their Web site at http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/ and select one of their links to learn more about the evolution of the Internet. Create a timeline marking the key points in its development.

Want to know more? Check out these sites:

Google History Internet

http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/

http://www.walthowe.com/navnet/history.html

http://www.netvalley.com/intval/07262/main.htm?sdf=1

http://www.elwood.net/gore/rfc3000.txt

http://emeagwali.com/history/internet/index.html

http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline

http://www.pbs.org/opb/nerds2.0.1