HISTORY OF THE INTERNET
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The Internet is a virtual networking environment fashioned around 1962 in response to a desire for "resource sharing": for researchers worldwide to be able to connect and share information efficiently and globally. In 1966, the ARPANET was conceived, and grew into what became the Internet around 1972. The various internet communities remained largely closed to small groups of researchers, but began to expand to an open community format after 1985, after which the internet became largely commercialized; the word "Internet" became officially defined October 24, 1995:
This definition was developed in consultation with members of the internet and intellectual property rights communities. RESOLUTION: The Federal Networking Council (FNC) agrees that the following language reflects our definition of the term "Internet". "Internet" refers to the global information system that -- (i) is logically linked together by a globally unique address space based on the Internet Protocol (IP) or its subsequent extensions/follow-ons; (ii) is able to support communications using the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite or its subsequent extensions/follow-ons, and/or other IP-compatible protocols; and (iii) provides, uses or makes accessible, either publicly or privately, high level services layered on the communications and related infrastructure described herein (InternetSociety, 1995).
References
Internet Society. Retrieved April 7, 2015 from http://www.internetsociety.org/internet/what-
internet/history-internet/brief-history-internet
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