History of the Internet

How did the Internet Originate?

The Internet originated by the people by the early 1960's who saw great value in allowing computers to share information on research and development.


Who were the people most responsible for creating it?
The people who were responsible for creating the Internet were Robert Kahn and Vinton Clerf this was because they developed the transmission system for sending data from different networks.

What system immediately proceededd the internet?What was it's purpose?
The sysyem that immediately proceeded the internet was called TCP/IP(Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol). This is a technical achievement that makes the internet possible.

What is an IP packet? What is it comprised for?
An IP packet is an address that identifies computers taht is on the network so you can give and receive information. It is comprisded for the size of the packet, the sender and destination address aslot he data being sent.

What does TCP stand for?
TCP stands for Transmission Control Protocol.

The Internet

The internet is used for many things. Some of these are online banking, social networking;

• Keeping up with friends
• exchanging ideas of professionals
• Professional bloggers

This is also being used for online banking for some banks like National, St George, etc... Internet sales may be used to buy brand new or second hand things that may be in use with a very low price, not a place like Big W or Target, some of these may include ebay, or grays online, etc. Educational purposes are used to research for assignments, or work. Some may include; google, yahoo and etc...

Job seeking/ Employment may be advertised. These may be printed from the media, seek.com. Teenagers look for entertainment from the Internet which are; games, videos, listening to music and gossip.

Internet is is basically a big part of our lives, especially for the teenage group with their facebook, twitter, myspace and all of that sorts of things.

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