How the internet was born:
A Journey from arpanet to internet.....
The INTERNET is the name for a vast, worldwide system consisting of people ,information and computers. The internet is so large and complex as to be well beyond the comprehension of a single human being. Not only is there no one who understand all of the internet ,there is no one who even understand most of the internet.
The roots of the internet lie in a project called the ARPANET. Which was sponsored by the United States department of Defence advanced research project agency (ARPA).The department of Defence was interested in building a network that could maintain itself under adverse conditions. A network is simply two or more computers connected together. The original Idea was to build a network capable of carrying military and Government information during a "NUCLEAR EVENT".
The project was started in 1968 and soon evolved into a more general goal of developing techniques to build a large-scale network. The ARPANET continued for years and was gradually phased out after having officially been declared completed. By then the technology to connect computers reliably and economically had been developed and today the Arpanet's spiritual descendents form the Global backbone of what we call the internet.
At first the goal of the Arpanet researchers was to develop one large network to connect computers over long distances. However, by the mid 1970s it became clear that no single network was going to be able to serve everyone's needs. The researchers saw it would be far more useful to develop technology that could connect various types of network into a single large system. This led to the concept of an 'INTERNETWORK' or 'INTERNET' .
This today's internet is not really a single large computer network. it is actually a collection of tens of thousands of networks spanning the globe.
Perhaps the best way to understand the organisation and importance of the internet is to compare it to the two other great worldwide communication systems: the postal system and the telephone system. Both of these consist of many many smaller parts connected together into a large International Organisation. The great advantage of internet, though, is it is much more flexible and a lot faster.
Although the internet is newer than the postal and telephone system. It has found a permanent place in our society and economy. indeed, the world is now so dependent on the internet. We could not get by without it. if you have not yet used the internet you may find it difficult to believe how important it is. All I can say is just wait until you have used the internet for a few months, and you'll see for yourself.
It would be a mistake,though, to think of the internet as a computer network or even a group of computer networks.From our point of view the computer networks are simply the medium that carries the information. The beauty and utility of the internet lies in the information itself and in the people who participate. As we start to work together, this is how I want you to think of the Internet not as a computer network but as a huge source of practical and enjoyable information.
Thus the Internet is much more than a computer network or an information service. The Internet is living proof than human beings who are able to communicate freely and conveniently will choose to be socially cooperative and selfless.
The computers are in important because they do the grunt work of moving all the data from place to place, and they execute program that let us access the information. The information itself is important because it offers utility, recreation and amusement.
but overall, what is most important is the people. The internet is first global forum and first global library. Anyone can participate at any time: the internet never closes. Moreover no matter who you are, you are always welcome. You will never be excluded for wearing the wrong clothes, having the wrong colored skin, being the wrong religion or not having enough money.
A cynic might say the reason the internet works so well in that they are no leaders. Actually, there is some truth to this. As unbelievable as it sounds, nobody actually "runs" the internet nobody is "in charge" and no single organizations pays the cost. The Internet has no laws, no police and no Army. There is no real ways to hurt on other people but there are many ways to be kind. Perhaps under the circumstances, it is only natural for people to learn how to get along. Although this does not stop people from arguing.
what I choose to believe is, for the first time in history, unlimited number of people are able to communicate with ease, And we're finding that it is in our nature to be communicative, helpfull, curious and considerate.
my suggestion is to think about the internet as an entity in its on right: now worldwide organism consisting of countless number of people, information sources and computers joined in a symbolic confluence.
By
Priyanshu verma
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