History of the Internet

- Traced back to the 1960s

- "Galactic Network" of communicating computers.
○ Reduce computing costs by sharing resources.
- How researchers could better utilize computer?
○ Galactic Network

ARPANet
- Connected computers at 4 different universities:
○ USLA, UCSB, SRI, and Utah
○ Had dedicated cables
- Researchers at multiple sites could share both hardware and software costs.
- Researchers could share information

Growth and Privatization

- ARPANet experienced an outstanding growth
- Construction of high-speed transmission lines that would form the backbone
of the expanding network
○ The term "Internet"
○ Backbone connections, transmission lines, local connections
- The government decided to privatize the internet
○ Control the network's hardware by commercial firms
○ Other aspects are administered by the Internet society

Internet Society
- Maintains and enforces standards
- Organizes committees
○ Propose new Internet-related technologies and software
Provides a managerial structure for determining when and how technologies are
adopted