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A Brief History
The Internet is not new - Outcome of the Cold War.
1969: Advanced research Projects Agency Network (ARPANet).
Provide redundant connectivity between government, education, and
research labs.
Funded by DoD.
Internet Protocols (TCP/IP) were developed to link disparate hardware
and software platforms together.
The TCP/IP design allows:
For tens of thousands of networks, comprised of millions of computers.
Every computer is equal to every other computer.
Initial uses were text-based Email and file transfers.