The beginning of the Internet
The Internet began in the sixties as a means for government researchers to exchange information, so there was one very large and immobile computer that contained all the information, and this device had to be accessed, to take advantage of the information stored on it, or to use recording devices sent by mail, and there was an incentive Another in the formation of the Internet is the escalation of the Cold War, and the launch of the Soviet Union to the satellite (Sputnik) prompted the US Department of Defense in order to consider ways to disseminate information even after the occurrence of any nuclear attack, and this eventually led to the formation of the Advanced Research Projects Agency network Arpanet (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), the network that eventually evolved into what we now know as the Internet.
Phase 1969-1976
The Advanced Research Projects Agency linked the four largest universities in the United States in December, which were designed to provide research, education, and to provide the communications network that connects the country in the event of a military attack that destroys traditional communications systems, and in 1972 a scientist Computer Ray Tomlinson creates e-mail, and uses (@) to distinguish between the sender's name and the network name in the e-mail address, and then the Internet Transmission Control Protocol was designed in 1973, and in 1983 the protocol became the standard for communication between computers over the Internet as one Among these protocols is the FTP File Transfer Protocol, which allows the user to log into a remote computer, and enables access to a list of files on that device and downloading them. In 1976, presidential candidate Jimmy Carter used e-mail to plan his campaign. election, and Queen Elizabeth sent her first e-mail.
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In 1982 the word (Internet) was used for the first time, and then in 1984, domain names were created with network addresses that are specified by extensions, such as: com, org, edu later in 1985, then e-mail became offering billboards , news, and various information, then the term (virus) was used for the first time in 1988, when about 10% of Internet servers in the world were closed because of it, but in 1989 a new technology was developed to distribute information on the Internet, and it was called the World Wide Web.
Phase 1990-1999
The first attempt at indexing the Internet was attempted in 1991, after which the White House launched its website (www.whitehouse.gov) in 1994, then the miracle of providing dial-up on the Internet began, and the launch of the first programming language called Java in 1995, and there were about 45 million People use the Internet, as there are about 30 million people in North America (United States and Canada), 9 million in Europe, 6 million in Asia and the Pacific (Australia, Japan, etc.), and 43.2 million or 44% of American households own a personal computer , and 14 million of them on the Internet in 1996, and in 1997 the term (blog) was used for the first time, and in 1999 Google opened its first office in California, and allowed users to exchange music via the Internet, then the number of Internet users around the world reached 150 million in Beginning in 1999, then the term (e-commerce) was widely used, and online shopping spread.
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Viruses began to be designed and circulated with greater frequency for computer users in 2000, when Wikipedia was established, and as of January 2002, 58.5% of the United States population uses the Internet, and worldwide there were 544.2 million users. In 2003, Apple Computer introduced iTunes Music Store, and in 2005 the website (YouTube.com) was launched, and in 2006 there were more than 92 million on the Internet, and in 2014, an encryption program was released that makes transactions between computers secure remotely, and limits making users vulnerable For the error in names and passwords, and with personal information as well, and in 2015, specifically on September 26, Mark Zuckerberg spoke during the 70th annual session of the United Nations General Assembly, to raise awareness and mobilize support for the initiative, and Zuckerberg's goal was to make the Internet for everyone, and make it a basic right of rights human being, and an essential tool in the struggle for global justice.
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The Internet can begin to erase traditional boundaries between countries and cultures, but this global change is not easy, as it may take decades before a clear difference is seen.
