The origin of the internet

Many of you might have heard that the internet was originally created by DARPA, The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which is part of the United States Department of Defense, and is responsible for development of new technologies for use by the US military.

But, this is not necessarily the first appearance of the internet. Back then, it was more of an intra-net, as all the computers were on the same network. It all depends on how you define the internet. Nowadays, the internet is defined as a network of networks or multiple interconnected computer networks that provide communication and information capabilities, using standardized communication protocols such as Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol ...

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