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HISTORY OF THE INTERNET

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The Internet was initially known as ARPANET ( dvanced esearch rojects gency
Network). It was implemented by the DOD Department o Defence) of the USA.
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Later on, it connected different universities and defence organisations to share
information on research and development in scientific and military fields. It was a big
success.

Subsequently, it was made available commercially to the people and has taken the

shape of the present-day INTERNET .

INTERNET TERMS
Let us learn about some important terms related to the Internet.

ISP

ISP stands for Internet Service Provider. An ISP is a company that provides Internet

access to the users. Some of the popular ISPs are Jio , Airtel , , Vodaphone Idea and
BSNL Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited).
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WWW

WWW stands for World Wide Web. It is a collection of interconnected pages that
contain text, pictures, audios and videos. The various pages are connected using links

and can be accessed through the Internet by the people all over the world. Sharable
information on the Internet is called the World Wide Web .

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World Wide Web is popularly known as the Web or W3.

Webpage

The pages which collectively form the World Wide Web are known as webpages . A
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webpage is created using a language called HTML ( yper ext arkup anguage).
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These pages may contain text, images, videos, audios and links to other pages.
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