Learning Journal 1

I learned a lot about how the internet developed in this lesson. The class power point project we did taught me about the Arpanet. The Arpanet was created in 1966. Without the Arpanet, we would not have the internet or world wide web today, since it was the very first form of internet. Arpanet wasn't for the public, though. It was used by the U.S. Government to be able to have fast and immediate contact, and allowed the ability to transfer files throughout the country. It was used during the Cold War, around the time that there was talk of nuclear warfare. Along with Arpanet, I also learned about the history of the internet. This video gives a very easy way to understand the internet's history. It discusses why the internet is what it is today, talks about the internet's usage of a "packet-system" and much more.
 

Internet - a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols for data exchange
Arpanet - The world's first 'network'.
NCP - Network Control protocol. It was later replaced by the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP).
Packet - one unit of binary data capable of being routed through a computer network.