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THE BIRTH OF THE INTERNET

HOW IT BEGAN

In 1966, a U.S. Defense Department agency decided to try linking computers around the country through regular telephone hookups. By connecting computers around the country, the Defense Department intended to create a computer network that could survive an atomic strike—or any natural or unnatural disaster. This computer network allowed military researchers across the country to share data easily and quickly.

WHAT IT HAS BECOME

Today, the Internet has become an information superhighway connecting over 5,000 computers and approximately 20 million users throughout the world! It has become the...