"The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices."
The worldwide system of interconnected computer networks that has transformed communication, commerce, and culture in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
ARPANET: The precursor to the modern Internet developed by the US Department of Defense in the late 1960s.
World Wide Web: The platform that allows users to access information on the Internet through websites and hyperlinks.
Internet Service Providers: Companies that provide access to the Internet for individuals and businesses.
Social Networks: Platforms that allow individuals to connect and interact with others online.
Search Engines: Tools used to find information on the Internet, such as Google and Bing.
E-commerce: The buying and selling of goods and services online, such as Amazon and eBay.
Cloud Computing: The storing and accessing of data and applications over the Internet, such as iCloud and Google Drive.
Cybersecurity: The practice of protecting computer systems and networks from online attacks and threats.
Digital Divide: The gap between those who have access to technology and those who do not, often based on income or geography.
Net Neutrality: The debate over whether internet service providers should be allowed to prioritize certain types of online traffic over others.
Online Privacy: The protection of personal information on the Internet, such as through data encryption and password protection.
Online Media: The various forms of media, such as news articles, videos, and podcasts, that are available on the Internet.
Online Education: The use of the Internet to provide educational resources and materials to students, such as through online courses and distance learning.
Online Gaming: The use of the Internet to play video games with others, as well as the growing influence of Esports.
Internet Governance: The organizations and regulations that govern the operation and maintenance of the Internet, such as ICANN and the World Wide Web Consortium.
DARPANET: It was the first packet-switching network, which came into existence in the late 1960s. The primary aim of this network was to connect various research centers.
Email: Email was the first electronic communication medium that allowed users to send and receive messages across the globe.
Bulletin Board System (BBS): BBS was a precursor to internet forums to connect users to allow them to share messages, discussion threads, and files.
Usenet: It was a global network of user groups that focused on different topics such as science, politics, etc.
Gopher: Developed in the late 1990s, Gopher acted as a directory for browsing and accessing various resources on the internet.
World Wide Web (WWW): Created in the early 1990s, World Wide Web allows users to access and view various web pages through a graphical user interface.
Social Media: Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat allow users to create profiles, share content, and connect with others online.
Online search engines: Search engines like Google, Bing, or Yahoo utilize algorithms to provide relevant information based on keywords, phrases, and user queries.
Cloud Computing: Cloud computing allows users to access applications, data storage, and computer resources from remote servers connected over the internet.
Internet of Things (IoT): IoT connects everyday devices to the internet, allowing them to communicate with each other and exchange data.
"It is a network of networks that consists of private, public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies."
"The origins of the Internet date back to research to enable time-sharing of computer resources and the development of packet switching in the 1960s."
"The set of rules (communication protocols) to enable internetworking on the Internet arose from research and development commissioned in the 1970s by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the United States Department of Defense in collaboration with universities and researchers across the United States and in the United Kingdom and France."
"The ARPANET initially served as a backbone for the interconnection of regional academic and military networks in the United States to enable resource sharing."
"The funding of the National Science Foundation Network as a new backbone in the 1980s, as well as private funding for other commercial extensions, encouraged worldwide participation in the development of new networking technologies and the merger of many networks using DARPA's Internet protocol suite."
"The linking of commercial networks and enterprises by the early 1990s, as well as the advent of the World Wide Web, marked the beginning of the transition to the modern Internet."
"Most traditional communication media, including telephone, radio, television, paper mail, and newspapers, are reshaped, redefined, or even bypassed by the Internet."
"New services such as email, Internet telephone, Internet television, online music, digital newspapers, and video streaming websites."
"Newspaper, book, and other print publishing have adapted to website technology or have been reshaped into blogging, web feeds, and online news aggregators."
"The Internet has enabled and accelerated new forms of personal interaction through instant messaging, Internet forums, and social networking services."
"Online shopping has grown exponentially for major retailers, small businesses, and entrepreneurs, as it enables firms to extend their 'brick and mortar' presence to serve a larger market or even sell goods and services entirely online."
"The Internet has no single centralized governance in either technological implementation or policies for access and usage; each constituent network sets its own policies."
"The overarching definitions of the two principal name spaces on the Internet, the Internet Protocol address (IP address) space and the Domain Name System (DNS), are directed by a maintainer organization, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)."
"The technical underpinning and standardization of the core protocols is an activity of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), a non-profit organization of loosely affiliated international participants that anyone may associate with by contributing technical expertise."
"In November 2006, the Internet was included on USA Today's list of the New Seven Wonders."