Internet/ World Wide Web

What Is The Internet?

Internet. Our world would not be the same without it. In fact I don't believe I would be where I am today without the Internet. As teenagers in the twenty-first century we are defined by the Internet. The internet is something I use everyday, yet I know very little about how it works. I am not going to lie, I've never really thought about the Internet and the process behind it- I just know that my devices connect automatically and it allows me to connect to people across the world. Although after sitting through only two classes, I have become very interested in the science behind the internet. If I am being honest, I will probably never be able to grasp the whole concept of the Internet but I am fascinated by how it truly works. 

Making sure you are connected to the Internet is one of the most important things nowadays, however what does it really mean to go online? Going online means that you are connected to the Internet, which is a global network composed of billions of electronic devices. The first practical schematics for the Internet were first developed in the early 1960s' when J.C.R Licklider developed the idea of an "Intergalactic Network" of computers. Essentially this would be a method of transmitting electrical data which was used as one of the major building blocks of the Internet. However, it wasn't until the 1970's when scientist Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf developed Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol- a communication model which set the standards for how data could be transferred amongst networks(the Internet). TCP/IP was later adopted and assembled to become what is known today as the modern Internet. Today the Internet allows communication from across the world, helping with our day to day tasks, along with helping to further society. Similar to today's purpose of the Internet, the Internet was originally developed as a resource for scientists and researchers to communicate and share data with one another(much less complex than today, in 2021). 

In 1990, the "networks of networks" was developed into a more recognizable form of what is now the modern internet, the World Wide Web. Whenever you are typing in a URL there is always that "www" that goes in front of the web address. Like everything this www is an abbreviation for something and in this case it means the World Wide Web. This application of the Internet was developed by computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee. Although the World Wide Web is often muddled with the Internet itself, the web is the most common means of accessing data online through websites themselves and through hyperlinks. Websites are composed of text, images, and resources that can be interactive and/or resemble other forms of media. Essentially, the Internet is an international network of networks whereas the web is an abundance of information accessed via the Internet. 

Nearly thirty years ago to the day the first website went live on the World Wide Web. August 6, 1991 would be a day that would change history. This day would have ripple effects for decades, maybe even centuries. This day would change society and forever go down first as the day the first web page went live. This webpage was designed by Tim Berners-Lee and was dedicated to information on the World Wide Web. This webpage ran on the T computer at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. This webpage outlined how to create Web pages and gave a more in depth description of hypertext. This was a new experience for everyone, there wasn't anything that had previously been comparable to a web page so it makes sense that the first of its kind is similar to an incursion manual. 

The first web page url was:

http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html.

firstwebsite

Here is what the first url looked like in 1992(screenshot) and today the url still looks the same. 

The Internet is far more complex than I will ever be able to understand. The Internet connects millions of computers and billions of users, a truly fascinating feat. 

Works cited:

FLASHBACK: This is what the First-Ever Website Looked Like by Alyson Shontell https://www.businessinsider.com/flashback-this-is-what-the-first-website-ever-looked-like-2011-6

Who Invented the Internet? by Evan Andrews https://www.history.com/news/who-invented-the-internet 

World Wide Web by The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/topic/World-Wide-Web



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