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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Internet''' β The global system of "Interconnected computer networks" using the TCP/IP protocol suite to link devices worldwide. * '''World Wide Web (WWW)''' β An "Information system" where documents (Web pages) are identified by URLs and interlinked by "Hypertext." * '''ARPANET (1969)''' β The "First Internet," funded by the US Department of Defense to create a "Decentralized" communication network that could survive a nuclear war. * '''Packet Switching''' β The technique of "Breaking data into tiny pieces" (packets) and sending them through different paths to be "Reassembled" at the end. * '''Tim Berners-Lee''' β The British scientist who invented the "Web" at CERN in 1989, giving it to the world for "Free." * '''TCP/IP''' β The "Language of the Internet": ** '''TCP''' (Transmission Control Protocol) β Ensures all packets arrive correctly. ** '''IP''' (Internet Protocol) β The "Address" that tells the packet where to go. * '''DNS (Domain Name System)''' β The "Phonebook" of the internet that turns "bloomwiki.com" into a numerical IP address. * '''Mosaic (1993)''' β The first "Web Browser" that could show "Images" next to text, making the web popular with normal people. * '''Dot-Com Bubble (1995-2000)''' β A period of "Extreme Hype" and investment in internet companies that ended in a massive crash. * '''Web 2.0''' β The shift from "Static Pages" (Reading) to "Interactive Platforms" (Writing/Social Media). </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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