CP102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Netscape Navigator, Darpa, Internet Service Provider
Document Summary
The internet was a part of the advanced research projects agency network (arpanet) (1969) Designed for universities to connect and share information with one another. Establish a safe form of military communication. Create a means by which all computers could communicate. Scientists asked to come up with a solution to secure communication between larger computer centers in case of a nuclear attack. Breaking data messages into small packs and sending them through routers. This invention was more impactful for the future than the moon landing. What distinguishes the web from the rest of the internet. Special languages (html hypertext markup language) Special links (hyperlinks) enables users to jump from one place to another on the web. 1989 tim berners-lee at cern in switzerland. 1993 ncsa (national center for supercomputing applications) released the. 1994 netscape (netscape navigator 1. 0) browser released. Reduces 14663 of postage and long-distance calling. Client based email account mylaurier email, ones connected to isps (internet service provider)