CIS 1000 Chapter 3: CIS Chapter 3.doc
16 Apr 2012
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Concept was developed while the usa was in the cold war with the soviet union. Us armed forces were becoming dependent on computers to coordinate and plan activities. At the time there was no reliable way to connect computers from different manufacturers. Lack a common communication method that all computers could use. Creating means by which all computers could communicate. Advanced research projects agency network (arpanet: involved; ucla, stanford research institution, university of california at santa barbara, university of utah in salt lake city. First real communication (1969) between computer at stanford and ucla. World wide web (www): one component of the internet, the means we use to access information of the internet. Common communication protocols that enable different computers to talk to each other and display information in compatible formats. Special links that enable users to navigate from one place to another on the.
