MC 2000 Chapter : Internet
Document Summary
There are conflicting versions about the origins of the internet global network of interconnected computers that communicate freely. As early as 1956, psychologist joseph c. r. licklider foresaw home computer consoles and television sets connected in a nationwide network. Mid-1880s: charles babbage produced designs for computer that could conduct algebraic computations using stored memory and punch cards. Colossus, developed by britain to break germany"s secret codes during world war ii, was first electronic digital computer. Computer was ginormous, size of a building; the only people who could afford them were the government. Commercial computer explosion was ignited by ibm. Military applications first purpose for internet. Protocols common communication rules and languages that enable any type of computer with any operating system to communicate with another computer began seeing college universities communicate by computer over long distance. Envisioned a box that would serve as a translator for all the various incompatible networks.
