History+of+the+Internet


 * 1) 1. An international computer network providing email and information from computers in educational institutions, government agencies, and industry, accessible to the general public via modem links.
 * 2) 2. I believe that Russia was responsible for the idea but the United States are the ones that developed it and made it possible to use. This all start in October of 1969.
 * 3) 3. An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections.
 * 4) 4. In 1990, Brookline, Massachusetts-based the world became the first commercial ISP.
 * 5) 5. A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information on the Internet.
 * 6) 6. Results from September 2011. 1st Firefox, 2nd Chrome, 3rd Internet Explorer, 4th Safari and last Opera.
 * 7) 7. A domain name is an identification string that defines a realm of administrative autonomy, authority, or control in the Internet. Domain names are formed by the rules and procedures of the Domain Name System.
 * 8) 8. An Internet protocol address in a numerical label assigned to each device (computer or printer) participating in a computer network that uses the Internet protocol for communication.
 * 9) 9. The IP address for my Personal laptop is 219.238.212.116.
 * 10) 10. A firewall is a set of related programs, located at a network gateway server that protects the resources of a private network from users from other networks. It is needed so that viruses don’t enter your computer and possibly deleting all your work and even shut down the system.
 * 11) 11. **ISP:** You sign up for an account with an ISP just as you do for telephone service.
 * Hardware:** For a broadband connection such as DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) or cable, you need a DSL or cable modem. This is usually included as part of the start-up hardware from you ISP when you sign up for a broadband account. For a dial-up connection, you need a dial-up modem.
 * 1) 12. **Mobile Broadband:**The same cables are used to connect the Internet and the telephone when connecting via ADSL broadband. A phone socket filter is added to the phone line, which then converts the signal into two separate signals, one for Internet access and the other for telephone service.