History of the internet

• The web’s earliest origins are traced back to J.C.R. Licklider, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who first proposed the concept of a “Galactic Network” in 1962. http://www.learnabouttheweb.com/module-1/the-history-of-the-web/
• In the late 1960s a group of engineers strung four host computers together to formARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) – an early rendition of the modern Internet. 
• More and more computers were added to the original ARPNET “string” and in 1972 the Network Working Group (NWG) created the first ARPANET Host-to-Host protocol known as Network Control Protocol (NCP).
• NCP allowed computers running on the same network to talk to each other. The Internet was born, although it was not referred to as the Internet until 1974.
• The Internet had humble beginnings as an experimental tool for governmental agencies. ARPANET was a military project and the Department of Defense played a key role in supporting and funding research into computer technology. In 1972 ARPA officially changed its name to DARPA – Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
• In 1976 SATNET, a satellite program developed to link the USA with Europe was developed. Since most satellites are not owned by single countries but rather a consortium of multiple countries, the Internet expanded at this point beyond the USA and into other parts of the world.

What i learnt from this section

I learnt that the earliest origins of the web can be traced back to a researcher who had a concept called the Galatic Network in 1962.

four engineers strung four computers together to create arpanet. Which then lead to more computers added to it which followed through to the hot to host protocol- network control protocol. It was then developed even further into a network bases system which allowed the computers on the same network to talk to each other. 

The government then got hold of it and allowed its use of military projects and research.  In 1976 SATNET developed satellites in order for the USA and Europe to talk to each other.