The Internet (1)
The Internet is a global web of interconnected computers and computer networks "Web" refers to the fact that the Internet is a network of networks. The Internet grew out of ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), that was put into place in 1969. ARPANET was officially dismantled in 1990.
Other networks connected to the Internat include for example:
- BITNET - academic and research network
- UUCP - Unix network