The Internet And The Internet

The Internet is simply a global system of interrelated computer networks that is all connected similar to roads and highways. It is a network that is made up of billions of private, public, business, academic, and government networks, that ranges from local to global scope. It is linked by an extensive assortment for microelectronic, wireless, and fiber-optics networking techniques. The Internet began with the development of electronic computers in the early 1950s. During the 1960s in Professor Leonard Kleinrock's laboratory at the University of California (UCLA) a message was sent under the original name ARPAnet. In the beginning, ARPAnet was an experiment to determine different ways that the United States armed forces could uphold communications in case of a possible nuclear assault. As time went by, ARPAnet, like many other military technologies, became a civilian experiment which linked university mainframe computers for educational purposes. As personal computers became more conventional and mainstream in the 1980's and 1990's, the Internet grew exponentially as more users plugged their computers into the massive network. Today, the Internet has grown into a median that connects the habitants of this planet.

The Internet can easily be categorized as the latest discovery of man-kind. It has revolutionized the way we work, socialize, create and share information, and organize the flow of people, ideas, and things around the globe. It has seemingly broken all man-made barriers. It brought information to our doorstep in what is known as the Information Superhighway or infobahn at the click of a button. According to Nielsen data, 274.2 million Americans were hooked up to the Internet in 2011 (more than double the number with acc...

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Infrastructure, which is the foundation of the entire “Internet ecosystem”, is a necessity for growth. It creates a platform upon which users and organizations experience the internet and upon which entrepreneurs and business innovate [Roxburgh]. The United Kingdom and Sweden have leveraged very strong infrastructure to gain greater importance within the global Internet ecosystem. The strength of their telecom operators has made a major contribution to their success in this area. The need to build infrastructure is not just an issue in developing nations. As the internet continues to expand in innovations that will engage users more deeply, infrastructure requirements will continue to grow, even in the most advanced economies. A healthy infrastructure will enable us to remain a strong and prosperous nation for many years to come.