The Impact of the Internet on People
By: Danyell Smith
April 28, 2006
ITEC 2215
Saturday Class
Professor Alicia Davis
The Internet has had a large impact on businesses, countries, and individuals. The Internet first started out as a research tool for Universities and now has become the "information freeway". The Internet has created problems for some companies and has helped other companies. The Internet has caused problems with individuals but has also helped many individuals.
The research on sending information from computer to computer began in the 1960s. The United States Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) funded the research project known as ARPA. In the 1980s, large commercial companies began to use TCP/IP to build private internets. The ARAP investigated hypertext and created tools to allow users to browse menus. In 1989, the technologies were put together to for the World Wide Web. The World Wide Web was opened to public use......
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