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HISTORY OF INTERNET


                 The Internet started as ARPANET. In the late 1960s, the U.S. Department of Defense established
                 an agency  called the  Advanced  Research Projects Agency  (ARPA) to  conduct  research
                 in various fields, including defence. ARPA set up a network of computers between different
                 research institutions and military agencies to exchange and share important information.
                 This network was known as the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, or ARPANET.

                 As ARPANET grew, it was eventually opened to educational and research institutions. Many
                 universities and research organisations began using this network, which continued to expand
                 rapidly. This expansion ultimately led to the creation of what we now know as the Internet.
                 Today, the Internet has become an essential part of our daily lives.



                                                            Tech Fact

                     The term Internet was born in the year 1973 when University College of London (England)
                                  and Royal Radar Establishment (Norway) connect to ARPANET.




                        COMMONLY USED INTERNET TERMS


                 There are some basic terms that are associated with Internet. These are as follows:


                      World Wide Web

                 The World Wide Web is an important part of the Internet. The World
                 Wide Web refers to the  largest collection of information in the form of
                 websites on the Internet. The information can be a combination of text,

                 graphics, audio, video, etc.


                      Web Page

                 A Web page is the basic unit of every website. A web page is the same as a page in a book. A
                 web page may contain text, images, photographs, sound or video.





















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