Computer History Notes - Herong's Tutorial Notes - v3.13, by Herong Yang
What Is The Internet
This section provides a quick introduction of the history of the Internet and its communication protocols.
What Is The Internet? - The Internet is the global virtual network that uses the Internet protocol suite to connect all different types of physical computer networks together.
The Internet protocol suite, proposed by Vinton Cerf and others, include:
Based on the above Internet protocol suite, other application level protocols were developed to support Internet applications, like e-mails and Websites.
From architectural point of view, Internet related protocols can be divided into 4 layers as shown in the diagram below (Source: berkeley.edu):
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2002 - .NET Framework Developed by Microsoft
1995 - PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor Created by Rasmus Lerdorf
1995 - Java Language Developed by Sun Microsystems
1991 - WWW (World Wide Web) Developed by Tim Berners-Lee
1991 - Gopher Protocol Created by a University of Minnesota Team
1984 - X Window System Developed a MIT Team
1984 - Macintosh Developed by Apple Inc.
1983 - "Sendmail" Mail Transfer Agent Developed by Eric Allman
1979 - The Tcsh (TENEX C Shell) Developed by Ken Greer
1978 - Bash (Bourne-Again Shell) Developed by Brian Fox
1978 - The C Shell Developed by Bill Joy
1977 - The Bourne Shell Developed by Stephen Bourne
1977 - Apple II Designed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
1976 - vi Text Editor Developed by Bill Joy
►1974 - Internet by Vinton Cerf
What Is FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
1972 - C Language Developed by Dennis Ritchie
1971 - FTP Protocol Created by Abhay Bhushan
1970 - UNIX Operating System Developed by AT&T Bell Labs