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What is ARPANET

tags:: #Internet #Technology #Network #Computers

ARPANET

  • ARPANET was created to up American defensive military communications. It was a network that allowed for quick communication using packet switching.
  • Paul Baran who had done research on the ARPANET and computer communication discovered that the fastest way for computers to connect would be through network systems. Each computer acted as a node in the network and would communicate to each other through a path of nodes.
  • Because of the new technology, people began experimenting on ARPANET, this is where file sharing and email capabilities emerged and gain massive popularity
  • Due to ARPANET's ability to easily communicate with other computers, the internet we value so much nowadays is can be stemmed back to ARPANET. ^2383c4

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