An Overview From 1985 to 1995
The invention of DNS, the widespread usage of TCP/IP, and the popularity of email all contributed to an increase in internet activity. Between 1986 and 1987, the network expanded from 2,000 to 30,000 hosts. People were increasingly using the internet to send messages, read news, and exchange files. However, sophisticated computing knowledge was still required to dial into the system and use it efficiently, and there was still no agreement on how documents on the network should be formatted.
The internet needed to be more user-friendly. In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist, proposed a solution to his employer, CERN, the international particle-research facility in Geneva, Switzerland. He proposed a new method for organizing and connecting all of the information available on CERN’s computer network, making it quick and easy to access. His idea for a “network of information” evolved into the World Wide Web.
The release of the Mosaic browser in 1993 introduced the web to a new non-academic audience, and people began to learn how simple it was to make their own HTML websites. As a result, the number of websites increased from 130 in 1993 to over 100,000 at the beginning of 1996.
By 1995, the internet and the World Wide Web had become an established phenomenon, with over 10 million global users using the Netscape Navigator. The Netscape Navigator was the most popular browser at that point in time.
History Of Internet
Let’s begin with a question, So, what is the Internet? The answer must sound very easy however, most people won’t be able to answer it. The Internet is a global network of interconnected computer networks that communicate with each other over the Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP). It is a network of networks made up of private, public, academic, and government networks ranging from local to global in extent and connected by a diverse set of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies.
The Internet holds a huge range of information as well as services like Email, Voice-over IP, Television, Games, File Sharing, Shopping, etc.