What I've learnt!!!!!!!

Okay well... didnt intend to write this but Mr. Matt asks for it so yea.......

I've learnt how the internet originates, by Pentagon's ARPANet, its goals are to allow scientists at different locations to share information, and to function if part of network were disabled.

Today the internet has grown to more than 500 million host nodes.

Internet is a public, coorperative, and independent network. World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is for oversees research, sets standards and guidelines, contributing to the growth of the Web.

Slow-speed technology is the dial-up access, which the modem in your computer uses a standard telephone line to connect to the internet. This must be establised each time you log o.
High-speed connection are DSL, cable modem, FTTP, fixed wireless, wireless modem, Wi-Fi, and satellite modem. This connection is always on whenever the computer is running.

Ways to access the internet are: ISP (Regional or National), OSP (ex: AOL, MSN...), Wireless internet service provider.

There are 6 steps for data to travel the internet when using cable modem connection:

(to be continued)