2006-10-25 04:47:12 · 10 answers · asked by yammu n 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
The internet was actually first used by the military. During the Cold war, everyone was afraid that the Russuans would nuke us. Well, the military had computers in several different locations. They all stored very important infomation, and if one of those locations where the computers were stored was nuked, than that information would be gone forever. The military started a program called ARPANET. This was a program to link all those computers together so they could share the information. The first network was born. This concept later on became known as the intenet.
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2006-10-25 04:53:52 · answer #1 · answered by pda_tech_guy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The internet was originally a cross-country network between some colleges for the exchange of scientific information. As more colleges began to connect to this network, the government discovered that having such a network for its own uses would put the U.S. ahead of the rest of the world. Thus our government developed ARPAnet, which our Defense Department modified and re-designated as DARPAnet. Of course, the American people wanted the freedom of using this new network, so the internet was designed for public use, while the government and military kept their own secure portions of the network.
Today, the internet has exploded across the entire globe, though it's not as widely accepted in some countries; they're working on it.
2006-10-25 05:05:18 · answer #2 · answered by Hybrid Snake 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the government develop the Internet for military purposes to communicate.
No wait it was Al Gore who is the father of the Internet he invented it to keep from going to bed at night
2006-10-25 04:57:50 · answer #3 · answered by mmmkay_us 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Internet was originally called DARPA Net and was created for the United States Defense Department. It was used to connect Defense Department computers.
DARPA -Defense Advance Research Projects Agency.
It was later used by a couple of colleges to connect computers together.
2006-10-25 05:01:12 · answer #4 · answered by Mad Jack 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Internet was first used by US ARMY for communication purposes in late 60s.I learn this from my professor in computer information class
2006-10-25 04:56:23 · answer #5 · answered by Ravina 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Scientists and doctors used it to share information with each other when working on projects across the country. Then one day, someone posted a nude picture. The rest is history.
2006-10-25 04:49:47 · answer #6 · answered by panthrosbulge 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the internet was originally used for military purposes by IBM to transfer and recieve certain documents almost instantly
2006-10-25 04:55:00 · answer #7 · answered by fearb4themarch815 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The government iniatially developed it for convenient communications it was called the ARPANET back then.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET
this is a good information on it. Hope this helps
2006-10-25 04:50:47 · answer #8 · answered by burnemwill 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
way before those doctors, were 2 college students sharing text files, most likely homework . just simple text files over an 8k modem line
2006-10-25 04:51:41 · answer #9 · answered by delores4830 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
government/military.
2006-10-25 04:51:00 · answer #10 · answered by Ms. Balls 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋