The Internet Now

The Internet is often described as a "network of networks"—a massive global collection of interconnected systems that allows computers to communicate and share data instantly. How It Functions

The Internet began in the 1960s as a U.S. military project called . The Internet

The Internet has revolutionized nearly every aspect of human interaction: Technology: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly The Internet is often described as a "network

: It was originally designed to be a resilient communication system that could survive a nuclear attack by having no single central hub. The Internet has revolutionized nearly every aspect of

: While it started for government researchers, the official "birthday" of the modern Internet is considered to be January 1, 1983 , when it adopted standard networking protocols. It exploded into a global commercial network in the 1990s. Its Impact on Daily Life