ARPANET: A predecessor to the Internet, developed by the U.S. Department of Defense. Data can be divided into packets and transmitted over the network.
TCP/IP Protocol: Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn developed the Transmission Control/Internet Protocol. Different networks can now communicate.
DNS: Introduced by Paul Mockapetris and Jon Postel in the 1980s, it provided an easy way for people to access websites by converting domain names into IP addresses.
WWW (1990): Invented by Tim Berners-Lee. He developed the first web browser, editor, and server, as well as the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), which enabled the creation and navigation of web pages.
Commercialization/Popularization: The Internet expanded with the emergence of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and the spread of personal computers. User-friendly browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer facilitated widespread adoption of the Internet.
Broadband/High-Speed Internet: The adoption of technologies such as DSL and cable modems enabled fast, reliable Internet access and the transition to high-speed Internet connections.
Mobile: The emergence of smartphones and mobile devices changed the way people access the Internet, leading to the development of mobile data networks and mobile Internet.