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[[Image:Internet map 1024.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A map graphically displaying interconnections on the Internet (known as [[Router|routes]])]] | [[Image:Internet map 1024.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A map graphically displaying interconnections on the Internet (known as [[Router|routes]])]] | ||
The '''Internet''' is a global communications network originally designed for military use during the [[Cold War]], that has | The '''Internet''' is a global communications network originally designed for military use during the [[Cold War]], that has since evolved into a publicly accessible interconnected "network of networks." | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 07:05, 10 April 2007
A map graphically displaying interconnections on the Internet (known as routes)
The Internet is a global communications network originally designed for military use during the Cold War, that has since evolved into a publicly accessible interconnected "network of networks."
History
Impact on Society
See Also
The ARPANET was the Advanced Research Projects Agency network that evolved into today's Internet