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[[File:Centralized-decentralized-distributed.jpg|thumb|All networks fundementally consist of either a Centralized, Decentralized, or Distributed design. An Internet is the connection of two or more of these networks together.]] | [[File:Centralized-decentralized-distributed.jpg|thumb|All networks fundementally consist of either a Centralized, Decentralized, or Distributed design. An Internet is the connection of two or more of these networks together.]] | ||
− | '''The Internet''' is a series of networks interconnected, consisting of individual services. The Internet has evolved out of several historical networks, the most significant of which was the [[ARPANet]], a network connecting both American Universities to each other and also | + | '''The Internet''' is a series of networks interconnected, consisting of individual services. The Internet has evolved out of several historical networks, the most significant of which was the [[ARPANet]], a network connecting both American Universities to each other, and also the MILNet, a network existing for US Military use. |
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+ | [[File:First Internet Demonstration 1977.jpg|thumb|left|The First Internet was an experimental demonstration, linking the [[ARPANet]], PRNet (an experimental Packet-Radio network), and the SATNet, a Sattelite Data-Communications Network.]] | ||
A single network is not an Internet. An Internet must have multiple networks connected to each other, else it is simply a network. | A single network is not an Internet. An Internet must have multiple networks connected to each other, else it is simply a network. |
Latest revision as of 07:11, 15 November 2020
The Internet is a series of networks interconnected, consisting of individual services. The Internet has evolved out of several historical networks, the most significant of which was the ARPANet, a network connecting both American Universities to each other, and also the MILNet, a network existing for US Military use.
A single network is not an Internet. An Internet must have multiple networks connected to each other, else it is simply a network.