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KwickClips Networks and the Internet · 43 sec · free

What was ARPANET?

Short answer. The first such network, built by the research agency of the US defence department, in 1969.

What did NSFNET do?

It joined universities and research centres at higher speed, in 1986.

Internet timeline

YearEvent
1969ARPANET
1986NSFNET
1995India online

Remember

ARPANET came first
NSFNET joined universities

The Internet began as a defence project! In 1969, Arpanet linked four computers. In 1986, N S F Net joined universities. In 1995, India got public Internet. Remember. Arpanet came first. N S F Net joined universities.

This clip is from the full lesson: What is a Computer Network? Evolution from ARPANET to the Internet — 8 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.

Useful for: CBSE Class 9 Computer Applications (165), CBSE Class 12 Informatics Practices (065), CBSE Class 11 Information Technology (802)

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