FAQ: Overview of the Internet - The Ever-Expanding Network

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Transmission Control Protocol (Ithink) and Internet Protocol are the the two key parts of the something-I-can’t-remember stack. There’s 7 or so layers from wires and routers to your screen that put together make web stuff happen.
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The birth of the Internet confirms to me that problems are the catalysts for creating solutions. Therefore, at the beginning of my learning journey, I will consider any problem I face as an opportunity to develop, grow, and find wonderful creative solutions.

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TCP/IP is the communication standards so that computers on the network can send and receive data from each other.

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Summary:

  • ARPANET: Precursor to the internet, funded by the U.S. Department of Defense.

  • TCP/IP: Protocols developed in the 1970s for standardizing data transfer across different networks.

  • 1969: Year ARPANET was created, connecting supercomputing centers.

  • Global Network: ARPANET’s evolution into the internet, a network of interconnected networks.

  • UCLA, SRI, UCSB, University of Utah: First four nodes connected by ARPANET.

  • Information Sharing: Primary goal of ARPANET among universities and government agencies.

  • Expansion: ARPANET grew to include more universities, research institutions, and eventually businesses.

  • UCLA: First node on ARPANET.

  • Stanford Research Institute (SRI): - Among initial four nodes, key in protocol development.

  • UC Santa Barbara (UCSB): Initial four-node member.

  • University of Utah: ne of the original four nodes.

  • MIT: Early participant, significant in R&D.

  • Harvard University: Early network research participant.

  • RAND Corporation: Networking technologies R&D.

  • Bolt, Beranek, and Newman (BBN): Built first IMP devices for ARPANET.

  • Carnegie Mellon University: Early stage participant, computer science research.

  • Case Western Reserve University: Early adoption, networked computing contributions.

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Can somebody explain the TCP and IP in detail. I mean everybody just talk about the protocol and stuffs. 1)Can somebody tell me why we need a protocol and what’s the background of protocol?
2) How protocol related to connecting to each other?
3) Since internet or the earlier ARPANET was created as a means to transfer data then how this data transfer takes place? I mean the transmission procedure

Easiest way to answer your question would be to look online for the book, ‘TCP/IP for Dummies’. That is not a pejorative, but the name of the book series, ___ for Dummies where ___ is the subject. This series has been around since the 80s.

Network Basics: TCP/IP Protocol Suite - dummies