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The foundation of the Internet was laid in the late 1960s with the creation of by the U.S. Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). A short history of the internet

The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP) to serve billions of users worldwide. It is often described as a "network of networks" because it links millions of private, public, academic, business, and government networks through a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies. 1. History and Origins INTERNET