1. The Internet
Researchers at four United States campuses created the first hosts of the ARPANET in 1969 connecting Stanford Research Institute, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, and University of Utah. ... In 1971, the ARPANET grew to 23 hosts connecting universities and government research centers around the country. ... The ARPANET went international in 1973 with connections to University College of Loudon, England and the Royal Radar Establishment in Norway. ... A computer in a business or university has a Network Interface Card (NIC) that directly connects it to a Local Area Network (LAN) inside the business. .....
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