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Internet Growth

Internet Growth. JianYing Xiao. What is the Internet?. Is the largest computer network in the world Actually a network of networks Connecting billions of computer users. The Internet Precursor. ARPANET Began in the 1950s and developed in the 1960s

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Internet Growth

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  1. Internet Growth JianYing Xiao

  2. What is the Internet? • Is the largest computer network in the world • Actually a network of networks • Connecting billions of computer users

  3. The Internet Precursor • ARPANET • Began in the 1950s and developed in the 1960s • Under the aegis of the Advanced Research Projects Agency in the U.S. Department of Defense • The Federal Government required reliable communication channels between the nodes of the proposed network

  4. Internet History

  5. Internet Growth Trends • 1977: 111 hosts on Internet • 1981: 213 hosts • 1983: 562 hosts • 1984: 1,000 hosts • 1986: 5,000 hosts • 1987: 10,000 hosts • 1989: 100,000 hosts • 1992: 1,000,000 hosts • 2001: 150 – 175 million hosts • 2002: over 200 million hosts

  6. The Speeds of the Internet ConnectivityFrom 300 bps modem in 1984 to 16 Mbps cable modem in 2008

  7. Internet Users Growth • Today the Internet continues to grow day by day ,the following graph shows the incredibly fast evolution of the Internet from 1995 till the present time.

  8. Internet Users Growth Trends • By the end of 2005, nearly 70% of homes in the U.S. were connected to the Internet, a number that grows each day. • By 2010, about 80% of the planet will be on the Internet • Nearly 150 countries have some form of connection to the Internet.

  9. The reason for people to use the Internet • Communication • E-Mail, Instant Messaging, Weblogs, podcasts, chatrooms, newsgroups • Shopping online • Searching for information • Browsing the Internet for fun

  10. Resource • Nielsen, Jakob. (1998, April 05) Nielsen’s Law of Internet Bandwidth. Retrieved February 4, 2009, from http://www.useit.com/alertbox/980405.html • Internet World Stats. Internet Growth Statistics. Retrieved February 4, 2009, from http://www.internetworldstats.com/emarketing.htm • SunTechies, Inc. Internet Timeline. Retrieved February 4, 2009, from http://www.k12.hi.us/~telecom/Images/timeline.gif

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