The document provides a history of the internet and its impacts. It details that Tim Berners-Lee introduced the World Wide Web in 1991 and unveiled the first webpage. The internet originated from research into packet switching in the 1960s and was first used by the US military (ARPANET). It was then opened to educational institutions and commercialized in the US by 1995. The internet has led to increased access to information, improved communication globally, and enhanced convenience through online activities. However, it also carries increased risks of addiction, privacy violations, stress from always-connected work culture.

1. HISTORY AND IMPACT
OF THE INTERNET
BY - JAHANVI

2. HISTORYOFTHEINTERNET
• TimBerners-Lee introduced theWWW (World WideWeb)onAugust 6,1991.OnAugust6,1991,healso unveiled thefirst
webpageandwebsite tothegeneral public.Also, thisyear, theinternet started tobeavailable tothepublicbyNSF.
Outside of Europe, thefirst web server cameon1December 1991.
• TheInternet started off withresearch intowhatwasthenknownaspacketswitchingas early as the1960s.Packet
switchingwasthought of asabetterandfaster methodtotransfer datathanthehardware solution totheproblem,
i.e.,thecircuitry. Thepacket switchingtechnologywasessential tothedevelopment of ARPANETbytheUnitedStates
Military. ARPANETis considered thefirst knowngroup of interconnectedcomputersaka theinternet.Thissystem was
used totransfer confidentialdatabetweentheMilitary. Thisdata-sharing technologywasthenopenedto
educationalinstitutes intheUnitedStates toallow themtoaccess togovernment’s supercomputer, first at56 kbit/s,
thenat1.5Mbit/s,andthenat45Mbit/s.ComInternet service providers begantoarise inthelate 1980sandthe
internet wasfully commercialized intheUS by1995.

3. HISTORY

4. TIMELINEOFTHEINTERNET

5. IMPACTSOFTHEINTERNET
• Increasedaccessto information:Theinternethasmadeit easierforindividuals to accessinformation onawide rangeoftopics. Thishas
ledto increasedknowledgeandawarenessonvarious issues.
• Improvedcommunication:Theinternethasmadeit easierforpeopletoconnectwith eachotherfromdifferentpartsoftheworldthrough
email,socialmedia,andotherformsofonlinecommunication.
• Enhancedconvenience:Theinternethasmadeit possibleto dothings likeshopping, banking,andpayingbillsfromthecomfortofone'sown
home.
• Changedsocialinteractions:Theinternethaschangedthewaypeopleinteractwitheachother.Somepeoplemayfeelmorecomfortable
communicatingonlineratherthanface-to-face,whileothersmayfeelthat socialmediahasledto adeclineinin-personsocialization.
• Increasedrisk ofaddiction: Theinternetcanbeaddictive, andexcessiveusecanleadto negativeimpacts onmentalandphysicalhealth.

6. CONT’D
IMPACTSOFTHEINTERNET
• Increasedrisk ofprivacyviolations: Theinternethasmadeit easierforpersonalinformation tobesharedandaccessed
without permission,leadingto concernsabout privacy andsecurity.
• Changedworkpatterns: Theinternethasmadeit possibleforpeopletowork remotelyandcollaboratewithcolleaguesfrom
differentpartsoftheworld, butit hasalsoledto an"always-on"workculturethat cancausestress andburnout.
• Increasedopportunities forlearning:Theinternethasmadeit possibleforindividuals to accessonlinecoursesand
educationalresources,expandinglearningopportunities beyondtraditional classroomsettings.
• Changedentertainmentconsumption: Theinternethaschangedthewaypeopleconsumeentertainment,with manyopting
forstreamingservicesovertraditional broadcast media.
• Increasedopportunities forentrepreneurship:Theinternethasmadeit possibleforindividuals to starttheirown
businesses,sellproducts andservicesonline,andreachaglobalaudience.