The document provides an overview of the internet including its history, development, connectivity techniques, uses and popular search engines. It describes how the internet began as a US Department of Defense project called ARPANET in 1957 and has evolved into a worldwide network. Key events included the development of TCP/IP protocols in 1973 allowing digital data transmission and the creation of the World Wide Web in 1991 by Tim Berners-Lee, improving accessibility of information on the internet. Popular services of the internet include email, file transfer, telecommunication and newsgroups while common uses are communication, information sharing and more.