1. ARIADNA ELIZABETH CRUZ PEREZ
DN11
UTEC de TULANCINGO

2. • Is a TCP/IP application layer
protocol designed for
distributing, searching, and
retrieving documents over
the Internet.

3. • The original Gopher
system was released
in late spring of 1991
by Mark McCahill,
Farhad Anklesaria,
Paul Lindner, Daniel
Torrey, and Bob
Alberti of the
University of
Minnesota.

5. • A file-like hierarchical
arrangement that would
be familiar to users.

6. • A simple
syntax.

7. • A system that
can be created
quickly and
inexpensively.

8. • Extending the file system
metaphor, such as
searches.

9. • The World Wide
Web was in its
infancy in 1991, and
Gopher services
quickly became
established.