The Internet began in the 1950s as a military network called ARPANET and has since evolved into a global network. Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 while working at CERN, developing technologies like HTML, HTTP, and URIs. Today people widely use the Internet for shopping, education, work, entertainment, communication, and searching for information using popular search engines like Google. Online video consumption varies based on device and content type. Consumer trends show increasing Internet and technology usage in daily life.