This document provides a history of the Internet from its origins as the ARPANET network developed by the Department of Defense in 1969 to connect universities and defense bases. It discusses how the NSFNet and commercial networks assumed control in the 1990s. It also summarizes the major services of the Internet like the World Wide Web, email, newsgroups, file transfer protocol. It outlines how users access the Internet through providers and the technologies behind browsing the web like browsers, URLs, and streaming media. It provides guidance on searching the web through directories, search engines, and search techniques.