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it is a communications service desgined in the cold war to transfer data after a nuclear attack it was the first internet basically Read the book "Where Wizards stay up Late" The author talks about how the arpnet and the internet were created. He says in the very beginning that it was not created to to survive a nuclear war but to share scarce resources. The idea that arpnet and the internet were created to survive a nuclear was is a very common misconception. Read the the book, it is only $10 from Amazon and it is non technical.
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What does arpnet mean?
Acronym for advance research project agency network
Who was the first person to create a computer virus?
The first one I know of hit IBM in 1984 called christmas-A because CHRISTMAS was truncated to CHRISTMA due to mainframe limitations at the time. It was created by a German student in a college that IBM sponsored. What it did was lock out your keyboard (on you dumb terminal) and send all your email history to everyone in your email log with the virus as a tag-along. This filled up the shadow servers worldwide really quick and nailed IBM for 2-3 weeks.
What is the use of ARPNET?
ARPNET is the precursor of the modern Internet.ARPNET is the precursor of the modern Internet.ARPNET is the precursor of the modern Internet.ARPNET is the precursor of the modern Internet.
What is the name of the US network?
arpnet
What is the name of the first US network?
arpnet
What does arpnet mean?
Acronym for advance research project agency network
What have been the parties that operated the Internet?
it started out arpnet run by the us gov connected via military and educational computersthen companies began connecting their computers to itwhen it reached critical mass it became the internet.
How was the concept of the Internet developed?
The concept of the Internet was developed during the Cold War. It was meant as a way for scientists and other "important" people to be able to connect and communicate using high-speed lines, no matter where they were.
Which country invented internet first?
American Army and others were using the network to connect to each other and not the public was connected that way. That is from where internet started. Then these services were being provided to public and hence came in the internet.
Who was the first person to create a computer virus?
The first one I know of hit IBM in 1984 called christmas-A because CHRISTMAS was truncated to CHRISTMA due to mainframe limitations at the time. It was created by a German student in a college that IBM sponsored. What it did was lock out your keyboard (on you dumb terminal) and send all your email history to everyone in your email log with the virus as a tag-along. This filled up the shadow servers worldwide really quick and nailed IBM for 2-3 weeks.
