The Internet was initially developed during the 1960's to act as a backup method for government communications in the event of a major catastrophic accident or war. Scientists at the Department of Defense development a method to connect U.S. Government computers located throughout the world and provide a common language for them to use to communicate.

The Government then began to make this network of computers avaliable to universities, who began to link their computers to exchange data and share research. As long as a computer can commuincate using the Internet protocol method, it has the ability to commuincate with every other computer on the Internet. Around 1990, the general public was allowed independent access and, since then, Internet access and usage has grown beyong anyone's experctations.

Today, the Internet has grown to be the world's largest computer network, allowing virtually anyone to send and recieve text, photographic images, video clips, and even sound clips. Over 100,000 new computers are being added to the Internet every month. Most of the Internet is used regularly for entertainment, communication, research, and purchasing of products and services.

      

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