The History of the ARPANET Introduction The beginnings of the Internet were initiated by the Advanced Research Project Agency, or ARPA. This was a program funded by the U.S. Department of Defense whose original goal was to improve communication among government officials. As ARPA soon found out, it would not be an easy task to accomplish. There were many different areas that would hold them down. Very soon, a man named J.C.R. …showed first 75 words of 1477 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1477 total…multitude of other ways to connect. We have DSL, Cable, T1, T2, and T3. These types of connections show what can come of one person's seemingly boundless idea of simply connecting computers to communicate. In the future, there will surely be many more advancement in the technology of the Internet. So, whenever you "log on," always remember that the connection you are about to establish derived from the development of the "early Internet": the ARPANET.