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= The Internet = The Internet is arguably the greatest advancement of computers ever. Without it, computers would not be able to transfer information around the world in a split second. We wouldn't just be able to google something to find the answer. Admit it; life would be much different without the internet. = History = The internet as we know today started in the 1960's. After the Russian launch of Sputnik, The United States wanted to spur technological growth to surpass the Soviet Union in the space race. The government instated a program to connect radar systems. As these radar systems became more computerized, these computers became connected. This system became known as ARAPNET. ARAPNET connected computers across the United States. Some nerds even tried to connect to the network. Soon after, other govenrnments began making their own networks. Throughout the 1980's, networks began connecting to each other to form one big network. The 1990's saw the .com boom. This was when citizens began using the internet for gathering media and sending messages. This also saw a decline in the Postal Service's letter deliveries. The internet was getting faster, stronger, and easier to connect to.

= What is it? = The internet is a system of computer networks. When you log on to the internet, you are connecting your computer to those networks to display the information. The web address, or URL, is the location of the website on the internet. The speed of the internet depends on how fast the networks can display the information and how fast the internet connection is. When the network for the page is overloaded, the page can load very slowly or crash. This is a very brief summary of what the internet is.

= What is the future? = Most people don't think about the internet. We just log on and the internet is there. But for the internet to remain the same, certain steps must be taken. Problems include government regulation and business takeover. IN China, the government regulates the internet to block out sites that don't agree with Chinese ideology, such as twitter and Google. If the governments don't control it, big buisinesses might. In the future, uploading videos and information might cost money, and accessing specific sites would cost money.

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