What is the history of the Internet? - 15 Minute Series

15 Minute Series

What is the history of the Internet?

1970's

Networking tools are developed in the 1970's including:

1972 - The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) develops the telnet application for remote login, making it easier to connect to a remote computer.
1973 - FTP (file transfer protocol) is introduced, standardizing the transfer of files between networked computers.

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