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Remember — ARPANET was the pioneer that made today’s internet possible.
Updated On: Jul 9, 2025
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ARPANET stands for Advanced Research Projects Agency Network.
It was the first operational packet switching network and the predecessor of the modern internet.
It was developed in the late 1960s by the United States Department of Defense’s ARPA (now DARPA).
ARPANET was originally used to connect research institutions and share information efficiently.
It laid the foundation for protocols like TCP/IP that run the internet today.
It was the first operational packet switching network and the predecessor of the modern internet.
It was developed in the late 1960s by the United States Department of Defense’s ARPA (now DARPA).
ARPANET was originally used to connect research institutions and share information efficiently.
It laid the foundation for protocols like TCP/IP that run the internet today.
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