Internet

Internet (or the internet) is a global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It carries a vast range of information resources and services, such as the interlinked hypertext documents and applications of the World Wide Web, e-mail and file sharing.

World Wide Web
The World Wide Web (www) was invented by British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee while working at CERN in 1989. He conceived it as an information management system using several concepts and technologies, the most fundamental of which was the connections that existed between information. A working system implemented by the end of 1990 including the WorldWideWeb browser and an HTTP server. The technology was released outside CERN to other research institutions starting in January 1991, and then to the general public on 23 August 1991. Websites for use by the general public began to emerge in 1994, thanks to user-friendly browsers such as Netscape Navigator and later Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

During the mid-1990s, web directories and primitive search engines were created to catalogue pages and allow people to find things more easily on the internet. Yahoo! was founded by students Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. Yahoo! Directory became the first popular web directory. Online shopping began to emerge with the launch of Amazon's shopping site in 1995 and eBay the same year.

Faster broadband internet connections replaced many dial-up connections from the beginning of the 2000s.