In a digital age such as we live people often wonder the origin of modern electronic convinces. In this paper we will explore the large global network known as the Internet. Questions will be answered such as when was the Internet first started, which is believed by most people to be recently invented, and other topics like why was the Internet invented and what helped it become what it is now.          The first occurrence said …showed first 75 words of 460 total…

…showed last 75 words of 460 total…would also be very rugged at the same time. ( Sterling p.1 ) It was said the network could work in 'tatters'. Little did they know that this type of network would eventually let the network evolve to what it has become today. It also set the standards for the LAN's (Local Area Networks) found in many small businesses. In 1968 the first test network of this kind was started in Great Britain By the National Physical Laboratory.