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Post Graduate Diploma in E-learning

Introduction to Virtual Class 1

Information and Education TechnologyEPL 105

Dr. Mohamed EL Zayat, PhD, PG Dip, BcS

Principal LecturerFaculty of Educational Studies

E-learning Program

Contents

The InternetThe Internet

The SparkThe Spark

In 1957 USSR Launched the first Earth Satellite (Sputnik)

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Survivor Plan

US Military !!!We need to stay connected even if everything is destroyed

The First Wide Area NetworkARAPANET

- In 1969, first 4 nodes (hosts) Network:•University of California LA•University of California SB•University of Utah•Stanford University

- Connection was depending on dial-up using Telephone lines- Connection speed was 50 kbps

Growth of ARPANET 1

Growth of ARPANET 2

Birth of the Internet

Tim Berners-Lee invented the Concept of (WWW) World Wide Web

He wrote the first web client and server in 1990. His specifications of URIs, HTTP and HTML were refined as Web technology spread.

Growth of Internet Websites 1

Growth of Internet Websites 2

Growth of Internet Users