Document Type
Issue Area Five
Abstract
The Internet has evolved from what began approximately 20 years ago in the Department of Defense as ARPAnet. It is not just one computer network, but a huge confederation of many national and international networks connecting, among other things, universities, research organizations, and government installations. Its backbone has been paid for primarily by MCI and IBM, with substantial contributions from the federal government.
According to recent statistics, 1994 brought with it a world wide increase of 81 % in computer systems providing access to the Internet. The United States account for the largest presence, maintaining approximately 63% of all host computers on the web. Some estimates put the number of users on the Internet at over 19 million, with annual growth rates near 80% (A World, 1994; Fishman & Pea, 1994).
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
5
Issue
3
First Page
118
Last Page
120
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1995 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Nagle, Gwen Wallace
(1995)
"Providing Statewide Access to the Information Highway: Roadblocks May Appear on the Horizon,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 5:
No.
3, Article 38.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol5/iss3/38
