To the Present

  • 1996: 15 million hosts
  • 1997: 20 million hosts
  • 1998: 30 million hosts
  • 1999: 50 million hosts
  • 2000: 70 million hosts
  • 2001: 110 million hosts
  • 2002: 150 million hosts
  • 2003: 175 million hosts
  • 2004: 233 million hosts
  • 2005: 318 million hosts

The Internet continues to grow at a phenomenal rate.

The Internet backbone now consists of dozens of backbones worldwide.

The registration of domain names and IP addresses was formerly done by a single, U.S. organization: InterNIC. However, this task is now handled by commercial registrars worldwide such as Verisign.

But who manages the Internet? Who keeps it running?
Previous Page Next Page

 

 

 


This chapter was written by Jeff Nyhoff and Joel Adams. Copy editing by Nancy Zylstra
©2005 Calvin University (formerly Calvin College), All Rights Reserved

If you encounter technical errors, contact computing@calvin.edu.