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During the ____________________ War USA feared about the Soviet Union attacking and destroying the US long - distance ____________________ network . Communications relied on ____________________ lines and wires that were susceptible to damage . In 1962 , a scientist suggested connecting ____________________ to keep a communications network active in the US in the event of a ____________________ attack .
This network came to be known as the ARPA Network , or ARPAnet . Developed by the Department of Defense in conjunction with several ____________________ , the goal of ARPANET was to allow university - based researchers working for the Defense Department to ____________________ information with their ____________________ in other U . S . cities . By 1971 , there were about 30 universities participating in ARPANET .
1989 saw a major step forward in internet communications . Tim Berners - Lee of the European Organization for Nuclear Research ( CERN ) created the ____________________ transfer protocol ( http ) , a standardization that gave diverse computer platforms the ability to ____________________ the same internet sites . For this reason , Berners - Lee is widely ____________________ as the father of the world wide web ( ____________________ ) .