Description

(adapted from the description of Prof. Fernando Corbato, MIT c. 1963)
Unit - Welcome to World 2.0 Series: Origins of the Net
Students discover that the Internet originates in computer science and relates to military developments. They come to understand the how computers and networks evolved from serving government and commercial purposes to systems aiding billions of people. They examine the technological innovations of the Big Iron Era of the 1950s and 1960s and identify the challenges that led to the development of more user-friendly machines and networks. Students develop inquiry questions, conduct research, organize information and present their findings on a period of time in Internet history.
Lesson Plan - Timesharing: Mainframes Support Multiple Users
Students explore the concept of the mainframe computer. They determine the critical role that the 1960s mainframe computer plays in Internet history by comparing mainframes of the past with modern mainframe computers.
Teacher Reference Page 3 - Batch Processing and Timesharing
Students explore the concept of the mainframe computer. They determine the critical role that the 1960s mainframe computer plays in Internet history by comparing mainframes of the past with modern mainframe computers.
Teacher Reference Page 4 - Figure 1.0: Time Sharing Diagram
Students explore the concept of the mainframe computer. They determine the critical role that the 1960s mainframe computer plays in Internet history by comparing mainframes of the past with modern mainframe computers.
Knowledge can inspire action in the real world. After completing ISAFE lessons, or even lessons that connect core content to current issues, present students with the opportunity to participate in iDrive social media programming.

