IT Standards, Past and Present

There are many standards, past and present, and if we use and study them we would see that they have been the basis of what we have today in many technologies and best/good practices (realizing also that each continues to be changed and/or improved). It is very interesting to trace a standard’s history and to also see how many standards’ requirements have merged with each other. Most are related closer than many professional think or know, as reflected in the following frequently asked question.