Which of the Following Was the Original Purpose of the Internet

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the original purpose of the Internet?

• A) to provide a network that would allow businesses to connect with consumers
• B) to link large mainframe computers on different college campuses
• C) to develop a military communications system that could withstand nuclear war
• D) to enable government agencies to track civilian communications

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Definitions:

Extern

The extern keyword in C and C++ is used to declare a variable or function in another file, indicating that its definition will be found elsewhere.

Source Code

The original code written by a programmer in a high-level programming language before it is compiled into machine code.

Declaration Statement

A statement in programming that specifies the type and possibly the initial value of one or more variables or constants.

Extern

A keyword in C and C++ programming languages used to declare a variable or function in another file.