The Internet Is a Linkage of Academic, Governmental, and Business

question 19

Multiple Choice

The Internet is a linkage of academic, governmental, and business computer networks originally developed by

• A)the American Department of Defense in the 1960s.
• B)a series of Russian satellites.
• C)one transnational computer company.
• D)Bill Gates.
• E)None of these are correct.

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