The Internet Traces Its Origins to a Collaboration Among Academia

question 98

Multiple Choice

The Internet traces its origins to a collaboration among academia, industry, and government that started in the early ____.

• A) 1950s
• B) 1970s
• C) 1940s
• D) 1960s

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Definitions:

Friendly Merger

A merger agreed upon by all parties involved, where the companies willingly combine due to perceived mutual benefits.

Hostile Merger

A takeover attempt that is made against the wishes of the target company's management and board of directors.

Merger Negotiations

Discussions and strategic planning between two or more companies with the goal of combining their operations, typically to achieve synergies.

Activist Investors

Investors who use an equity stake in a corporation to put pressure on its management to enact changes they believe will increase shareholder value.