The Idea for a Special Hypertext Network, Called the World

question 3

Multiple Choice

The idea for a special hypertext network, called the World Wide Web, was conceived of by:

• A)Microsoft in 1994 as part of the Windows 95 project
• B)Tim Berners-Lee at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics CERN) in 1989
• C)Vinton Cerf, for the U.S.Department of Defense in 1969 as a network of four computers called ARPANET
• D)Howard Flieshman of IBM in 1982 as part of the development of the IBM PC
• E)the University of Minnesota as an extension of Gopher

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