What Was the Original Motivation for Developing the Internet

question 32

Multiple Choice

What was the original motivation for developing the Internet?

• A) Technical innovation
• B) Entrepreneurial ambition
• C) Military-government project
• D) Popular demand for a more democratic medium of communication
• E) Desire for a new toy or "novelty"

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Definitions:

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Organizational Power

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