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Download Solution PDFWhich one of the following pairs of events and years is not correctly matched?
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Option 4 : Introduction of the World Wide Web (www) : 1995
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Introduction of the World Wide Web (www) : 1995.
Key Points
- The World Wide Web (www) was introduced to the public on August 6, 1991, by British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee.
- Therefore, the correct year for the introduction of the World Wide Web is 1991, not 1995.
Additional Information
- The first communications satellite Launched on July 10, 1962, Telstar 1, developed by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T), was the world's first active communications satellite. AT&T used the satellite to test communications infrastructure through space.
- Construction of a continuous fiber-optic cable link around the world was completed in 1997.
- SWIFT was founded by and for its users to support international finance and commerce.
- By the time Swift went live in 1977, 518 institutions in 22 countries were connected to Swift's messaging services.
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