Internet timeline: Identify the decade when the Internet was first implemented. Context: Consider the first operational packet-switched network (ARPANET) leading to today's Internet. Choose the correct decade.
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Difficulty: Easy
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Answer
Correct Answer: 1960s
Explanation
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- Target: Decade of first implementation.
- Hint: ARPANET's initial nodes went live before TCP/IP standardization.
Concept / Approach The first operational packet-switched network, ARPANET, began in 1969, in the 1960s. TCP/IP became standard later (1983), but initial implementation dates to the 1960s.
Verification 1969: UCLA–SRI link established; network expanded in early 1970s.
Final Answer 1960s.