Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Which of the following is not true about the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)?

  1. It is the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web.

  2. It was founded by Tim O’Reilly in October, 1994.

  3. It was founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Laboratory for Computer

  4. As of 18 January 2011, it has 322 members.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The question asks which statement is NOT true. W3C was founded by Tim Berners-Lee in 1994, not Tim O'Reilly. Tim O'Reilly is associated with Web 2.0 terminology, not W3C's founding. The other statements (A, C, D) are true: W3C is the main international standards organization for the Web, it was founded at MIT, and had 322 members as of 2011.

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