Multiple choice general knowledge

In what year was the "@" chosen for its use in e-mail addresses?

  1. 1972

  2. 1982

  3. 1978

  4. 1963
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Ray Tomlinson implemented the first email system on ARPANET in 1971 and chose the "@" symbol in 1972 to separate the user name from the host computer. He picked it because it was a rarely used character on keyboards and made logical sense (username @ host, read as "user at host"). The claimed answer (A - 1972) is correct. 1963 is too early (email didn't exist then), 1978 and 1982 are too late.

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