Multiple choice general knowledge

Which was the first wide area packet switching network that has evolved as Internet today?

  1. UCLA

  2. ARPANET

  3. DARPA

  4. none of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), funded by the US Department of Defense, was the first wide-area packet-switching network. Established in 1969, it pioneered TCP/IP protocols and evolved into the modern Internet. UCLA was one of the first nodes (not the network itself), and DARPA was the funding agency.

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