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

  1. 1976

  2. 1972

  3. 1980

  4. 1984
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The @ symbol was chosen for email addresses by Ray Tomlinson in 1972 when he created the first email system on ARPANET. He selected it to separate the user name from the host computer, following the convention of @ meaning at or located at.

AI explanation

To answer this question, let's go through each option to understand why it is correct or incorrect:

Option A) 1976 - This option is incorrect because the "@" symbol was not chosen for its use in email addresses in 1976.

Option B) 1972 - This option is correct because the "@" symbol was chosen for its use in email addresses in 1972. The symbol was selected by Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of email, to separate the local part of an email address from the domain name.

Option C) 1980 - This option is incorrect because the "@" symbol was chosen for its use in email addresses before 1980.

Option D) 1984 - This option is incorrect because the "@" symbol was chosen for its use in email addresses before 1984.

The correct answer is B) 1972. This option is correct because the "@" symbol was chosen for its use in email addresses in 1972.

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