Multiple choice technology programming languages

Which company first implemented the JavaScript language?

  1. Microsoft Corp.

  2. Netscape Communications Corp.

  3. Sun Microsystems Corp.

  4. Consortium of the above companies
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Explanation

Netscape Communications created JavaScript in 1995. Microsoft was not involved in the initial development. Sun Microsystems created Java, not JavaScript. There was no consortium - this was a Netscape initiative led by Brendan Eich.

AI explanation

JavaScript was created by Brendan Eich at Netscape Communications in 1995 (originally called Mocha, then LiveScript, then renamed JavaScript for marketing reasons tied to Java's popularity). Microsoft later created a reverse-engineered clone called JScript for Internet Explorer, and Sun Microsystems only lent its Java trademark for the naming deal — neither originated the language. It was also never a multi-company consortium effort at creation (standardization via ECMA came afterward).

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