Multiple choice technology

What was the first ARPANET message?

  1. "lo"

  2. "hello world"

  3. "mary had a little lamb"

  4. "cyberspace, the final frontier"
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Explanation

The first message sent over ARPANET (the precursor to the modern Internet) was 'lo' on October 29, 1969. The attempt was to send 'login' but the system crashed after the first two letters. This occurred during a connection attempt between UCLA and Stanford Research Institute. 'Hello world' is a programming tradition, not a networking milestone.

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