Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Founded in 1994, this coporation developed the original online search engine, allowing experienced as well as novice visitors to locate any website with a single mouse click.

  1. America Online

  2. Lycos

  3. Microsoft

  4. Yahoo! Inc.
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Explanation

Yahoo! was founded in 1994 by Jerry Yang and David Filo as a directory-based search engine, making it one of the earliest web search tools. However, calling it the 'original' search engine is debatable as the Web began in 1991. AOL, Lycos, and Microsoft have different roles in internet history.

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