Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

When was the first e-mail sent?

  1. 1989

  2. 1971

  3. 1969

  4. 1982
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The first networked email was sent by Ray Tomlinson in 1971 on the ARPANET system, the precursor to the modern Internet. While ARPANET was established in 1969, email as we know it wasn't implemented until 1971, and the World Wide Web wasn't invented until 1989.

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