Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

One of the most important predecessors of the Internet was a network called NETLINX. It started back in 1979 with a connection between Harvard and MIT.

  1. Fact

  2. Fiction

  3. almost fiction: The schools were Yale and Princeton.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The actual predecessor to the Internet was ARPANET, which launched in 1969, not NETLINX in 1979. The network described is fictitious, and the historical details are incorrect.

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