MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Detailed explanation-1: -Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), , also called (1958–72 and 1993–96) Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), U.S. government agency created in 1958 to facilitate research in technology with potential military applications.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), an arm of the U.S. Defense Department, funded the development of the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) in the late 1960s. Its initial purpose was to link computers at Pentagon-funded research institutions over telephone lines.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) was the first wide-area packet-switched network with distributed control and one of the first networks to implement the TCP/IP protocol suite. Both technologies became the technical foundation of the Internet.

Detailed explanation-4: -An ARPA assesses the risk of collision, and enables operator to see proposed maneuvers by own ship. While many different models of ARPAs are available on the market, the following functions are usually provided: True or relative motion radar presentation. Automatic acquisition of targets plus manual acquisition.

Detailed explanation-5: -Determined never to be surprised again, President Eisenhower established the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA).