GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

TECHNOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In what year was the “@” chosen for its use in e-mail addresses?
A
1976
B
1972
C
1980
D
1984
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: 1972 was the year in which was included with a special purpose in e-mail address. Therefore, the correct answer would be 1972 as in 1972 ‘’ was chosen for its use in e-mail address.

Detailed explanation-2: -A common contemporary use of is in email addresses (using the SMTP system), as in jdoeexample.com (the user jdoe located at the domain example.com ). Ray Tomlinson of BBN Technologies is credited for having introduced this usage in 1971.

Detailed explanation-3: -1. The first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson to himself in 1971. “The test messages were entirely forgettable. . . . Most likely the first message was QWERTYIOP or something similar, ‘’ he said.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first of these early providers was at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in 1965. It was called, simply enough, MAILBOX. The first email providers were at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in 1965.

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