Question

In which year was world wide web started ?

• A. 1968
• B. 1969
• C. 1989
• D. 1985

Hint:

Don't confuse the start of the Internet (ARPANET in 1969) with the start of the World Wide Web (invented in 1989). The Web is an application that runs on the Internet.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Recall the history of the World Wide Web. The World Wide Web (WWW) was invented by the British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee.
Step 2: Pinpoint the year of invention. He proposed the idea in a paper in March 1989 while working at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. The first website went live in 1991. The year of its inception is considered 1989.