[amp_mcq option1=”1963″ option2=”1969″ option3=”1971″ option4=”1974″ correct=”option3″]
The correct answer is C. 1971.
Ray Tomlinson, an American computer programmer, sent the first email on ARPANET, a precursor to the internet, on October 29, 1971. He sent the email from one computer to another computer on the same network, using the @ sign to separate the user name from the machine name.
Option A is incorrect because the first email was not sent in 1963.
Option B is incorrect because the first email was not sent in 1969.
Option D is incorrect because the first email was not sent in 1974.