{"id":56612,"date":"2024-04-16T00:47:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=56612"},"modified":"2024-04-16T00:47:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:47:41","slug":"in-what-year-was-the-chosen-for-its-use-in-e-mail-addresses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-what-year-was-the-chosen-for-its-use-in-e-mail-addresses\/","title":{"rendered":"In what year was the &#8220;@&#8221; chosen for its use in e-mail addresses?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1976&#8243; option2=&#8221;1972&#8243; option3=&#8221;1980&#8243; option4=&#8221;1984&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>C. 1980<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The @ sign was chosen for its use in e-mail addresses in 1980 by Ray Tomlinson, an American computer programmer who is considered to be the inventor of email. 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