The largest wide-area-network (WAN) in existence is the Internet. When you hook up a modem to your home computer and use your telephone line to dial up to an Internet Service Provider, you are connecting your computer to a WAN, which in turn is connected to the Internet. The Internet is an amorphous, global network of networks, tens of thousands of them. Because there is no central administration for the Internet, it has been likened to a “wild frontier.” Although we can probably trace its evolution back to 1836 when Cooke and Wheatstone patented the telegraph, the Internet was born in 1969 under the name, ARPANET. The project was originally commissioned by the Department of Defense for research on networking computers, and by 1971, was being used for electronic mail (e-mail). By the

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mid-1980s, the Internet was widely used in government and educational institutions. Then in 1989, the World Wide Web emerged as an easy retrieval system for information. The Internet and Web have had enormous impact on contemporary business communication and public relations. It is commonplace to see integrated marketing strategies that include commercial advertisements that invite consumers to visit Web sites, and business cards imprinted with e-mail and Web information. Interactive Web-based chats, bulletin boards, three-dimensional graphics, point-and-click technology, and video and audio capabilities give the Web almost limitless potential for the practice of public relations.

The paragraph above was probably written by
A) an expert on computer information systems.
B) personnel from the Department of Defense.
C) a student.

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A) an expert on computer information systems.