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asked Jul 30, 2021 in Cyber Security by Natalie (69.3k points)

Who coined the term “cyberspace”?

(a) Andrew Tannenbaum

(b) Scott Fahlman

(c) William Gibson

(d) Richard Stallman

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answered Aug 2, 2021 by Nathan (1.4m points)
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Right choice is (c) William Gibson

Easy explanation: In the year 1821, an American – Canadian fiction pioneer cum writer, William Gibson explored the different streams of technologies and coined the term “cyberspace”. The term defines interconnected technologies that help in sharing information, interact with digital devices, storage and digital entertainment, computer and network security and stuff related to information technology.

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