What does SMS stand for?
AnswerShort Message Service
SMS is the standard for short text messages on phones.
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The basics
In an email address, what does the @ symbol separate?
AnswerThe user name and the domain
The part after @ names the mail domain.
Going deeper
Who sent the first networked email between computers, in 1971?
AnswerRay Tomlinson
Tomlinson also chose the @ sign for addresses.
What message did Samuel Morse send on his 1844 telegraph line?
AnswerWhat hath God wrought
Morse sent the phrase from Washington to Baltimore.
In which year did Martin Cooper make the first public call from a handheld mobile phone?
Answer1973
Cooper made the call in New York in April 1973.
Expert level
What did the first SMS text message, sent in 1992, say?
AnswerMerry Christmas
Engineer Neil Papworth texted 'Merry Christmas' in December 1992.
In which year was the first transatlantic telegraph cable completed?
Answer1858
The 1858 cable carried messages for a few weeks before it failed.
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