During the 1960s, a client server using a web platform was very popular. True False
The correct answer and explanation is:
The statement is False.
The client-server model, as we understand it today, was not popular during the 1960s, especially in the context of a web platform. During that time, the internet and web platforms as we know them were not yet developed. The internet itself began to take form in the late 1960s with the development of ARPANET, but it was not a public or widely used system, and it certainly did not feature “web platforms.”
In the 1960s, computer networks were in their infancy. The primary focus was on large mainframe computers and time-sharing systems. These systems allowed multiple users to access a single powerful computer simultaneously, but this was very different from modern client-server networks, where clients (often personal computers or workstations) interact with servers to access resources like databases or websites.
The client-server model really gained traction in the 1980s and 1990s with the rise of personal computers and the internet. It was during this time that the internet became publicly available, and web browsers, which allowed users to access websites on servers, emerged. This development was further enabled by the introduction of the World Wide Web in 1991 by Tim Berners-Lee.
Therefore, while the concept of client-server communication has been around for decades, it was not associated with web platforms or widely used during the 1960s. The technologies that enable the web platform, including web browsers, HTTP, and HTML, were all developed much later than the 1960s.