The predecessor of the internet was?

The predecessor of the internet is indeed Arpanet. Developed in the late 1960s and funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), Arpanet was a pioneering network that implemented packet switching technology, which allowed multiple computers to communicate over a single network. This was a significant advancement compared to earlier communication methods that relied on dedicated circuits.

Arpanet initially connected a small number of government and university computers, serving as a testbed for research in networking and data communication. The successful implementation and expansion of Arpanet laid the groundwork for the development of protocols and technologies that would eventually evolve into the modern internet.

While DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is the organization that funded the development of Arpanet, it is not a direct predecessor of the internet itself. Similarly, AI Gore does not pertain to the development of early networking technologies, and CompuServe was one of the early commercial online services that came after the inception of the internet, rather than being a precursor to it. Thus, Arpanet is recognized as the foundational network that led to the creation of the internet as we know it today.