The Internet
A) was developed entirely within the private market.
B) began as a commercial enterprise, but was later controlled by government.
C) was stolen from the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
D) descended directly from U.S. Defense Department programs.
E) None of the above.

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The Internet descended directly from U.S. Defense Department programs, specifically the ARPANET project, which was developed in the 1960s to allow different research institutions to share information and resources. Other government agencies and private companies later developed their own networks, which were eventually interconnected to form the Internet as we know it today.