Question

Who coined the term “Cyberspace”?
1. Larry Page
2. Bill Gates
3. William Gibson
4. Steve Jobs

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : William Gibson

The correct answer is William Gibson.

• The term cyberspace was first used by the American-Canadian author William Gibson in 1982 in a story published in Omni magazine.
• This term is again used in his book Neuromancer.
• In this science-fiction novel, Gibson described cyberspace as the creation of a computer network in a world filled with artificially intelligent beings. 
• Cyberspace as a term was taken to describe the “location” in which people interacted with each other while using the Internet.
• This is the place in which online games occur, the land of chat rooms, and the home of instant messaging conversations. 

• Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation.
• Larry Page is the co-founder of Google.
• Steve Jobs is the co-founder of Apple.