Which one of the following pairs of events and years is not correctly matched? (a) Launch of the first communications satellite: 1962 (b) Completion of a continuous around the world fibre-optic cable link: 1997 (c) Creation of the SWIFT system for worldwide electronic interbank fund transfer: 1977 (d) Introduction of the World Wide Web (www): 1995

The pair in option (d) is incorrectly matched. The World Wide Web (WWW) was invented by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989 while working at CERN, and it was released to the public in 1991, not 1995. By 1995, the web was already experiencing rapid commercial growth. In contrast, the other events are correctly dated. Telstar 1, the first active communications satellite, was launched on July 10, 1962, enabling the first transatlantic television transmissions [1]. The SWIFT system (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) was established in 1973 and became operational for electronic interbank fund transfers in 1977. The Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG), a continuous around-the-world fiber-optic cable link, was indeed completed and became operational in 1997, marking a milestone in global telecommunications infrastructure.

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1. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstar_1