The early hierarchical directory-based system used to make available information across the Internet is ____.
A) Bear, developed at the University of Washington
B) Steer, developed at the University of Texas
C) Gopher, developed at the University of Minnesota
D) Snake, developed at the University of Tennessee

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Gopher was developed at the University of Minnesota in the early 1990s and was one of the earliest hierarchical directory-based systems used to make information available across the internet. The other options (Bear, Steer, and Snake) were not developed or used for this purpose.

The Early Hierarchical Directory-Based System Used to Make Available Information