Monday, September 3, 2001			Compuquiz

COMPUQUIZ — 47

1.Who is affectionately referred to as the father of the Internet?

2.Who is viewed by many as the true father of hypertext?

3.Who is known as the father of radio?

4.Who is known as the father of the cell phone?

5.Who is known as the king of connectivity or the father of Ethernet?

6.A graduate of Oxford University, he invented the World Wide Web while working at the CERN in Geneva and he never profited personally from his discovery. He has been hailed by Time magazine as one of the 100 greatest minds of this century. Who is he?

7.While in college he developed and introduced Mosaic in March of 1993, a graphical interface for the desktop PC. Identify him.

8.In April 1994, he created Netscape Communications with Marc Andreessen and they launched the browser that many of us discovered the Web with. Who is he?

9.He is a household name and the founder and CEO of Amazon.com. He has shaped the standard for e-commerce on the Internet and is simply changing the way the world shops. Who is he?

10.While enrolled at Stanford University in1994, these two PhD students started surfing the Web in earnest and, to organize their late-night fun, created the Yahoo! Directory. Who are they?

1.Sarita Salwan, Shimla

2.Suraj Wahi, Amritsar

3.Birinderpal Singh, Ludhiana

Compuquiz rules

1.The readers who submit correct answers will be awarded the following cash prizes by The Tribune: First prize Rs 1,000, second prize Rs 750, third prize Rs 500.

2. All entries must be accompanied with a clipping of this quiz.

3. Entries should be sent to Quizmaster, Log in....Tribune, The Tribune, Sector 29-C, Chandigarh latest by September 10, 2001.

4. In case of more than one correct entry, prizes will be decided by a draw of lots. The decision of the Quizmaster in this regard will be final.

5. The answers and result of Compuquiz-47 will be published in the issue of September 17, 2001.

6. Entries should be sent on plain paper preferably typed in double space or handwritten legibly in block letters.

7. All entries must carry the sender's name, complete address and contact number.