Monday,
September 10, 2001
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Compuquiz |
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COMPUQUIZ — 48
1.He started a Web site
for his wife’s Pez dispenser collection and created eBay, the great
lady of online auctions. Who is he?
2.He founded America
Online in 1985, and created the gateway to the Internet for most
Americans. Identify him.
3.He has written many
books, must reading for anyone hoping to understand the next wave of
human culture as it moves online and he was a key participant in the
online community, the WELL. Who is he?
4.He invented the
computer mouse in 1963 and thanks to him, we can click our way around
the Web today. Name him.
5.He is best known as
the man who decided to use the @ symbol. Who is he?
6.They published the
first digital magazine in 1996, Wired, and brought about a new way of
thinking - raising the issue of technology infiltrating every aspect of
society. Who are they?
7.Who co-founded the
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a non-profit organisation that’s
dedicated to preserving the rights of "digital citizens."?
8.Who created the
Internet’s address system and for 30 years played a pivotal role in
the technical management and administration of the Internet as director
of the Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)
9.eBay actually stands
for what?
10.Who upheld the
rights to digital free expression and led the online Free Speech
campaign, following Clinton’s signing of the CDA?
The following are the
answers to Compuquiz 46
1. 50,000. More than
50,000 computer viruses have been created and up to 400 are active at
any one time. Over 10 new viruses are released every day.
2. BackDoor-G
3. Papa
4. Russian New Year. It
appeared in January 1999 but made no victims
5. Pokey. It works in a
similar way to the Love Bug virus. It appears as an e-mail with the
title Pikachu Pokemon and the message Pikachu is your friend.
6. Strunkenwhite. After
the authors of a classic guide to good writing.
7. Timofon
8. Life Stages
9. Former Chancellor
Helmut Kohl
10. Liberty Crack
The winners of
Compuquiz 46 are:
1. Chander Mohan
Bhatia,Jalandhar City
2. SatinderPal
Singh,Chandigarh
3. Shyamji Verma,Ballabgarh
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