216 Questions
Who is credited with inventing modern WiFi?
John O'Sullivan
Which word processor is mentioned in the text?
WordPerfect
Who left a software career to work in civil liberties?
Julie Fox
Who founded Microsoft?
Paul Allen
When was the first version of Excel released?
1985
What does Wi-Fi stand for?
Wireless Fidelity
Who are the inventors of SMS?
Friedhelm Hillebrand and Bernard Ghillebaert
Which of the following is true about the book 'The Psychology of Evolving Technology' by Rhoda Okunev?
The book discusses the impact of social media on society.
What is the ISBN-13 (pbk) of the book 'The Psychology of Evolving Technology'?
978-1-4842-8685-2
What is the copyright year of the book 'The Psychology of Evolving Technology' by Rhoda Okunev?
2023
Who invented network email in 1971?
Ray Tomlinson
Which email service was launched in 1996 and later bought by Microsoft in 1997?
Hotmail
What was the first commercially successful word processing software program for personal computers?
WordStar
In what year was Gmail launched to the public?
2004
Who developed the AltaVista search engine?
Louis Monier
Which search engine was the first to allow people to find images, video, and audio alongside text content?
AltaVista
What was the original name of Yahoo?
Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web
What is the meaning of the word 'google' in the context of the search engine?
A misspelling of 'googol'
Which organization designed the architecture of the Internet and developed the TCP/IP protocol?
ARPA
When did Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn receive the Turing Award for their pioneering work on the Internet?
2004
Who is credited with creating the World Wide Web?
Tim Berners-Lee
What was the name of the first search engine developed by Alan Emtage?
Archie
Who conducted experiments on random sentences on his teletypewriter to determine that 160 characters were enough for a text message?
Hillebrand
Who sent the world's first text message from a computer?
Neil Papworth
Which company was the first handset manufacturer to support users sending SMS text messages with a full keyboard?
Nokia
Which company's mobile phone business was sold to Microsoft in 2014?
Nokia
Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
Tim Berners-Lee
Which word processor is mentioned in the text?
WordPerfect Word Processor
Who left a software career to work in civil liberties?
Julie Fox
What year did Tim Berners-Lee create the World Wide Web?
1989
Who are considered the Fathers of the Internet?
Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn
What was the technique developed by MIT that laid the groundwork for the Internet?
Packet switching
In what year did search engines gain recognition?
1990s
Who developed the first word processor software for Altair in 1976?
Michael Shrayer
Which word processing software became the best-selling software program of the early 1980s?
WordStar Processor
Who founded Satellite Software International Inc. to sell WordPerfect?
Alan Ashton
Which company bought Hotmail in 1997 and rebranded it as MSN Hotmail?
Microsoft
Who sent the world's first text message from a computer?
Neil Papworth
Who is considered the 'Father of Wi-Fi' according to the text?
Vic Hayes
Which company's mobile phone business was sold to Microsoft in 2014?
Nokia
Who conducted experiments on random sentences on his teletypewriter to determine that 160 characters were enough for a text message?
Hillebrand
Which company released the first version of Excel?
IBM
Who developed the word processor software, Microsoft Word?
Richard Brodie
Which company was the first handset manufacturer to support users sending SMS text messages with a full keyboard?
Nokia
Which software suite is in competition with the Microsoft suite of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint?
iWorks suite
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way in which social media and new technologies are altering society?
Improving mental health
According to the text, what is the ISBN-13 (electronic) of the book 'The Psychology of Evolving Technology' by Rhoda Okunev?
978-1-4842-8686-9
According to the text, what is the copyright year of the book 'The Psychology of Evolving Technology' by Rhoda Okunev?
2023
Which search engine was developed at Digital Equipment Corporation and used a crawler system to record websites and build searchable indexes?
AltaVista
Who developed the web crawler tool named Scooter for AltaVista?
Louis Monier
Which search engine was the first to allow people to find images, video, and audio alongside text content?
AltaVista
Who founded Google and developed it while they were graduate students at Stanford University?
Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Which software suite is in competition with the Microsoft suite of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint?
Google Suite
What was the original name of Yahoo?
Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web
Who are the inventors of SMS?
Victor Hayes and John O'Sullivan
Which organization developed the TCP/IP protocol?
ARPA
What was the first search engine developed by Alan Emtage called?
Archie
Who are considered the Fathers of the Internet?
Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn
What was the first commercially successful word processing software program for personal computers?
WordPerfect
According to the text, who is the author of the book 'The Psychology of Evolving Technology'?
Rhoda Okunev
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way in which social media and new technologies are altering society?
Enhancing privacy
What is the ISBN-13 (pbk) of the book 'The Psychology of Evolving Technology'?
978-1-4842-8685-2
Which company developed the first mobile phone that could send text messages?
Nokia
Who sent the world's first text message from a computer?
Neil Papworth
Which technology did the GSM group work on, but initially did not believe it would be popular?
Text messaging
Which company's mobile phone business was sold to Microsoft in 2014?
Nokia
Who developed the first commercially successful word processing software program for personal computers?
Seymour Rubenstein
Who sent the first junk email named 'Scientifically Processed Animal Matter (SPAM)'?
Gary Thuerk
Who developed the first network email system in 1971?
Ray Tomlinson
Who developed the @ sign to link the user with a destination server in email addresses?
Ray Tomlinson
Who is credited with inventing modern WiFi?
John O’Sullivan
Who developed the first word processor software for Altair in 1976?
Charles Simonyi
When was the first version of Excel released?
1985
Who developed the first search engine that allowed people to find images, video, and audio alongside text content?
AltaVista
Who sent the world's first text message from a computer?
Doug Klunder
Which search engine used a crawler system that sent out 'spiders' to record websites and build searchable indexes?
AltaVista
Who were the founders of Google?
Larry Page and Sergey Brin
What was the original name of Yahoo?
Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way in which social media and new technologies are altering society?
Promoting environmental sustainability
Who left a software career to work in civil liberties?
Tim Berners-Lee
Who developed the AltaVista search engine?
None of the above
Which company developed the first version of Excel?
Microsoft
Who developed the first commercially successful word processing software program for personal computers?
IBM
Who is considered the 'Father of Wi-Fi' according to the text?
Vic Hayes
Which software suite is in competition with the Microsoft suite of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint?
iWorks
Who is credited with inventing modern WiFi?
Dr. John O'Sullivan
What was the technique developed by MIT that laid the groundwork for the Internet?
TCP/IP protocol
Which company bought Hotmail in 1997 and rebranded it as MSN Hotmail?
Microsoft
Who are considered the Fathers of the Internet?
Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn
What was the technique developed by MIT that laid the groundwork for the Internet?
Packet switching
Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
Tim Berners-Lee
Which search engine did Alan Emtage invent?
Archie
Who developed the first webmail service?
Sabeer Bhatia
Who invented the first word processing software for Altair?
Michael Shrayer
Who sent the first junk email named 'SPAM'?
Gary Thuerk
Who is credited with creating the first successful word processing software program for personal computers?
Bruce Bastian
Who sent the world's first text message from a computer?
Neil Papworth
Which company developed the first mobile phone that could send text messages?
Nokia
Who conducted experiments on random sentences on his teletypewriter to determine that 160 characters were enough for a text message?
Hillebrand
Who are the inventors of SMS?
Hillebrand and Papworth
Who developed the first search engine that allowed people to find images, video, and audio alongside text content?
Louis Monier
Who founded Google and developed it while they were graduate students at Stanford University?
Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Who left a software career to work in civil liberties?
Alan Emtage
Who is credited with inventing modern WiFi?
Vic Hayes
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way in which social media and new technologies are altering society?
Promoting inclusivity and diversity
In what year did search engines gain recognition?
1990
Which company's mobile phone business was sold to Microsoft in 2014?
Nokia
Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
Tim Berners-Lee
Who developed the first word processor software for Altair in 1976?
Paul Allen
Which organization designed the architecture of the Internet and developed the TCP/IP protocol?
IEEE Computer Society
Which company developed the first commercially successful word processing software program for personal computers?
Satellite Software International Inc.
Who is credited with inventing modern WiFi?
Eric Schmidt
Which word processing software became the best-selling software program of the early 1980s?
WordStar
Who developed the first network email system in 1971?
Ray Tomlinson
Who is considered the 'Father of the Internet' according to the text?
Vinton Cerf
Which organization developed the TCP/IP protocol?
ARPA
Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
Tim Berners-Lee
Which search engine was the first to allow people to find images, video, and audio alongside text content?
AltaVista
Which search engine was the first to allow people to find images, video, and audio alongside text content?
AltaVista
Who developed the web crawler tool named Scooter?
Louis Monier
What was the original name of Yahoo?
Jerry and David’s Guide to the World Wide Web
What is the meaning of the word 'google' in the context of the search engine?
A misspelling of 'googol'
Who is considered the 'Father of Wi-Fi' according to the text?
Vic Hayes
Which company developed the first version of Excel?
Apple
Who developed the first webmail service?
What was the original name of Yahoo?
Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web
Which company was the first to produce a mobile phone that could send text messages?
Nokia
Who sent the world's first text message from a computer?
Neil Papworth
Which company never caught up with Apple in the mobile phone market?
Nokia
What technology did Hillebrand experiment on to determine the ideal length of a text message?
Teletypewriter
Which organization developed the TCP/IP protocol?
ARPA
Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
Tim Berners-Lee
Which company bought Hotmail in 1997 and rebranded it as MSN Hotmail?
Microsoft
Who are considered the Fathers of the Internet?
Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn
Who invented the first commercially successful word processing software program for personal computers?
Alan Ashton
Who sent the first junk email named 'Scientifically Processed Animal Matter (SPAM)'?
Gary Thuerk
Who developed the AltaVista search engine?
Louis Monier
What was the original name of Yahoo?
Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web
Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
Tim Berners-Lee
What was the original name of Yahoo?
Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web
What technology did Hillebrand experiment on to determine the ideal length of a text message?
Teletypewriters
Which country is the author of the book 'The Psychology of Evolving Technology' from?
USA
What is the ISBN-13 (electronic) of the book 'The Psychology of Evolving Technology'?
978-1-4842-8686-9
What rights are reserved by the publisher of the book 'The Psychology of Evolving Technology'?
All of the above
Who developed the first web-based email account?
Jerry Yang and David Filo
Which search engine was the first to categorize web pages by natural language?
AltaVista
Who developed the web crawler tool named Scooter for AltaVista?
Louis Monier
What was the original name of Yahoo?
Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web
Who developed the first commercially successful word processing software program for personal computers?
Richard Brodie
Who is credited with inventing modern WiFi?
Vic Hayes
Which company's mobile phone business was sold to Microsoft in 2014?
Nokia
Which software suite is in competition with the Microsoft suite of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint?
iWorks
Which company was the first to produce a mobile phone that could text?
Nokia
What did Neil Papworth send in the world's first text message?
Merry Christmas
Who sent the world's first text message from a computer?
Neil Papworth
Which company took the lead in the mobile phone market after Nokia?
Apple
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way in which social media and new technologies are altering society?
Decreasing privacy
Who is considered the 'Father of the Internet' according to the text?
Vinton Cerf
What was the original name of Yahoo?
Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web
Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
Tim Berners-Lee
What is the meaning of the word 'google' in the context of the search engine?
To search for information on the internet
Which search engine used a crawler system that sent out 'spiders' to record websites and build searchable indexes?
AltaVista
Which software suite is in competition with the Microsoft suite of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint?
LibreOffice
Who developed the AltaVista search engine?
Louis Monier
What was the original name of Yahoo?
Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web
Who founded Google and developed it while they were graduate students at Stanford University?
Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Who developed the first commercially successful word processing software program for personal computers?
Richard Brodie and Charles Simonyi
Who developed the first commercially successful word processing software program for personal computers?
Microsoft
Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
Tim Berners-Lee
Which company was the first to produce a mobile phone that could send text messages?
IBM
What technology did Hillebrand experiment on to determine the ideal length of a text message?
Teletypewriter
Who is credited with inventing modern WiFi?
Vic Hayes
Which software suite is in competition with the Microsoft suite of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint?
iWorks suite
Which company was the first handset manufacturer to support users sending SMS text messages with a full keyboard?
Nokia
Who invented network email in 1971?
Ray Tomlinson
Who wrote the first emails in 1972 based on the store-and-forward model?
Larry Roberts
Who sent the first junk email named 'Scientifically Processed Animal Matter (SPAM)'?
Gary Thuerk
Who developed the first commercially successful word processing software program for personal computers?
Rob Barnaby
Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
Tim Berners-Lee
Who are considered the Fathers of the Internet?
Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn
What was the first search engine developed by Alan Emtage called?
Archie
Which company bought Hotmail in 1997 and rebranded it as MSN Hotmail?
Microsoft
Which organization was responsible for developing more space-age technology in response to the Soviet threat?
ARPA
Who designed the architecture of the Internet and the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)?
Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn
Who is credited with creating the World Wide Web?
Tim Berners-Lee
Which search engine was the first to be developed by Alan Emtage?
Archie
What was the original name of the search engine Yahoo?
Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web
Who developed the first successful word processing software program for personal computers?
Paul Flaherty
Who is credited with inventing modern WiFi?
Sergey Brin
What technology did Hillebrand experiment on to determine the ideal length of a text message?
SMS
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way in which social media and new technologies are altering society?
Enhancing privacy and security
Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
Tim Berners-Lee
Who developed the AltaVista search engine?
Louis Monier
What was the original name of Yahoo?
Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web
Who is credited with inventing the Internet?
Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn
What was the original purpose of ARPAnet?
To create a network for researchers and scientists to share files and data
Who developed the first search engine?
Alan Emtage
When was the World Wide Web created?
1989
Who developed the first commercially successful word processing software program for personal computers?
Richard Brodie and Charles Simonyi
Which company developed the first version of Excel?
Microsoft
Who is considered the 'Father of Wi-Fi' according to the text?
Vic Hayes
Who sent the world's first text message from a computer?
Friedhelm Hillebrand
Who conducted experiments on random sentences on his teletypewriter to determine that 160 characters were enough for a text message?
Hillebrand
Which company was the first handset manufacturer to support users sending SMS text messages with a full keyboard?
Nokia
Who sent the world's first text message from a computer?
Neil Papworth
Which technology was not believed to be popular when it was first developed?
Text messaging
Who invented the first network email system in 1971?
Ray Tomlinson
Which email service was the first to be launched as a webmail service?
HoTMaiL
Who sent the first junk email named 'Scientifically Processed Animal Matter (SPAM)'?
Gary Thuerk
Who developed the first commercially successful word processing software program for personal computers?
Seymour Rubenstein and Rob Barnaby
Who developed the first word processor software for Altair in 1976?
Paul Allen
What is the copyright year of the book 'The Psychology of Evolving Technology' by Rhoda Okunev?
2016
Which technology did the GSM group work on, but initially did not believe it would be popular?
GPRS
Which company never caught up with Apple in the mobile phone market?
Microsoft
According to the text, what is the ISBN-13 (electronic) of the book 'The Psychology of Evolving Technology' by Rhoda Okunev?
978-1-64189-013-6
Who sent the first junk email named 'Scientifically Processed Animal Matter (SPAM)'?
Hillebrand
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