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Questions

1. What is `Puffin'?

2. What is the new name of Gator?

3. What is Microsoft's annual training conference for technology professionals called?

4. Who is the chairwoman and chief executive of Lucent Technologies?

5. On the above theme, where is Lucent headquartered?

6. Name the OS, a Unix clone, designed by Andrew Tanenbaum to help him teach OSs and software at Vrije University in Amsterdam.

7. Name the Web-hosting company for Macintosh aficionados that is also offering 1 GB free e-mail space like Google.

8. Name the biggest maker of slot machines in Japan who is to buy Sega.

9. In which `exotic' animal is Peru implanting microchips to prevent their smuggling across the border?

10. Which famous British charity is offering a music download service in conjunction with `Big Noise Music' Web site?

Answers

1. Google's project to develop a software that enables people to search for text and files stored on their computer's hard drive.

2. Claria.

3. TechEd.

4. Patricia Russo.

5. Murray Hill, New Jersey

6. Minix.

7. Spymac.

8. Sammy.

9. Alpacas.

10. Oxfam.

V.V. Ramanan

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