Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, Oct 18, 2004
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Cyber Quest Quiz
Questions 1. Name the scientist-mathematician, creator of the `analytical engine' and regarded as the father of computing, who passed into history this day in 1871. 2. The company that makes hard drives for iPods has its own range of music players called Gigabeat. Name the company. 3. Name Google's new search technology that helps publishers sell books online. 4. To which another high-profile company has Sun agreed to pay $92 million over a Java software patent suit? 5. `Dirac' unveiled by BBC is now making news. What is it? 6. Which famous American ISP, now with a new logo, is based at Dulles, Virginia? 7. Which search engine-turned Web portal was founded by Joe Kraus and Graham Spencer? 8. What is DRM (digital rights management) technology? 9. Apart from Memory-Tech and Sanyo Electric, name the two Japanese companies supporting the HD DVD Promotion Group working on next-generation DVD technology. 10. Simple one to round off with. Who is the CEO of the company nicknamed `Big Blue'? Answers 1. Charles Babbage 2. Toshiba 3. Google Print 4. Eastman Kodak 5. It's an open-source video compression project. 6. AOL 7. Excite.com 8. A technology to at least ensure royalties is paid and copyrights observed as regards content providers. 9. Toshiba and NEC 10. Samuel Palmisano
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