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Computer Usage Quiz
Questions 1. Name the latest and seventh in the series of Tomb Raider video games. 2. An easy one. Which game was inspired by a pizza that was missing a slice? 3. What is made of 69,451 triangles and used as a test model in computer graphics? 4. Which co-founder of Sun Microsystems founded Granite Systems that was later acquired by Cisco?
5. Who was the first President of Apple? 6. In the early days of computing, what would the phrase `face down, 9-edge first' mean to a computer `operator'? 7. What's the term commonly used for the scam that seeks to obtain sensitive information through domain spoofing? 8. Which complete Linux-based operating system takes its name from an ancient African word meaning `humanity to others'? 9. Which very famous video game character's voice is provided by Keeley Hawes of Spooks fame?
10. Which famous quest, related to an investigation that could `change the course of history' began on April 17, 2006 and will end on May 11 2006? Answers 1. Tomb Raider: Legend 2. Pac-Man 3. The Stanford Bunny 4. Andy Bechtolsheim 5. Michael M. Scott 6. The orientation of punch cards for proper insertion into a card reader. 7. Pharming 8. Ubuntu 9. Lara Croft 10. `The Da Vinci Code Quest on Google.'
V.V. RAMANAN
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