Sunday, March 11, 2012

Quiz Time 43

1)Connect "Fluid Concepts & Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought" to the world of technology?

2)Connect
  
Hint:-


3)What was the first  thing to be sold on ebay?

4)Identify him


5)Connect
    

Hint1-Qualcomm
Hint2-The next question !

6)This is the logo of what?












7)Identify him and he is the founder of which famous website?



8)Identify her and what is her claim to fame?


9)In the world of technology John Tukey is known for coining which popular term?

10)Who said this "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home?





5 comments:

  1. 1.first book sold on amazon
    2.allen telescope array (in our class 7 gk book :D)
    3.a broken laser pointer
    4.no idea
    5.snapdragon..........qualcomm gave it away ;)
    6.snapdragon :P
    7.ebay..omidiyar
    8.first to get the turing award
    9.software
    10.Ken Olsen
    9.

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  2. The answers are:-
    1)First book to be sold on Amazon.
    2)allen telescope array(i read it too :p)
    3)a broken laser pointer
    4)Paul Zimmerman -He is a computer programmer and a mathematician.
    He is well known for creating PGP.
    5)The connect is they are CPU based on ARM architecture.
    The first pic is krait(latest version of CPU going to get launched),next is Scorpion(current version) and Snapdragon(processor) was a clue bcz CPU is found in taht processor only .
    6)Snapdragon
    7)ebay pierre omidyar
    8)She is Frances Allen-first to get turing award
    9)John Tukey coined BIT(that's sure).
    There is controversy whether he coined software or not.
    10)Ken Olsen

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  3. 3)a broken laser printer

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  4. 4.He is not Paul Zimmerman
    Check this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Zimmermann

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    1. Yesh yes he is Paul Zimmerman.I wrote above thgat he created PGP, perhaps that confused u ,Paul didn't create PGP.It was Phil.Sorry,i got confused :P
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Zimmermann

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