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The Internet
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100
This mega media company merged with AOL around the year 2000
Who is Time Warner
100
Dennis Richie developed this computer operating system with Ken Thompson and Douglas Mcllroy
What is UNIX
100
During this year the World Wide Web was introduced to the public
What is 1991
100
He is the primary creator of the Java programming language
Who is James Gosling
100
People who register domain names with the hope of selling them for a profit
What are Cyber Squatters or Domain Squatters
200
In 1914, the Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation (CTR) was renamed to this...
What is International Business Machines (IBM)
200
Mark Shuttleworth, a South African entrepreneur, funded the creation of this version of the popular Linux open source operating system
What is Ubuntu
200
This company started out as Mosaic, but later changed its name to this
What is NetScape
200
He single handedly built the first Apple computer that launched the personal computing era
Who is Steve Wozniak
200
He is the famous computer scientist who worked to break Nazi codes at Bletchley Park during WWII
Who is Alan Turing
300
During 1998, this new startup was founded - eventually reshaping the tech landscape
What is Google
300
Versions 10.0 through 10.8 of this Operating System used various "Big Cats" as the code names for new versions before switching to "Landmarks"
What is Apple – i.e. Version 10.0: "Cheetah" Version 10.1: "Puma" Version 10.2: "Jaguar" Version 10.3: "Panther" Version 10.4: "Tiger" Version 10.5: "Leopard" Version 10.6: "Snow Leopard" Version 10.7: "Lion" Version 10.8: "Mountain Lion" Version 10.9: "Mavericks" Version 10.10: "Yosemite" Version 10.11: "El Capitan"
300
This prolific entrepreneur founded Silicon Graphics (SGI) and Netscape
Who is Jim Clark
300
These two people wrote the BASIC language for the 8080 microprocessor, Altair, in 1975
Who are Bill Gates & Paul Allen
300
This was the first computer to have a GUI and a Mouse
What is the Apple "Lisa"
400
This company started out as AuctionWeb in 1995 but changed its name in 1997
What is eBay.com
400
This was the year that Microsoft first shipped Windows 1.0
What is 1985
400
Although Al Gore took credit for inventing the Internet while running for president, this Oxford graduate is the person who actually invented the World Wide Web
Who is Tim Berners-Lee
400
He created PERL in 1986
Who is Larry Wall
400
This company is the world’s largest maker of computer mice
What is Logitech
500
This is what "Yahoo!" stands for
What is "Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle"
500
In 2005 the 8 person team who had created the Android Operating System, were rejected by Samsung, so they took the Android Operating System to Google, selling it for this amount
What is $50 million
500
This region of the world currently has the largest utilization of the internet - world wide
What is Asia
500
A developer and an activist, he founded the Free Software Foundation - essentially inventing and establishing Open Source - created the infamous GNU compiler - and campaigned heavily against the use of software patents
Who is Richard Stallman
500
This was the first full-length feature film that was computer animated - is now widely considered by many critics to be one of the best animated films ever - and achieved 3 academy award nominations
What is Toy Story by Pixar and Disney
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