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Fancy winning 200 tokens :?:

Not all of the questions have exact answers ;-) I will reward those that do well :!:

Rules:
- The competition will run until all of the questions are answered, or until the end of November
- The judges decision is final
- Moderators are not allowed to enter (You have enough Tokens as it is )


1) What does http: stand for ?

2) What decade did the concept of the internet begin?

3) Which organisation first began to develop the internet?

4) What does the picture of the padlock signify that sometimes appears at the bottom right of the browser window

5) Who is this internet star? He has published his exclusive diary online


6) Which came first Yahoo or Google?

7) In the context of computers, what is a Trojan?

8) If you have an antivirus program do you still need a firewall?

9) In the context of internet connections what does ADSL stand for?

10) At a secure shopping site which of the following does the address begin with?
a) http://
b) ftp://
c) secok://
d) https://

11) What can a user of a PC do that a user of a Mac can not?

12) Which of the following image types is most suited to being emailed?
a) bmp
b) jpg
c) tiff
d) xls



13) Which user has the better internet connection?
a) Ann has a ping time of 155ms to Siliconhell.com
b) Barry has a ping time of 56ms to Siliconhell.com

14) Who is said to have invented the first ever computer?


You can search this site and the web for clues HERE
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