Trivia: Internet & Computers

[TheGuru]

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

[Nutty_ZA]

Well... not too sure if these are well known songs but here goes

1.) HTTP: = Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
2.) as far as I know, the 1960's
3.) ISOC? or the IAB?
4.) The Padlock indicates you are browsing a secure site using secure socket layer
5.) Ummm... Jack, The Mad Cat?
6.) Yahoo
7.) A trojan is a piece of malicious software which disguises itself as legitmate software
8.) Of course... A firewall is essential
9.) Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line
10.) HTTPS://
11.) Ummm... swear and Curse at Bill Gates? Run VBScript?
12.) JPG
13.) I'm guessing the answer you're looking for is Barry, but it would depend on how many router hops one had to do to get to the Silliconhell host Server from your PC, so I would say this was difficult to say..
14.) Charlse Babbage

[Benny]

I always thought the answer to 3 was DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) formerly ARPA, I think.

Some of the others are subjective ;-)

[TheGuru]

Originally Posted by Nutty_ZA

Well... not too sure if these are well known songs but here goes

1.) HTTP: = Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Correct
2.) as far as I know, the 1960's Correct
3.) ISOC? or the IAB? Wrong
4.) The Padlock indicates you are browsing a secure site using secure socket layer Correct
5.) Ummm... Jack, The Mad Cat? Correct
6.) Yahoo Correct
7.) A trojan is a piece of malicious software which disguises itself as legitmate software Correct
8.) Of course... A firewall is essential Correct
9.) Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line Correct
10.) HTTPS:// Correct
11.) Ummm... swear and Curse at Bill Gates? Run VBScript? Not quite the answer I was looking for
12.) JPG Correct
13.) I'm guessing the answer you're looking for is Barry, but it would depend on how many router hops one had to do to get to the Silliconhell host Server from your PC, so I would say this was difficult to say.. Correct
14.) Charlse Babbage Correct

So you only got two wrong, well done :!:

I'll give you some Tokens, like you need them

So, who can answer questions 3 and 11 to my satisfaction :?:

[TheGuru]

Originally Posted by Benny

I always thought the answer to 3 was DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) formerly ARPA, I think.

Some of the others are subjective ;-)

Correct

Now who can answer question 11 to my satisfaction :?: Its not a serious answer by the way, however it is true.

[Nutty_ZA]

Originally Posted by TheGuru

I'll give you some Tokens, like you need them

Ummmm... thanks Guru
and poor little old me's only got a couple of tokens lmao....


okay lets take another stab at 11...
A PC user can run Windows?

[TheGuru]

Originally Posted by Nutty_ZA

Ummmm... thanks Guru
and poor little old me's only got a couple of tokens lmao....


okay lets take another stab at 11...
A PC user can run Windows?

I'll give you the answer as it is a daft question ;-)

11) What can a user of a PC do that a user of a Mac can not?
Answer: Right Click

I have to admit that my questions where an attempt to educate people rather than challenge them. Its important that everybody knows the correct answer to questions such as numbers 7,8, 10 and 12 ;-)