Entry 3. - Questions that need answering.

Search engine – www.yahoo.com

1. Who was the creator of the infamous "lovebug" computer virus?

The Love Bug virus destroyed computer files, stole passwords and e-mail addresses, and replicated itself.
Onel de Guzman, 24, a computer school student, has admitting writing a password-stealing program as a school project.

source: http://archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/06/29/philippines.lovebug.02/index.html


2. Who invented the paper clip?

Although, the claim has been disputed, most sources cite Norwegian Johan Vaaler as the inventor of the simple yet effective paper clip.

source: http://ask.yahoo.com/20031120.html


3. How did the Ebola virus get its name?

Ebola was first recognized in 1976, and since then it has appeared sporadically. The virus gets its name from a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it was first recognized.

source: http://ebola.emedtv.com/ebola-virus/from-what-place-did-the-ebola-virus-get-its-name.html


4. What country had the largest recorded earthquake?

The honor of greatest earthquake of all time goes to the 1960 Chile earthquake because scientists were able to 'catch this one on tape'.

source: http://www.extremescience.com/GreatestEarthquake.htm


5. In computer memory/storage terms, how many kilobytes in a terabyte?

1000 kilobytes in a megabyte

1000 megabytes in a gigabyte.

1000 gigabytes in a terrabyte.

actual number: 1073 million ???

source: http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071022065226AAI8zxw


6. Who is the creator of email?

Ray Tomlinson is credited with inventing email in 1972

source: http://www.nethistory.info/History%20of%20the%20Internet/email.html


7. What is the storm worm, and how many computers are infected by it?
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8. If you wanted to contact the prime minister of australia directly,
what is the most efficient way?

Letter, email, phone. Although these ways are not exactly efficient.


9. Which Brisbane-based punk band is Stephen Stockwell (Head of the School
of Arts) a member of?

The Black Assassins were a vital part of the Brisbane Punk scene which developed in the late 1970's and early 1980's. They played at every major venue at one time or another. Sometimes they got banned for outrageous behaviour.

source: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~toxicoh/blackas.htm


10. What does the term "Web 2.0" mean in your own words?

Web 2.0 is now a trend used in World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to facilitate creativity, information sharing, and also increase communication among its users. The web is now a platform that we can all contribute to.