Week 2 (S.S. 40-72)

Which system was created by IBM for American Airlines in the late 1950s to 1960s?

• Whirlwind

• SAGE

• SABRE

• CTSS

Which of the following statements about Linux is true?

• it utilized a General Public License

• it predated Unix

• it was structured in such a way that it didn't need a kernel

• it was developed by Xerox

Why were messages on old telegraph lines broken up into small chunks?

• To prevent a single large message from monopolizing the network

• To enable telegraph operators to take reasonable breaks throughout the day

• To prevent telegraph lines from overheating

• To minimize the amount of ink used in transcription

What was unique about ALOHAnet?

• it was wireless

• it was the first network be run on Unix

• it was the first international computer network

• it was one of the few networks to not use packet switching

What was VisiCalc?

• the first computerized spreadsheet

• the first computer to use graphics and text

• the first stack sorting algorithm

• the first handheld calculator with a screen

The World Wide Web is the combination of which two technologies?

• internet ant hypertext

• internet and FTP

• FTP and hypertext

• C++ and FTP

NeXT was founded by who?

• Steve Jobs

• Bill Gates

• James Gosling

• Larry Page

How did Microsoft reduce Netscape's share of the browser market?

• it embedded Internet Explorer into Windows

• it increased its advertising budget by 150%

• it sued Netscape for copyright infringement

• it disabled the kernel in Netscape, causing the browser to be slow

Why didn't Apple sell a lot of Apple Lisa computers?

• the computer was too expensive for consumers

• the computer was too slow

• IBM's PC dominated the market at that time

• Apple wasn't large enough yet to manufacture a large quantity of the computer

What was unusual about William C. Lowe's proposal for the first IBM personal computer.

• the machine used many off-the-shelf parts

• the machine was controlled by a joystick instead of a mouse

• the machine had the first color monitor

• the machine used Unix as an operating system