Technological Failures

What was the name of the program that sat on top of Windows and introduced a new metaphor for computing?

• Windows 95

• Microsoft Bob

• Office XP

• Microsoft Office 97

Who was the creator of Clippy, the much-maligned addition to Microsoft Office 97?

• Byron Reeves

• Bill Gates

• Clifford Nass

• Kevin Atteberry

What was the name of the little cartoon paperclip in Microsoft Office 97?

• Rover

• Clippy

• Albert Einstein

• Shakespeare

What was the selling point of Office XP in relation to the Office Assistant?

• It was enabled by default

• It was disabled by default

• It had speech capabilities

• It had pre-rendered graphics

What was the technology that powered Clippy called?

• Office 97

• Windows 95

• Microsoft Bob

• Microsoft Agent

What was the main character of the game 'Ribbon Hero 2'?

• Cortana

• Clippy

• Bill Gates

• Bonzi Buddy

What was the proportion of families in the United States who owned a computer in 1991?

• 5%

• 15%

• 25%

• 35%

What was the name of the parrot character in the advanced demonstration of social interface at CES?

• Clippy

• Bonzi Buddy

• Rover

• PD

What was the name of the program that included live 3D animated characters and speech recognition?

• Microsoft Bob

• Windows 95

• Microsoft Agent

• Office 97

What was the technology that remained in the Windows operating system until Windows 7?

• Windows 95

• Office 97

• Microsoft Bob

• Microsoft Agent