Netflix

Over the history of Netflix, the company _______ a content catalog that was earlier delivered via mail.

• has maintained

• maintained

• maintains

• was maintained

Netflix was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph _____ a DVD-by-mail service.

• into

• as

• from

• by

In September 1999 Reed Hastings _______ a subscription-based business model. Although Netflix was unprofitable until the mid-2000s, it survived the dot com bubble.

• has implemented

• implemented

• implements

• had been implementde

Netflex originally offered DVDs via US Postal Service, and had _______ their catalogue online.

• push up

• put up

• added up

• lined up

Netflix _____ both sold and rented DVDs by mail, but the sales were eliminated within a year to focus on the DVD rental business.

• initially

• lately

• randomly

• hurriedly

Netflix announced agreements with several manufacturers to include branded Netflix buttons on the remote controls of devices ______ the service.

• incompatible to

• compatible to

• compatible with

• incompatible with

The original content initiative would _____ the company to become less dependent on movie and television studios, giving it leverage over its supply chain of content providers, while helping build a loyal audience.

• assists

• stop

• enable

• sanction

Netflix's streaming service was launched in 2007, allowing users to watch content _______ over the internet.

• A) directly

• B) indirectly

• C) slowly

• D) quickly

The phrase 'binge-watching' became popular with Netflix's release of entire seasons of shows at once. What does 'binge-watching' mean?

• A) Watching one episode per week

• B) Watching multiple episodes in one sitting

• C) Watching only the first episode

• D) Watching episodes in random order

Netflix's recommendation algorithm suggests shows based on user preferences. Which word best describes this algorithm?

• A) Random

• B) Predictive

• C) Static

• D) Unreliable