[Answer] Which famous scientist developed the world’s first computer program for playing chess

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[Answer] What three colors are used to create the color white on a TV or computer screen?

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...A monitor or TV screen generates three colors of light (red, green, and blue) and the different colors we see are due to different combinations and intensities of these three primary colors. Each pixel on a computer screen is composed of three small dots of compounds called phosphors surrounded by a black mask.

[Ans] Which company was once known as "Quantum Computer Services Inc."?

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AOL was founded in 1985 as Quantum Computer Services, an online services company by Jim Kimsey from the remnants of Control Video Corporation. In 1991, Quantum was renamed America Online. AOL became one of the early pioneers of the Internet, providing dial-up service to over 30 million members worldwide. In 2001, at the height of its popularity, it purchased the media conglomerate Time Warner in the largest merger in U.S. history. AOL rapidly declined thereafter, partly due to the decline of dial-up and rise of broadband.

[Answer] Which company was once known as "Quantum Computer Services Inc."?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which company was once known as "Quantum Computer Services Inc."?"

...AOL was founded in 1985 as Quantum Computer Services, an online services company by Jim Kimsey from the remnants of Control Video Corporation. In 1991, Quantum was renamed America Online. AOL became one of the early pioneers of the Internet, providing dial-up service to over 30 million members worldwide. In 2001, at the height of its popularity, it purchased the media conglomerate Time Warner in the largest merger in U.S. history. AOL rapidly declined thereafter, partly due to the decline of dial-up and rise of broadband.

[Ans] Octothorpe is another name for what common computer keyboard symbol?

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The # symbol is commonly called the pound sign, number sign and more recently the hashtag. However, its official name is the the octothorpe. The word was invented in the same laboratories where the telephone came from. The scientists at Bell Laboratories modified the telephone keypad in the early 1960s and added the # symbol to send instructions to the telephone operating system. According to one report, Bell Lab employee Don MacPherson named it after the Olympian Jim Thorpe. However, another former employee claims it was a nonsense word that was a joke.

[Answer] Octothorpe is another name for what common computer keyboard symbol?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Octothorpe is another name for what common computer keyboard symbol?"

...The # symbol is commonly called the pound sign, number sign and more recently the hashtag. However, its official name is the the octothorpe. The word was invented in the same laboratories where the telephone came from. The scientists at Bell Laboratories modified the telephone keypad in the early 1960s and added the # symbol to send instructions to the telephone operating system. According to one report, Bell Lab employee Don MacPherson named it after the Olympian Jim Thorpe. However, another former employee claims it was a nonsense word that was a joke.

[Answer] 2. A young girl playing on her computer brings to life a virtual fantasy world when she conjures up a cyber white rabbit who persuades her to follow him.This is which book up-dated to the 23rd century?

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...1. Winnie the Pooh 2. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 3. The Wind in the Willows 4. Watership Down In Lewis Carroll's original book Alice is out of doors, lying on the grass, when she sees and follows the white rabbit. In the 23rd century she somehow brings him to life on her computer and follows him into a virtual fantasy world. She becomes trapped in the computer programme and only escapes when her father finds her, apparently asleep, at the computer and turns it off.

[Answer] 9. What of the following celebrities, who has Parkinson's Disease, signed on to do a Gateway Computer commercial?

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...1. Muhammad Ali 2. Jack Morrall 3. Ronald Reagan 4. Magic Johnson

[Answer] What does "IRC" mean to a computer geek?

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...IRC, or Internet Relay Chat, is a system for chatting over your computer. To chat with others, certain websites provide servers that allow people to chat via their computers. Examples of these sites include Talk City or networks such as EFnet or Undernet. These networks instruct you in how to download an IRC client to your computer that you then use to engage in chatting. There are popular IRC networks across the globe, such as IRCnet, EFnet, Undernet and Dalnet. Source: Whatis.TechTarget.com

[Answer] In computer lingo, what does "KB" stand for?

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...Computers measure the amount of information they contain in terms of kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB) and terabytes (TB.) The kilobyte, or KB, is about 1000 bytes. (Some consider it 1024 bytes but that amount is technically a kibibyte.) One typed character makes up one byte. To put it into context, an email that contains no images is about 2 KB in size. A five-page researched paper, again with no images, may be up to 100 KB or more. Ordinary Roman-style alphabetic text takes about 2 kilobytes, at one byte per letter, to store a typical page of text. Source: Web.Standford.Edu

[Answer] What is the earliest known coin-operated computer or video game?

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...Stanford University's Tresidder Union is the site where the first known coin-operated computer or video game began collecting players' coins. The game was the Galaxy Game. The original game was just one unit but was later expanded to include several consoles. This meant multiple players could play against each other. The cost of the hardware at the time was close to $20,000. To play the game, a player had to pay 10 cents for one game, or could get three games for 25 cents. Source: WorldHistoryProject.org

[Answer] What is "computer speak" for words or phrases that describe text, images and Web pages?

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...Computers are only as good as the people who program them. In "computer speak," people use certain words or phrases to describe content of Web pages and database records. These words or phrases are collectively called "keywords." When operators tag content or pictures with keywords that describe the content of the document or Web page, search engines can rapidly locate files from all over the internet. Keywords are important for identifying the content of a website and as indicators for refining search engine inquiries. Source: TechTerms.com

[Answer] What company was once known as "Quantum Computer Services Inc."?

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...AOL was founded in 1985 as Quantum Computer Services, an online services company. In 1991, Quantum was renamed America Online. America Online was one of the early pioneers of the Internet in the mid-1990s, and the most recognized brand on the web in the United States. It originally provided a dial-up service to millions of Americans, as well as providing a web portal, e-mail, instant messaging and later a web browser. In 2006, America Online ditched its full name to just be known as AOL. At its peak, AOL's membership was over 30 million members worldwide.

[Ans] What company was once known as "Quantum Computer Services Inc."?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "What company was once known as "Quantum Computer Services Inc."?"

AOL was founded in 1985 as Quantum Computer Services, an online services company. In 1991, Quantum was renamed America Online. America Online was one of the early pioneers of the Internet in the mid-1990s, and the most recognized brand on the web in the United States. It originally provided a dial-up service to millions of Americans, as well as providing a web portal, e-mail, instant messaging and later a web browser. In 2006, America Online ditched its full name to just be known as AOL. At its peak, AOL's membership was over 30 million members worldwide.

[Answer] 1. With respect to computer science principles, what is the term used for a reasonably detailed sequence of steps designed to solve a problem or perform a task?

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...1. algorithm 2. dish washer 3. toaster oven 4. central processing unit Basically, an algorithm is a detailed method for arriving at a solution for a given problem. There are many algorithms for accomplishing seemingly fundamental tasks, such as sorting numbers. Algorithms are often represented in what is known as pseudocode.

[Ans] What computer language was renamed after a warm beverage?

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Java is a computer programming language. It enables programmers to write computer instructions using English-based commands instead of having to write in numeric codes. It’s known as a high-level language because it can be read and written easily by humans. In the early 90s, Java, which originally went by the name Oak and then Green, was created by a team led by James Gosling for Sun Microsystems, a company now owned by Oracle. Over the years, Java has evolved as a successful language for use both on and off the internet.

[Answer] What computer language was renamed after a warm beverage?

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...Java is a computer programming language. It enables programmers to write computer instructions using English-based commands instead of having to write in numeric codes. It’s known as a high-level language because it can be read and written easily by humans. In the early 90s, Java, which originally went by the name Oak and then Green, was created by a team led by James Gosling for Sun Microsystems, a company now owned by Oracle. Over the years, Java has evolved as a successful language for use both on and off the internet.

[Ans] Which TV show inspired computer users to call junk email "spam"?

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...Word expert Graeme Donald told 5 live Breakfast that the use of the word to ... “Back in the early days of the computer and the internet the 'anoraks' ... spam, spam, and the way that unwanted mail just regurgitates out of the PC… ... 6 BBC News Channel · 7 Angry Miliband demands press inquiry · 8 Harry ... First Spam Email - 

 - Today in History: The First Spam Email Ever Sent ... about open houses where people could check out the computers. ... PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THE NEAREST DEC OFFICE ... Being on ARPAnet, that first spam message inspired a swift ... 8 TV “Nice Guys” Who Are Actually Total Trash ...

Which midwestern computer company shipped its products in cow-spotted boxes?

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It was founded on September 5, 1985, on a farm outside Sioux City, Iowa, by Ted Waitt and Mike Hammond, it was one of the first widely successful direct-sales PC companies, utilizing a sales model copied from Dell, and playing up its Iowa roots with low-tech advertisements proclaiming "Computers from Iowa?" Lake Michigan. The state is divided into 72 counties.

[Ans] Where did the ILOVEYOU computer worm originate?

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ILOVEYOU, sometimes referred to as Love Bug or Love Letter, was a computer worm that attacked tens of millions of Windows personal computers on and after 5 May 2000 when it started spreading as an email message with the subject line "ILOVEYOU" and the attachment "LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.txt.vbs".