May 2008

ICT Competition

Peter Hazell

Blatchington Mill School

Question

Answer

1. Who invented email?

Ray Tomlinson

2. In 1963, which device did Douglas Engelbart invent?

Mouse

3. What "law" describes the fact that, on average, computers have doubled in capacity every 18 to 24 months since 1900?

Moore's Law

4. Which feature film was the first to be entirely computer animated?

Toy Story

5. A person who buys a domain name and then keeps it for a long time, hoping to sell it for a profit is known as a ..

Cyber-squatter

6. Who is known as ‘the father of the WWW’?

Most believe it to be: Tim Berners-Lee

Others sources state: Vinton Gray "Vint" Cerf

Either answer was accepted

7. If you see ‘Error 404’ on a web page, what does it mean?

An error which usually means that a file is not found, or missing. It can also mean that the location was mis-typed.

8. Which company developed the first hard disk drive?

IBM*

9. Which country has the domain initial .za?

South Africa

10. In computer terms, what is a ‘nibble’?

Half a byte (4 bits)