questions for the midterm

1. When were the following companies founded? (a) Google, (b) Microsoft, (c) Yahoo?
Google-1998.
Microsoft-
Yahoo-1994 or 1996

2. Who were the founders of each of those companies?
Sergey Brin and Larry Page found google.
3. Last year (2006), what did the following companies make in revenue (a) Google, (b) Microsoft, (c) Yahoo?

4. What is .NET?
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange .

5. What is the Google Page Rank Algorithm? Basically, how are the placements of searches made?

6. Which company purchased Flickr.com?

7. Which company very recently purchased Chrysler?

8. What is the difference between a private equity company and a public corporation?

9. What is money coming in to a company? [Erase the incorrect answers.] (a) Accounts payable (b) Overhead (c) Wages (d) Revenue.

10. What is a share of stock?

11. What does Alcoa do? (a) Mine diamonds (b) Make computers (c) Mine aluminum (d) Accounting.

12. What does the abbreviation GE stand for?
The General Electric Company, or GE, is a multinational technology and services company.

13. What does the CEO do in a company?
The power, the salary, and the chance to Be The Boss.

14. What does the CFO do in a company?
Controllership duties,Treasury duties,and Economic strategy and forecasting.

15. What is the NYSE? NASDAQ?
NYSE is an auction market that uses floor traders to make most of its trades.
NASDAQ is not a physical entity

16. What does the board of directors do in a corporation?

Establishing and amending Bylaws
Issuing dividends
Approving major contracts or mergers
Making key decisions regarding real estate owned or managed by the corporation
Electing or appointing officers

17. What is an IPO?
A company’s first sale of stock to the public

18. Who edits Wikipedia?

19. What is Web 2.0?

20. What is a social network?

21. Which corporation owns Myspace.com?

22. How do Digg.com and Reddit.com work?

23. Why do people visit Monster.com?

24. What does FTP stand for?

25. What does HTTP mean?

26. What is the file extension for Flash media that is available to see online?

27. What is the file extension for Microsoft Word files?

28. What is the file extension for Microsoft Excel files?

29. What is the difference between Excel and Word?

30. What is the file extension for Microsoft PowerPoint?

31. How is Google Documents different from Microsoft Word and Excel?

32. What is Linux?

33. How does Linux differ from Microsoft Windows?

34. What is Adwords?

35. How would one profit from Adsense?