Tuitorial 4

1. Who was the creator of the infamous "lovebug" computer virus?

De Guzman created the love bug virus.Website: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/02/11/BU193239.DTL&type=printableEngine: http://www.altavista.com/

2. Who invented the paper clip?Norwegian Johann Vaaler invented the paperclip in 1901.Website: http://www.didyouknow.cd/paperclips.htmEngine: http://www.yahoo.com/

3. How did the Ebola virus get its name?It is named after the river in Zaire where it was first recognized.Website: http://www.scienceclarified.com/Di-El/Ebola-Virus.htmlEngine: http://www.yahoo.com/

4. What country had the largest recorded earthquake?With a magnitude of 9.5 Chile recorded the largest earthquake to date on May 22, 1960.Website: http://www.earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/kids/facts.phpEngine: http://www.yahoo.com/

5. In computer memory/storage terms, how many kilobytes in a terabyte?A terabyte is 1073741834 kilobytesWebsite: http://www.t1shopper.com/

6. Who is the creator of email?The creator of email is Ray Tomlinson 1971Engine: http://www.yahoo.com/

7. What is the storm worm, and how many computers are infected by it?Storm Worm infects computers with a virus. 1-50 million are infected

8. If you wanted to contact the prime minister of Australia directly, what is the most efficient way?Get in contact with my mate and get him to call him for me, cos he’s good mates with him.

9. Which Brisbane-based punk band is Stephen Stockwell (Head of the School of Arts) a member of?Answer: Black Assassins

10. What does the term "Web 2.0" mean in your own words?Hmm…well couldn’t be bothered writing in my own words so copy and pasted is Web 2.0 is a trend in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to facilitate creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration among users. These concepts have led to the development and evolution of web-based communities and hosted services, such as social-networking sites, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies. The term became notable after the first O'Reilly Media Web 2.0 conference in 2004.[2][3] Although the term suggests a new version of the World Wide Web, it does not refer to an update to any technical specifications, but to changes in the ways software developers and end-users use webs. According to Tim O'Reilly

EXTRA QUESTIONS FROM RESOURCES:· How do search engines rank the stuff they find on the internet?

Search engines operate algorithmically which means a procedure or set of rules for solving a problem, especially by computer. Very little input from humans. The contents of every page are analysed to determine how it should be indexed ie. title, headings. The best matches according to the criteria (with usually a short summary containing the title and part of the text will show up on the search)..proximatey search.
· who, or what, makes one page (that you might get in your search results) more useful than another one, so that it is put at the top of your search results?
It comes down to what the browser (person) is seaching for, it is what is best suited that will turn up at the top of the search engine (but you can pay ito get your website to be at the top).
· what are some of your favourite search engines? why do you like one more than others?
My favourite search engine is google because it has never failed to deliver. I have tried other search engines but they always fall short of coming up with the goods.