Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Week 4 - The tute

1. What did Alan Turing wear while riding his bicycle around Bletchley Park?

2. On what date did two computers first communicate with each other? Where were they?

3. What is Bill Gates’ birthday and what age was he when he sold his first software?
Born October 28. (youtube)



4. Where was the World Wide Web invented?

5. How does the power of the computer you are working on now compare with the power of a personal computer from 30 years ago?
It's 15 times faster.

6. What is the weight of the largest parsnip ever grown?


7. When did Queensland become a state and why is the Tweed River in New South Wales?


8. What was the weather like in south-east Queensland on 17 November 1954?
Raining. 1954 floods. (General knowledge)

9. Why is is Lord Byron still remembered in Venice?
No idea.

10. What band did Sirhan Chapman play in and what is his real name?
Mark David Chapman

The 5 w's and h

1 comment:

  1. nice work. from the discussion in my tute not a whole lot of people acutally tried to finish that task.

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