Thursday, August 27, 2009

Uppgift Fyra

So this week the task was, without using google or wikipedia, find the answer to a set of questions.
So here goes

1. What did Alan Turing wear while riding his bicycle around Bletchley Park?
A Gas Mask (Lecture Notes)

2. On what date did two computers first communicate with each other? Where were they?
1969. UCLA (ucla.com)

3. What is Bill Gates’ birthday and what age was he when he sold his first software?
Born on Oct. 28, 1955. He was 13 When he first created and sold his first software. (Off Microsoft.com)

4. Where was the World Wide Web invented?
in Switzerland. (Yahoo! Answers)

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?
Technology has advanced a thousand fold, so my laptop differs greatly.

6. What is the weight of the largest parsnip ever grown?
8 pounds 6 ounces. (ask)

7. When did Queensland become a state and why is the Tweed River in New South Wales?
June 6, 1859. It separates QLD and NSW

8. What was the weather like in south-east Queensland on 17 November 1954?
Cyclonic

9. Why is is Lord Byron still remembered in Venice?
He was a leading poet, and commonly known as the "Don Juan De Marko" of Venice, for his romance and antics with women.

10. What band did Sirhan Chapman play in and what is his real name?
Black Assassins - Stephen Stockwell.

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