Tech Quiz 11 | Tech Trivia
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Questions – Tech Quiz 11
- Which tech giant began as an online payment company called “Fieldlink” before pivoting to its current business model?
- What was the original intended use for the domain “google.com”?
- Who created the QWERTY keyboard layout, and what was the main reason behind its design?
- What was the first product ever developed by Sony, and how did it influence the company’s direction?
- Which early programming language was developed specifically for use by the U.S. Department of Defense?
- How did the concept of the “mouse pad” come into existence?
- What was the first commercially available home video game console?
- Which company created the first GPS satellite and when was it launched?
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ANSWERS – Tech Quiz 11
- PayPal initially started as “Fieldlink” and later became “Confinity” before evolving into the PayPal we know today. It started with a security software focus for handheld devices before transitioning into the financial sector.
- “Google.com” was originally intended as a backup for the Stanford University digital library project. Larry Page and Sergey Brin registered the domain during their research project at Stanford, which eventually became the search engine giant.
- The QWERTY keyboard was designed by Christopher Sholes in the 1870s. It was created to prevent jams in mechanical typewriters by spacing out commonly used letter pairings.
- Sony’s first product was a rice cooker in the late 1940s. Though not very successful, it marked Sony’s transition from a small repair shop to a major innovative electronics company.
- ADA was developed specifically for the U.S. Department of Defense, introduced in 1980. Named after Ada Lovelace, it was created to standardize programming languages used by the military.
- The mouse pad was created by Jack Kelley in 1969. It was developed to provide a smooth surface for the original ball-based computer mice to function more effectively.
- The first commercially available home video game console was the Magnavox Odyssey, released in 1972. It marked the beginning of home video gaming.
- The first GPS satellite was created by Rockwell International and launched in 1978. This paved the way for the comprehensive satellite-based navigation systems we use today.
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