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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Google Goes Public.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the WebCrawler so unique?
(a) It was responsible for organizing all of the websites in the database.
(b) It could index the full text of Web documents instead of just titles.
(c) It transferred files directly to a specified computer.
(d) It allowed Internet users access to both search engines, Archie and Veronica.

2. Regulation requires that a company must report as if it were public when it has how many employees?
(a) Over 1,000.
(b) Over 500.
(c) Over 2,000.
(d) Over 150.

3. Before the World Wide Web, who mainly used the Internet?
(a) The government.
(b) Educators at high schools and universities.
(c) A small public network of computer savvy people.
(d) Scientists at NASA.

4. What leads Google to reconnect with Bill Gross and reconsider his business model?
(a) The lack of Internet users choosing Google as a search engine.
(b) The 2001 terrorist attacks.
(c) The decreasing number of advertisers that were buying ads.
(d) The NASDAQ market crash in 2000.

5. What is the "SEC?"
(a) Stock and Exchange Corporation.
(b) Security and Exchange Commission.
(c) Security and Economic Committee.
(d) Stock and Ecommerce Committee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does Google finally decide to go public and sell company stock?

2. During the months leading up to the stock opening, what does a former senior manager file a lawsuit against the company for?

3. What is an "IPO"?

4. In 1993, what university created Veronica, the second search engine?

5. Where does the most pressure come from for Google to sell stocks?

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