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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Google Today, Google Tomorrow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What company eventually bought WebCrawler in 1995?
(a) Google.
(b) Microsoft.
(c) AOL.
(d) Yahoo.

2. Who developed the first search engine for the World Wide Web?
(a) Matthew Gray.
(b) John Battelle.
(c) Alan Emtage.
(d) Brian Pinkerton.

3. What is an "IPO"?
(a) Initial Public Offering.
(b) Initial Public Opposition.
(c) Interim Public Operation.
(d) Interim Public Option.

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

5. What was Excite's most notable feature?
(a) Two search boxes for multiple searches.
(b) A history box showing the most recent websites and keywords searched.
(c) A customizable user page.
(d) A section where the most traveled to websites is bookmarked.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Internet bubble bursts and capital investments for new Internet companies shrink, what happens to Overture?

2. What is one option of how the Internet could interact with DVR (Digital Video Recording) viewers?

3. From which fields of doctoral candidates does Battelle think will use the database as a research tool?

4. What is the core technology that supplied an algorithm for the order of websites?

5. By trying to stop search spammers in 2003, what does Google inadvertently do?

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