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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. Google declares that it will sell $2,718,281,828 shares as a tribute to mathematicians and engineers. What does the number 2,718,281,828 represent?
(a) x.
(b) e.
(c) mc.
(d) zeta.

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

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

4. Where did Monier end up working after AltaVista was sold and reworked?
(a) Google.
(b) AOL.
(c) EBay.
(d) Yahoo.

5. What does the "M" stand for in "CPM?
(a) The "monthly" amount of advertising fees.
(b) The Roman numeral for one thousand.
(c) The unit used to measure the number of Internet users.
(d) The "maximum" number of clicks an advertiser has paid for.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What leads Google to reconnect with Bill Gross and reconsider his business model?

3. Why was knowing FTP (File Transfer Protocol) line commands necessary for early Internet users?

4. What is an IP (Internet Protocol)?

5. Why was AltaVista.com groundbreaking?

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