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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, A Billion Dollars, One Nickel at a Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his original vision for a Database of Intentions, what does Battelle see the database being built with?
(a) Popular search terms.
(b) A collection of stores that offered online services.
(c) The most visited websites on the Internet.
(d) Names and addresses of Internet users.

2. When is the first version of Google officially released?
(a) April 1997.
(b) March 1998.
(c) August 1996.
(d) February 1995.

3. What percentage of search growth occurs in the U.S.?
(a) More than 40 percent per year.
(b) Less than 10 percent per year.
(c) Close to 30 percent per year.
(d) Close to 15 percent per year.

4. What does "URL" stand for?
(a) Universal Responder Link
(b) Universal Remote Location.
(c) Universal Redirection Links.
(d) Universal Resource Locators.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the main problem with the way early Internet users were accessing files?

2. What is it about the computers on Star Trek that Battelle would like to see become a reality?

3. What is Battelle's central focus in Chapter 2?

4. In what year did Alan Emtage create Archie, the first Internet search engine?

5. Under Gross' plan, when does an advertiser pay?

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