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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. What event is discussed in Chapter 1 as having indicated a change in American culture?
(a) The terrorist attacks of 2001.
(b) The start of the new millennium in January 2000.
(c) The invention of the computer.
(d) The creation of a super highway of information, called the Internet.

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

3. What Palo Alto street does Google relocate to after outgrowing its current location in 1999?
(a) University Avenue.
(b) Brookdale Avenue.
(c) Cherry Street.
(d) Fifth Street.

4. For what amount is Overture finally sold?
(a) $2.63 million.
(b) $2.36 billion.
(c) $1.63 billion.
(d) $1.36 million.

5. The basic model of a search engine has remained largely unchanged since when?
(a) The 1970s.
(b) The 1990s.
(c) The 1980s.
(d) The year 2000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the World Wide Web, who mainly used the Internet?

2. What angers webmasters in the early stages of Google?

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

4. When do Page and Brin adopt Gross' model?

5. What year does the Internet bubble burst, leading to the decline of IdeaLab?

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