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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Google 2000-2004: Zero to $3 Billion in Five Years.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is "parallel computing?"
(a) Having more than one modem running into a computer system to increase the bandwidth and speed levels.
(b) The idea of using two computers to run on separate servers, using one as a backup in case the main computer crashes.
(c) A system built on a number of individual parts that can be replaced as needed, without affecting the other parts or the service in general.
(d) Storing files on multiple hard drives to ensure fast retrieval and less download time.

3. Search traffic typically increases during what two times of the day?
(a) The afternoon and evening.
(b) The morning and evening.
(c) The morning and late afternoon.
(d) The morning and early afternoon.

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

5. What is an IP (Internet Protocol)?
(a) The search engine's route to servers.
(b) An online address.
(c) The tracking information for early Internet users.
(d) A code for communicating online.

Short Answer Questions

1. As of the first quarter of 2005, what does Google have 51 percent of?

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

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

4. What does Susan Wojcicki rent to Page and Brin for them to use to develop further technology?

5. What company acquires Overture?

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