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  • Who created Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)?


  • Options
  • A. Phil Zimmermann
  • B. Tim Berners-Lee
  • C. Marc Andreessen
  • D. Ken Thompson

  • Correct Answer
  • Phil Zimmermann 

    Explanation
    Phil Zimmermann created the first version of PGP encryption in 1991. Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is a data encryption and decryption computer program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication. PGP is often used for signing, encrypting and decrypting texts, E-mails, files, directories and whole disk partitions to increase the security of e-mail communications.

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    • 1. Which consists of two plates separated by a dielectric and can store a charge?

    • Options
    • A. Inductor
    • B. Capacitor
    • C. Transistor
    • D. Relay
    • Discuss
    • 2. What does AC and DC stand for in the electrical field?

    • Options
    • A. Alternating Current and Direct Current
    • B. A Rock Band from Australia
    • C. Average Current and Discharged Capacitor
    • D. Atlantic City and District of Columbia
    • Discuss
    • 3. What was the first ARPANET message?

    • Options
    • A. "lo"
    • B. "hello world"
    • C. "mary had a little lamb"
    • D. "cyberspace, the final frontier"
    • Discuss
    • 4. In which decade with the first transatlantic radio broadcast occur?

    • Options
    • A. 1850s
    • B. 1860s
    • C. 1870s
    • D. 1900s
    • Discuss
    • 5. "FET" is a type of transistor, Its full name is ________ Effect Transistor...?

    • Options
    • A. Field
    • B. Factor
    • C. Flash
    • D. Force
    • Discuss
    • 6. '.TMP' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

    • Options
    • A. Compressed Archive file
    • B. Image file
    • C. Temporary file
    • D. Audio file
    • Discuss
    • 7. Compact discs, (according to the original CD specifications) hold how many minutes of music?

    • Options
    • A. 74 mins
    • B. 56 mins
    • C. 60 mins
    • D. 90 mins
    • Discuss
    • 8. Sometimes computers and cache registers in a foodmart are connected to a UPS system. What does UPS mean?

    • Options
    • A. United Parcel Service
    • B. Uniform Product Support
    • C. Under Paneling Storage
    • D. Uninterruptable Power Supply
    • Discuss
    • 9. Who co-created the UNIX operating system in 1969 with Dennis Ritchie?

    • Options
    • A. Bjarne Stroustrup
    • B. Steve Wozniak
    • C. Ken Thompson
    • D. Niklaus Wirth
    • Discuss
    • 10. What does AM mean?

    • Options
    • A. Angelo marconi
    • B. Anno median
    • C. Amplitude modulation
    • D. Amperes
    • Discuss


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