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  • Question
  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • 74 mins 

    Explanation
    According to many stories surrounding the origin of the compact disc, 74 minutes was settled on because it would comfortably contain all of Beethoven's 9th symphony on one disc. Although some stories reference a specific Sony higher-up who claimed this as his favorite piece of music, stories differ. All that's known for sure is that Sony insisted on this and won out over Phillips' original 60 minute proposal.

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    • Options
    • A. Compressed Archive file
    • B. Image file
    • C. Temporary file
    • D. Audio file
    • Discuss
    • 2. Who created Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)?

    • Options
    • A. Phil Zimmermann
    • B. Tim Berners-Lee
    • C. Marc Andreessen
    • D. Ken Thompson
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    • 3. Which consists of two plates separated by a dielectric and can store a charge?

    • Options
    • A. Inductor
    • B. Capacitor
    • C. Transistor
    • D. Relay
    • Discuss
    • 4. 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
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    • 5. What was the first ARPANET message?

    • Options
    • A. "lo"
    • B. "hello world"
    • C. "mary had a little lamb"
    • D. "cyberspace, the final frontier"
    • Discuss
    • 6. 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
    • 7. 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
    • 8. What does AM mean?

    • Options
    • A. Angelo marconi
    • B. Anno median
    • C. Amplitude modulation
    • D. Amperes
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    • Options
    • A. Report
    • B. Field
    • C. Record
    • D. File
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    • Options
    • A. Fundamental
    • B. Fall
    • C. Force
    • D. Figure
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