Who was the creator of the infamous “lovebug” computer virus?
Onel de Guzman who had been a computer school student at the college(pcworld.about.com/news/Nov132000id33392.htm - 32k) (archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/.../06/29/philippines.lovebug.02/index.html)
This news comes from a credible web page like CNN
Who invented the paper clip?
Johan Vaaler, a Norwegian inventor with a degree in electronics, science and mathematics, invented the paperclip in 1899(inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blpaperclip.htm - 24k).
Although, the claim has been disputed, most sources cite Norwegian Johan Vaaler as the inventor of the simple yet effective paper clip(ask.yahoo.com/20031120.html - 11k)
I found different answers to this questions, but I think my source are credible.
How did the Ebola virus get its name?
Ebola is a virus, named after a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo(Zaire), where it was first discovered. ( edcp.org/factsheets/ebola.html)
I found a lot of web sites with this information
( www.crystalinks.com/ebola.html)(http://www.answers.com/topic/ebola?cat=health)
What country had the largest recorded earthquake?
The largest earthquake in the world was recorded in Chile on 1960.(magnitude9.5)
(earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/events/1960_05_22.php) (news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7311945.stm)
I found a lot of web sites with this information
In computer memory/storage terms, how many kilobytes in a terabyte?
There are 1024 bytes in KB,1024KB in a MB,1024 in a GB and 1024GB in a terabyte.In a terabyte there are 1073741824 kilobytes. (www.t1shopper.com/tools/calculate)
It’s a calculating web side, so It should be correct(if you put data in a correct way)
Who is the creator of email?
In 1971 Tomlinson developed the first ARPANET email application and informed his colleagues by sending them an e mail using the new program with inscructions on how to use it.
( www.livinginternet.com/e/ei.htm)
(www.nethistory.info/History%20of%20the%20Internet/email.html)
What is the storm worm, and how many computers are infected by it?
Storm worm is one of the largest and most sophisticated cyber froud ever constructed. Expert have put numbers of Storm infected PCs at close to 10 million.
(http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/10/the_storm_worm_maelstrom_or_te.html?nav=rss_blog)
This news comes from a credible web page like Washington Post.
If you wanted to contact the prime minister of Australia directly, what is the most efficient way?
You can send a message direct to Prime Minister through Prime Minister website
http://pm.gov.au/contact/index.cfm
Which Brisbane-based punk band is Stephen Stockwell (Head of the School of Arts) a member of?
The Black Assassins
www.griffith.edu.au/school/art/staff/stockwell.htm
What does the term "Web 2.0" mean in your own words ?
One ingredient of its meaning is certainly Ajax(web-based applications can now be made to work much more like desktop ones) and another ingredient is democracy: we now have several examples to prove that amateurs can surpass professionals, when they have the right kind of system to channel their efforts
(www.paulgraham.com/web20.html)
I m not sure obuot this source
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