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Get Tech
Get Wired! Computers and the Internet
 
Answer these questions by May 31 and be entered
into a drawing for prizes. All seventh and eighth graders are eligible.
 
Find the answers to these questions by using the library's Electronic Library 24/7 web page.
Click on "Science and Technology" to access the resources containing the answers.
 
1. What does FTP stand for?
 
 
2. According to the Science Online database, which of the following is NOT the name of a computer worm?
 

Dragonball
Fog
Colossus
Loveletter

 
3. The Science Online database includes a biographical article about Ray Tomlinson. What did he invent and why did he use an “@” symbol in his invention?
 
 
4. In the AccessScience database, “Loopy Light” refers to:
 

Ion beam mixing.
Light-manipulating components that failed to rescue overburdened electronic circuits.
An oscillator.
Light-manipulating components that might rescue overburdened electronic circuits.

 
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Thank you for participating in the scavenger hunt. Good Luck! Stay tuned for next month's scavenger hunt.