Thanks to everyone for playing TRIVIA IT! Scroll down to view the answers to the questions. For those of you that didn't win, here's a special discount just for you:
Congratulations to the winners, Cliff M and Gary B.
As FOSE is right around the corner, we wanted to offer you 20% off the conference when you register with code MP4F35 by Friday, April 4th. In addition, the first 25 people who register by will receive a FREE $10 iTunes gift card.*
Here is how to get your FREE iTunes gift card:
Click here to register for FOSE and enter promotion code: MP4F35
Pick up your iTunes gift card on site at FOSE Central, just show your badge and it's all yours.
You don't want to miss out on the premier technology event of the year!
* Must pick up your iTunes gift card on-site at FOSE. No gift cards will be mailed or emailed out. Conference is free for government. Non-government personnel will be charged a registration fee.
Play Trivia & You Could Go To FOSE or GovSec For FREE!
Do you want to go to FOSE or GovSec in Washington, DC May 13 - 15? Here's your chance! Two lucky people will win a free full conference pass to FOSE or GovSec just by playing trivia!
Here's how to play:
1. Go to the appropriate discussion post on GovEvents LinkedIn Group (shown alongside the trivia questions below) and submit your answer to the trivia question.
2. There are four (4) trivia questions, one per week, so you have 4 chances to enter! Each correct answer will be submitted into the final drawing.
The last day to play will be Friday, March 28, 2014. Winners will be announced and contacted by Monday, March 31, 2014.
TRIVIA QUESTION #1 (of 4):
What was the first computer language designed for writing artifical intelligence programs?
A) TRUST
B) LISP
C) LOGO
D) MUSE
Answer: LISP made its debut as the first computer language designed for writing artificial intelligence programs. Created by John McCarthy, LISP offered programmers flexibility in organization. Source: http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=sl
Submit your answer via the GovEvents Group on LinkedIn to be entered to win a free pass to FOSE or GovSec >>Click Here!
TRIVIA QUESTION #2 (OF 4):
Who came up with the term ‘debugging’?
A) Grace Hooper
B) Robert Metcalfe
C) Kathleen Putnam Foreman
D) Doug Englebart
Answer: Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, the first female admiral in the US Navy is also known in the computer world for creating the popular programming language COBOL. She also came up with the term ‘debugging’ after removing a moth from a computer. Source: http://www.sandiegopchelp.com/15-fun-facts-computer-trivia/
Submit your answer via the GovEvents Group on LinkedIn to be entered to win a free pass to FOSE or GovSec >>Click Here!
TRIVIA QUESTION #3 (OF 4):
How much did the first personal computer “Simon” sell for?
A) $275
B) $180
C) $300
D) $450
Answer: The first personal computer was the Berkeley Enterprises "Simon" which sold for $300 in 1950. Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/25-random-facts-about-computers-tech?pagenumber=1
Submit your answer via the GovEvents Group on LinkedIn to be entered to win a free pass to FOSE or GovSec >>Click Here!
TRIVIA QUESTION #4 (OF 4):
What was the name of the first computer virus to come outside the single computer or lab where it was created?
We want you to use your brain power--no multiple-choice this week.
Answer: A program named “Rother J” was the first computer virus to come into sight “in the wild” — that is, outside the single computer or lab where it was created. Source: http://electrobusiness.co.uk/30-interesting-facts-about-computers-internet/
Submit your answer via the GovEvents Group on LinkedIn to be entered to win a free pass to FOSE or GovSec >>Click Here!
Official Rules:
1. Contest starts Monday, March 3, 2014 and ends at 11:59pm Eastern Time on Saturday, March 29, 2014. All entries must be received during that time period.
2. Any legal resident of the United States or Canada (except residents of the province of Quebec) age eighteen or over can enter, except employees, agents, or representatives of 1105 Media, Inc., (the “Sponsor”) or any of its parents, subsidiaries, sister companies, partners or affiliates, or any member of their immediate family.
3. For your entry to qualify, you must answer at least one question correctly out of the four given questions throughout the duration of the contest. Up to four (4) entries per person can be qualified to be entered. A qualified entry is a correct answer to the trivia question.
4. The copyright in any submission shall remain the property of the entrant, but entry in this Contest constitutes entrant's irrevocable, perpetual permission and consent, without further compensation or attribution, to use the entry and the entrant's name and city and state for editorial, advertising, commercial and publicity purposes by the Sponsor and/or others authorized by the Sponsor, in any and all media now in existence or hereinafter created, throughout the world, for the duration of the copyright in the entry.
5. Each entrant releases and discharges the Sponsor, the judges, any party associated with the development or administration of the Contest, their employees, agents or representatives or any of their parents, subsidiaries, sister companies, or affiliates from any and all liability in connection with the Contest, including without limitation, legal claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages, demand or actions of any kind.
6. A winner will be chosen by 1105 Media, Inc. no later than Monday, March 31, 2014 and notified no later than Monday, March 31, 2014.
7. Two (2) winners will receive EITHER one (1) full conference pass to FOSE or GovSec in Washington, DC. The approximate retail value of the prize is $295.
8. Official rules are subject to change at any time without notice.