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- Q: Which company claimed to own the patent on hyperlink technology, which is the foundational building block of the World Wide Web?
A: British Telecommunications plc (BT). In 2000, BT sued the U.S. Internet Service Provider Prodigy, claiming that a patent they filed in 1976 (granted in 1989, U.S. Patent 4,873,662) for a “hidden page” covered all uses of hyperlinking on the internet. - Q: What does IP stand for, as in IP Address?
A: Internet Protocol. A numerical label, such as 192.0.2.1, is assigned to a device connected to a computer network. Not IPA, which is India Pale Ale. - Q: Which company introduced the floppy disk as a storage medium?
A: IBM (International Business Machines). Development began in 1967 with commercial release in 1971. Originally designed by a team led by Alan Shugart and David L. Noble. - Q: In what year was the first iPhone released?
A: 2007. Apple released it in the United States on June 29, 2007. The original device featured a 3.5-inch display, multi-touch technology, and went on sale for $499 (4GB) and $599 (8GB). - Q: In what year was TCP/IP formally standardised, marking the birth of the modern Internet?
A: 1983. Developed by the U.S. Department of Defines and officially adopted as the required protocol for the ARPANET on January 1, 1983. - Q: Which AI platform made history by reaching 1 million users in just 5 days and had over 5 billion visits in December 2025?
A: ChatGPT. Developed by OpenAI. It continued to lead the generative AI space into late 2025, boasting roughly 800 million weekly active users by April 2025. - Q: Which technology company maintains its headquarters in Redmond, Washington?
A: Microsoft Corporation. Located at One Microsoft Way, the company has operated from its sprawling Redmond campus since 1986. - Q: What is the best-selling home video game console of all time?
A: PlayStation 2 (PS2). With over 160 million units sold worldwide between 2000 and 2013. The Nintendo Switch is the second best-selling console of all time and the best selling console that is currently on the market, selling 155.37 million units worldwide. - Q: Which tracking device, first released in 2021, received a second-generation update in January 2026?
A: Apple AirTag. - Q: What is the fundamental unit of information in a quantum computer?
A: The qubit (or quantum bit). Unlike classical bits that are 0 or 1, qubits utilise quantum mechanics—specifically superposition and entanglement—to exist in multiple states simultaneously. Qubits enable exponential increases in computational power compared to classical computers.