Midterm Review (Day 1)

1. When were the following companies founded? (a) Google, (b) Microsoft, (c) Yahoo?
a.) 1998
b.)1975
c.)1994
2. Who were the founders of each of those companies?
a.) Larry page and Sergey Brin
b.) Bill Gates
c.) David Filo and Jerry Yang
3. Last year (2006), what did the following companies make in revenue (a) Google, (b) Microsoft, (c) Yahoo?
a.) 10.604 billion
b.) 4.3 billion
c.) 6.43 billion
4. What is .NET?
"net (network) is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used on the Internet's Domain Name System." wikipedia.com
5. What is the Google Page Rank Algorithm? Basically, how are the placements of searches made?
"Google search algorithm runs on a unique combination of hardware and an advanced script in software called an algorithm. The speed of a google can be attributed in part to the efficiency of this search algorithm and partly to the thousands of low cost PCs Google have networked together to create with their bandwidth a superfast search engine.
In its early years Google introduced a new search technique known as PageRank where by top results are determined partly by how many other sites link to them with the specified query. But over the years the algorithm has become one of the most advanced and complex scripts in deciphering search relevancy, traffic count, hit threads and search duration timing and even penalising unscrupulous search optimisation efforts. Whilst the exact factors are undisclosed, the function of the Google search algorithm provides browsers and searchers fast timing and results sorted according to relevancy based a user trends and hit counts."
wikipedia.com
6. Which company purchased Flickr.com?
Yahoo
7. Which company very recently purchased Chrysler?
Cerberus Capital Management
8. What is the difference between a private equity company and a public corporation?
a.) Private equity is a broad term that commonly refers to any type of equity investment in an asset in which the equity is not freely tradeable on a public stock market.
b.) A public company usually refers to a company which is permitted to offer its securities (stock, bonds, etc.) for sale to the general public, typically through a stock exchange.
9. What is money coming in to a company?
(d) Revenue
10. What is a share of stock?
In financial markets, stock is the capital raised by a corporation through the issuance and distribution of shares. A person or organization which holds at least a partial share of stocks is called a shareholder.
11. What does Alcoa do?
(c) Mine aluminum
12. What does the abbreviation GE stand for?
General Electric
13. What does the CEO do in a company?
A Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or Chief Executive, is the highest-ranking corporate officer, administrator, corporate administrator, executive, or executive officer, in charge of total management of a corporation, company, organization or agency.
14. What does the CFO do in a company?
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of a company or public agency is the corporate officer primarily responsible for managing the financial risks of the business or agency.
15. What is the NYSE? NASDAQ?
a.) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the "Big Board," is a New York City-based stock exchange.
b.) NASDAQ (originally an acronym for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations system) is an American electronic stock market.
16. What does the board of directors do in a corporation?
In relation to a company, a director is an officer of the company charged with the conduct and management of its affairs.
17. What is an IPO?
An initial public offering (IPO) is the first sale of a corporation's common shares to investors on a public stock exchange.