Tutorial Task; Scavenger Hunt

1. Who was the creator of the infamous "lovebug" computer virus?
Onel De Guzman, a 23-year old man living in a middle-class Manila suburb.
Website - http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewBusiness.asp?Page=\Culture\archive\1998-2000\CUL20000505b.html

2. Who invented the paper clip?
Norwegian Johan Vaaler
Website - http://ask.yahoo.com/20031120.html

3. How did the Ebola virus get its name?
From a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it was first recognized.
Website - http://ebola.emedtv.com/ebola-virus/from-what-place-did-the-ebola-virus-get-its-name.html

4. What country had the largest recorded earthquake?
Chile 1960 May 22 19:11:14 UTC Magnitude 9.5
Website - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/events/1960_05_22.php

5. In computer memory/storage terms, how many kilobytes in a terabyte?
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6. Who is the creator of email?
Ray Tomlinson
Website - http://inventors.about.com/od/estartinventions/a/email.html

7. What is the storm worm, and how many computers are infected by it?
It begins through email, and once the email is opened the virus then spreads quietly through the computer. Because it is so quick this virus effected millions of computers.
Website - http://www.hothardware.com/News/What_Is_The_Storm_Worm_For/

8. If you wanted to contact the prime minister of australia directly, what is the most efficient way?
Through this site…
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=200637520

9. Which Brisbane-based punk band is Stephen Stockwell (Head of the School of Arts) a member of?
The Black Assassins.
Website - http://www.griffith.edu.au/school/art/staff/stockwell.htm

10. What does the term "Web 2.0" mean in your own words?
Web 2.0 is the second generation of services available on the World Wide Web that lets people collaborate and share information online. Example; Wikipedia.