Questions from Tute

Question 1: What is the weight of the world's biggest machine? How much did it cost to build?
Answer: Krupp Digging Machine, 45,500 tons, 100mil

http://www.oddee.com/item_97210.aspx

Found this picture whilst searching for world's heaviest machine. Not relevant but awesome!

Question 2: Find a live webcam in Antarctica. Can you find a place to stay in Antarctica?

Answer: Mawson station webcam, There are no hotels or accommodation in Antarctica but you can sleep on the boat if you take a cruise.  

http://www.antarctica.gov.au/webcams/mawson

Question 3: When and where was the first example of global digital communication?  

Answer: The telegraph, 1860's-70's

http://cseng.aw.com/catalog/uploads/Glover_Digital%20Comms_C01%20reduced%20file%20size.pdf

Question 4: What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Melbourne?

Answer: If you wanted to leave right now, $79 via Tiger Airways. Unless you could teleport.. then it would be free and probably more fun.

http://travel.webjet.com.au/webjettsa/home.aspx?flight_search_action=http%3A%2F%2Ftravel.webjet.com.au%2Fwebjettsa%2Fhome.aspx&TripType=OneWay&CityFrom=OOL&DateOut=2011%2F1%2F24&CityTo=Melbourne&DateBack=2011%2F2%2F1&TravelClass=ECONOMY&NumAdult=1&NumChild=0&NumInfant=0&x=91&y=14&EntryPoint=Flight&RequestFrom=Outside

 Question 5: Who is Doug Engelbart? What is he known for?

Answer: One of the first pioneers of the internet. His most famous invention was the mouse in the 1960's, it was then claimed by Microsoft who tried to sue Apple because they tried to claim it as well.. even though it belonged to Engelbart.. 

Question 6: What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Stephen Conroy?  (who is this guy?)

Answer: The Minister of Broadband Ministerial office Level 4, 4 Treasury Place Melbourne Vic 3002

Tel: 03 9650 1188
Fax: 03 9663 7245

http://www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/contact/

Question 7:  What song was top of the Australian pop charts this week in 1990?

Answer: B-52 - Love Shack

http://today.ninemsn.com.au/travelandlifestyle/1014383/hits-from-1990

Question 8: What type of camera is used to make ‘Google Street View’?

Answer:

  Question 9: Name three computer operating systems (not for phones) that are NOT Apple OS or MS-Windows operating systems?
    a)  who created it and when?    b)  how can you get a copy of the operating system to use on your computer?

Answer: a) Minix, Sun Solaris and Unix Irix,Andrew Tanenbaum, 1984, Vaughan Pratt, original release 1992,1960s and 1970s employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy

b) All available to download, standard installation and download requirements are involved.