Tutorial Task Day # 3

1. What did Allan Turing wear while riding his bicycle around Bletchley Park?

http://www.historyarticles.com/new_page_5.htm A gas mask! Found using yahoo.

2. On what date did two computers first communicate with each other? Where were they?

http://www.web-friend.com/help/general/pc_history.html 1969, the computers were located in California and Utah. Found using yahoo.

3. What is Bill Gates' birthday? And what age was he when he first sold his software?

http://www.woopidoo.com/biography/bill-gates.htm He was born on the 28th October 1955. He sold his first piece of software in 1975. Found using yahoo.

4. Where was the World Wide Web invented?

http://www.boutell.com/newfaq/history/inventedwebwhere.html Switzerland. Found using yahoo.

5. How does the power of the computer you are working on now compare to the power of a personal computer from 30 years ago?

http://www.pcguide.com/ref/cpu/fam/g1I8088-c.html and http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=37148 In 1979 a computer's power was 8-bit 4.77MHz, today it is roughly 64-bit, 3.2 GHz. Found Using dogpile.

6. What is the weight of the largest parsnip ever grown?

http://www.portlincolntimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/holden-growing-more-giant-vegetables/1570577.aspx?src=rss 2.3 kg. Found using altavista.

7. When did Queensland become a state and why is the Tweed River in New South Wales?

http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/mapping/index.html In 1859 Queensland and New South Wales separated and Queensland became a state. Found using altavista. http://www.tweedstay.com/ The Tweed River is in New South Wales because it falls just over the border from Queensland. Found using yahoo.

8. What was the weather like in South East Queensland on the 17th November 1954?

http://weather.ninemsn.com.au/station.jsp?lt=site&lc=40284&list=ds&of=of_a&ot=ot_a&mm=11&yyyy=1954&submit=go Min = 19 degrees celsius Max = 39.5 degrees celsius with no rain. Found using yahoo.

9. Why is Lord Byron still remembered in Venice?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/byron_lord.shtml He wrote some of his most famous works in Venice, including Don Juan. Found using altavista.

10. What band did Sirhan Chapman play in and what is his real name?

http://web.revolutionrock.com.au/oral-hist/index.php?id=36 The Black Assassins. He did not want his real name published. Found using yahoo.