Scavenger Hunt

Just a few questions that will spark your curiosity!

1. Who was the creator of the infamous "lovebug" computer virus?
Onel de Guzman, 24, a computer school student from the Philippines, admitting writing the password-stealing program known as ‘lovebug’ as a school project.
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/06/29/philippines.lovebug.02/index.html

2. Who invented the paper clip?
Johan Vaaler, a Norwegian inventor with a degree in electronics, science and mathematics, invented the paperclip in 1899.
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blpaperclip.htm

3. How did the Ebola virus get its name?
The virus was named after the Ebola River in Zaire, where in 1976 the virus spread to more than 55 villages located along the river's edge after an initial outbreak in the city of Yambuku.
http://www.mayaparadise.com/ebola.htm

4. What country had the largest recorded earthquake?
In 1960, Chile suffered the world's largest recorded earthquake which resulted in thousands of deaths.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7311945.stm

5. In computer memory/storage terms, how many kilobytes in a terabyte?
The terms kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte and terabyte refer to a collection of bytes stored in a computer. There are 1024 bytes in kilobyte, 1024 kilobytes in a megabyte, 1024 megabytes in a gigabyte and 1024 gigabytes in a terabyte. So therefore 1024 x 1024 x1024 equals 1,073,741,824.
http://www.sonoma.edu/users/c/carusor/web219/hardware_terms.htm

6. Who is the creator of email?
Computer engineer, Ray Tomlinson invented internet based email in late 1971. It was sent between two computers that were actually sitting besides each other.
http://inventors.about.com/od/estartinventions/a/email.htm

7. What is the storm worm, and how many computers are infected by it?
The Storm worm is a Trojan horse that opens a backdoor in the computer which then allows it to be remotely controlled, while also installing a root kit that hides the malicious program. The compromised computer becomes a zombie in a botnet. This particular worm also has the ability to update itself, so that updated infections can be fed into the compromised computer.
http://kb.iu.edu/data/avmm.html

Most experts say there's no way to know how many recipients of Storm spam clicked through and became infected, and therefore the actual size of the Storm botnet is unknown. (However antivirus company F-Secure believes the botnet is at least 1 million PCs strong). http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1243287731;fp;2;fpid;2

8. If you wanted to contact the prime minister of Australia directly, what is the most efficient way?
Mailing is the most efficient way to made contact with the Prime Minister. The old fashioned way of mailing a letter is adviced incomparison to emailing as it is not a recommended secure medium to transfer information. A postal address is provided:

The Hon Kevin Rudd MP
Prime Minister Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
http://www.pm.gov.au/contact/index.cfm

9. Which Brisbane-based punk band is Stephen Stockwell (Head of the School of Arts) a member of?
Stephen Stockwell played keyboard for Brisbane punk band, the Black Assassins, which wrote many satirical articles for the Cane Toad Times and had his documentary Big Things shown at festivals in Berlin, London and New York.
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 term given to describe a second generation of the World Wide Web that is focused on the ability for people to collaborate and share information online. Web 2.0 basically refers to the transition from static HTML Web pages to a more dynamic Web that is more organized and is based on serving Web applications to users.
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Web_2_point_0.html