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1.

What did Ray Dolby's invention do for audio?
- A.
  
  Removed Hiss Keeping Sound Quality
- B.
  
  Made It Possible To Copy Tapes
- C.
  
  Gave Us Stereo Sound
- D.
  
  Made Music Portable
Correct Answer
A. Removed Hiss Keeping Sound Quality
2.

What company was once called Quantum Computer Services?
- A.
  
  IBM
- B.
  
  AOL
- C.
  
  Intel
- D.
  
  Earthlink
Correct Answer
B. AOL
3.

Who is the founder of the USA Network?
- A.
  
  John Kemeny
- B.
  
  Ivan Sutherland
- C.
  
  Marshall McLuhan
- D.
  
  Barry Diller
Correct Answer
D. Barry Diller
4.

Who of the following was a President and Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett-Packard Corporation?
- A.
  
  Andrew S. Grove
- B.
  
  Linus Torvalds
- C.
  
  Carly Fiorina
- D.
  
  Paul Allen
Correct Answer
C. Carly Fiorina
5.

Who was President and Chief Operating Officer of Viacom until 2004?
- A.
  
  Mel Karmazin
- B.
  
  Claude Shannon
- C.
  
  Steven Paul Jobs
- D.
  
  Linus Torvalds
Correct Answer
A. Mel Karmazin
6.

Who oversaw the transformation of MTV into a multi-national media empire?
- A.
  
  Jan Davidson
- B.
  
  Lawrence J. Ellison
- C.
  
  Jeffrey P. Bezos
- D.
  
  Judy McGrath
Correct Answer
D. Judy McGrath
7.

Who was AT&T's Chairman and CEO between 1988 and 1997?
- A.
  
  Michael Faraday
- B.
  
  Rob Glaser
- C.
  
  Robert Eugene Allen
- D.
  
  Gerald Levin
Correct Answer
C. Robert Eugene Allen
8.

Who was founding President of TCI spin-off Liberty Media?
- A.
  
  William Henry Gates III
- B.
  
  Gerald Levin
- C.
  
  Peter Barton
- D.
  
  Claude Shannon
Correct Answer
C. Peter Barton
9.

Who was the founder and chairman of Amazon.com?
- A.
  
  Rob Glaser
- B.
  
  Dan Bricklin
- C.
  
  Michael Faraday
- D.
  
  Jeffrey P. Bezos
Correct Answer
D. Jeffrey P. Bezos
10.

Who co-founded Macromedia in 1992 and left the company in 1998?
- A.
  
  James Clerk Maxwell
- B.
  
  Claude Shannon
- C.
  
  Carly Fiorina
- D.
  
  John C. Colligan
Correct Answer
D. John C. Colligan
11.

Who was the founder of Home Box Office?
- A.
  
  John Logie Baird
- B.
  
  Charles F. Dolan
- C.
  
  Guglielmo Marconi
- D.
  
  Dr. Michael C.J. Cowpland
Correct Answer
B. Charles F. Dolan
12.

Who founded the Oracle Corporation, a producer of database software?
- A.
  
  Michael Faraday
- B.
  
  John Perry Barlow
- C.
  
  William Randolph Hearst
- D.
  
  Lawrence J. Ellison
Correct Answer
D. Lawrence J. Ellison
13.

Who is a co-founder of Sun Microsystems?
- A.
  
  Joseph Charyk
- B.
  
  Scott McNealy
- C.
  
  Samuel Finely Breese Morse
- D.
  
  Nikola Tesla
Correct Answer
B. Scott McNealy
14.

What company makes the majority of touch-screen voting systems used in the USA?
- A.
  
  IBM
- B.
  
  Apple
- C.
  
  Diebold
- D.
  
  Dell
Correct Answer
C. Diebold
15.

Where was Microsoft's original location?
- A.
  
  Las Vegas, Nevada
- B.
  
  Albuquerque, New Mexico
- C.
  
  New York, New York
- D.
  
  Bellevue, Washington
Correct Answer
B. Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Questions About Business

What did Ray Dolby's invention do for audio?

What company was once called Quantum Computer Services?

Who is the founder of the USA Network?

Who of the following was a President and Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett-Packard Corporation?

Who was President and Chief Operating Officer of Viacom until 2004?

Who oversaw the transformation of MTV into a multi-national media empire?

Who was AT&T's Chairman and CEO between 1988 and 1997?

Who was founding President of TCI spin-off Liberty Media?

Who was the founder and chairman of Amazon.com?

Who co-founded Macromedia in 1992 and left the company in 1998?

Who was the founder of Home Box Office?

Who founded the Oracle Corporation, a producer of database software?

Who is a co-founder of Sun Microsystems?

What company makes the majority of touch-screen voting systems used in the USA?

Where was Microsoft's original location?