final review questions- day 1
1. When were the following companies founded? (a) Google, (b) Microsoft, (c) Yahoo?
a. 1998
b.1975
c. 1994
2. Who were the founders of each of those companies?
a. Larry Page and Sergey Brin
b. Bill Gates
c. David Filor and Jerry Yang
3. Last year (2006), what did the following companies make in revenue (a) Google, (b) Microsoft, (c) Yahoo?
a. 10.604 billion
b. 4.3 billion
c. 6.43 billion
4. What is .NET?
".net (network) is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used on the Internet's Domain Name System." -wikipedia.com
5. What is the Google Page Rank Algorithm? Basically, how are the placements of searches made?
PageRank is one of the methods Google uses to determine a page’s relevance or importance. a link analysis algorithm that assigns a numerical weighting to each element of a hyperlinked set of documents, such as the world wide web, with the purpose of "measuring" its relative importance within the set. The algorithm may be applied to any collection of entities with reciprocal quotations and references. -wikipedia.com
6. Which company purchased Flickr.com?
Yahoo
7. Which company very recently purchased Chrysler?
Cerberus Capital Management
8. What is the difference between a private equity company and a public corporation?
Private equity is a broad term that commonly refers to any tupe of equity investment in an asset which the equity is not freely tradeable on a public stock market. A public company usually refers to a company which is permitted to offer its securities for sale to the general public, typically through a stock exchange.
9. What is money coming in to a company?
(d) Revenue.
10. What is a share of stock?
stock is the capital raised by a corporation through the issuance and distribution of shares.
11. What does Alcoa do?
(c) Mine aluminum
12. What does the abbreviation GE stand for?
General Electric
13. What does the CEO do in a company?
A Chief Excutive OFficer (CEO), is the highest-ranking corporate officer, administrator, corporate administrator, executive, or executive officer, who in charge of total management.
14. What does the CFO do in a company?
The CFO primarily responsible for managing the financial risks of the business or agency. This officer is also responsible for financial planning and record-keeping, as well as financial reporting to higher management.
15. What is the NYSE? NASDAQ?
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is a New York City-based stock exchange. It is the largest stock exchange in the world by dollar volume and the second largest by number of companies listed.
NASDAQ (originally an acronym for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations system) is an American electronic stock market.
16. What does the board of directors do in a corporation?
In relation to a company a director is an officer of the company charged with the conduct and management of its affairs.
17. What is an IPO?
An initial public offering (IPO) is the first sale of a corporation's common shares to investors on a public stock exchange.
a. 1998
b.1975
c. 1994
2. Who were the founders of each of those companies?
a. Larry Page and Sergey Brin
b. Bill Gates
c. David Filor and Jerry Yang
3. Last year (2006), what did the following companies make in revenue (a) Google, (b) Microsoft, (c) Yahoo?
a. 10.604 billion
b. 4.3 billion
c. 6.43 billion
4. What is .NET?
".net (network) is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used on the Internet's Domain Name System." -wikipedia.com
5. What is the Google Page Rank Algorithm? Basically, how are the placements of searches made?
PageRank is one of the methods Google uses to determine a page’s relevance or importance. a link analysis algorithm that assigns a numerical weighting to each element of a hyperlinked set of documents, such as the world wide web, with the purpose of "measuring" its relative importance within the set. The algorithm may be applied to any collection of entities with reciprocal quotations and references. -wikipedia.com
6. Which company purchased Flickr.com?
Yahoo
7. Which company very recently purchased Chrysler?
Cerberus Capital Management
8. What is the difference between a private equity company and a public corporation?
Private equity is a broad term that commonly refers to any tupe of equity investment in an asset which the equity is not freely tradeable on a public stock market. A public company usually refers to a company which is permitted to offer its securities for sale to the general public, typically through a stock exchange.
9. What is money coming in to a company?
(d) Revenue.
10. What is a share of stock?
stock is the capital raised by a corporation through the issuance and distribution of shares.
11. What does Alcoa do?
(c) Mine aluminum
12. What does the abbreviation GE stand for?
General Electric
13. What does the CEO do in a company?
A Chief Excutive OFficer (CEO), is the highest-ranking corporate officer, administrator, corporate administrator, executive, or executive officer, who in charge of total management.
14. What does the CFO do in a company?
The CFO primarily responsible for managing the financial risks of the business or agency. This officer is also responsible for financial planning and record-keeping, as well as financial reporting to higher management.
15. What is the NYSE? NASDAQ?
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is a New York City-based stock exchange. It is the largest stock exchange in the world by dollar volume and the second largest by number of companies listed.
NASDAQ (originally an acronym for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations system) is an American electronic stock market.
16. What does the board of directors do in a corporation?
In relation to a company a director is an officer of the company charged with the conduct and management of its affairs.
17. What is an IPO?
An initial public offering (IPO) is the first sale of a corporation's common shares to investors on a public stock exchange.
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