Final questions
Today's questions for the midterm:
Day 1 Questions -
1. When were the following companies founded? (a) Google, (b) Microsoft, (c) Yahoo? A)Google-1996, B)Microsoft- 1975, C)Yahoo- 1994
2. Who were the founders of each of those companies? Google founder(s)- "Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Microsoft founder(s)- Bill Gates, Yahoo founder(s)- Jerry Yang and David Filo"
3. Last year (2006), what did the following companies make in revenue (a) Google, (b) Microsoft, (c) Yahoo? "Google- 10,604.92 , Microsoft- 44,282.00 , Yahoo- 6,425.68"
4. What is .NET? ".Net is a generic top-level domain used on the internet's domain name system."
5. What is the Google Page Rank Algorithm? Basically, how are the placements of searches made? It ranks certain websites by how popular they are.
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 company means certain people can see it, and public corporation everyone cane see it.
9. What is money coming in to a company? [Erase the incorrect answers.] (d) Revenue.
10. What is a share of stock? "A share of stock is a claim on the current and future dividends (or other cash flows, such as stock buybacks) to be paid by a company."
11. What does Alcoa do? [Erase the incorrect answers.] (c) Mine aluminum
12. What does the abbreviation GE stand for? "genetically engineered"
13. What does the CEO do in a company? "Chief Executive Officer. The executive who is responsible for a company's operations"
14. What does the CFO do in a company? "The definition of "chief executive officer" (almost always) depends on whether a business is a corporation or not, that is, whether it (usually) has a board of directors or not. In an organization that has a board of directors, the "chief executive officer" is (usually) the singular organizational position that is primarily responsible to carry out the strategic plans and policies as established by the board of directors. In this case, the chief executive reports to the board of directors. In a form of business that is usually without a board of directors (sole proprietorship, partnership, etc.), the "chief executive officer" is (usually) the singular organizational position (other than partnerships, etc.) that sets the direction and oversees the operations of an organization."
15. What is the NYSE? NASDAQ? "NYSE is the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ is an American electronic stock exchange."
16. What does the board of directors do in a corporation? "The board's key purpose is to ensure the company's prosperity by collectively directing the company's affairs, whilst meeting the appropriate interests of its shareholders and stakeholders."
17. What is an IPO? "IPO stands for initial public offering and occurs when a company first sells its shares to the public."
Day 1 Questions -
1. When were the following companies founded? (a) Google, (b) Microsoft, (c) Yahoo? A)Google-1996, B)Microsoft- 1975, C)Yahoo- 1994
2. Who were the founders of each of those companies? Google founder(s)- "Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Microsoft founder(s)- Bill Gates, Yahoo founder(s)- Jerry Yang and David Filo"
3. Last year (2006), what did the following companies make in revenue (a) Google, (b) Microsoft, (c) Yahoo? "Google- 10,604.92 , Microsoft- 44,282.00 , Yahoo- 6,425.68"
4. What is .NET? ".Net is a generic top-level domain used on the internet's domain name system."
5. What is the Google Page Rank Algorithm? Basically, how are the placements of searches made? It ranks certain websites by how popular they are.
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 company means certain people can see it, and public corporation everyone cane see it.
9. What is money coming in to a company? [Erase the incorrect answers.] (d) Revenue.
10. What is a share of stock? "A share of stock is a claim on the current and future dividends (or other cash flows, such as stock buybacks) to be paid by a company."
11. What does Alcoa do? [Erase the incorrect answers.] (c) Mine aluminum
12. What does the abbreviation GE stand for? "genetically engineered"
13. What does the CEO do in a company? "Chief Executive Officer. The executive who is responsible for a company's operations"
14. What does the CFO do in a company? "The definition of "chief executive officer" (almost always) depends on whether a business is a corporation or not, that is, whether it (usually) has a board of directors or not. In an organization that has a board of directors, the "chief executive officer" is (usually) the singular organizational position that is primarily responsible to carry out the strategic plans and policies as established by the board of directors. In this case, the chief executive reports to the board of directors. In a form of business that is usually without a board of directors (sole proprietorship, partnership, etc.), the "chief executive officer" is (usually) the singular organizational position (other than partnerships, etc.) that sets the direction and oversees the operations of an organization."
15. What is the NYSE? NASDAQ? "NYSE is the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ is an American electronic stock exchange."
16. What does the board of directors do in a corporation? "The board's key purpose is to ensure the company's prosperity by collectively directing the company's affairs, whilst meeting the appropriate interests of its shareholders and stakeholders."
17. What is an IPO? "IPO stands for initial public offering and occurs when a company first sells its shares to the public."
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