Questions

1. When were the following companies founded? (a) Google, (b) Microsoft, (c) Yahoo?
Google was founded in September 1998.
Yahoo was founded in April 1994.
Microsoft was founded in 1975.

2. Who were the founders of each of those companies?
The founders of Google were Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
The founders of Yahoo were David Filo and Jerry Yang.
The founder of Microsoft was Bill Gates.

3. Last year (2006), what did the following companies make in revenue (a) Google, (b) Microsoft, (c) Yahoo?


4. What is .NET?
.NET is a whole new way to think about how software is built.

5. What is the Google Page Rank Algorithm? Basically, how are the placements of searches made?
The Google PageRank Algorithm is a system for ranking web pages made by the Google founders. It uses a vast link structure as an indicator of an individual page's value.

6. Which company purchased Flickr.com?
Yahoo.

7. Which company very recently purchased Chrysler?
Cerebrus.
8. What is the difference between a private equity company and a public corporation?
A private equity company only users and members can use and see, but a public corporation all people can use and see.

9. What is money coming in to a company? 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?
Mine aluminum.

12. What does the abbreviation GE stand for?
General Engineering.

13. What does the CEO do in a company?
The executive who is responsible for a company's operations.

14. What does the CFO do in a company?
The CFO Company is a consulting organization that helps small and medium size businesses increase their profits, strengthen their balance sheets --- and make their businesses easier to manage.

15. What is the NYSE? NASDAQ?
NYSE is the best known stock market, and NASDAQ is an American electronic stock market.

16. What does the board of directors do in a corporation?
A group of people legally charged with the responsibility to govern a corporation.

17. What is an IPO?
A initial public offering and occurs when a company first sells its shares to the public.

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