Technology MCQs

341. Who created Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)?

A. Phil Zimmermann
B. Tim Berners-Lee
C. Marc Andreessen
D. Ken Thompson
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Phil Zimmermann created the first version of PGP encryption in 1991. Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is a data encryption and decryption computer program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication. PGP is often used for signing, encrypting and decrypting texts, E-mails, files, directories and whole disk partitions to increase the security of e-mail communications.

344. Compact discs, (according to the original CD specifications) hold how many minutes of music?

A. 74 mins
B. 56 mins
C. 60 mins
D. 90 mins
✅ The correct answer is option A.
According to many stories surrounding the origin of the compact disc, 74 minutes was settled on because it would comfortably contain all of Beethoven’s 9th symphony on one disc. Although some stories reference a specific Sony higher-up who claimed this as his favorite piece of music, stories differ. All that’s known for sure is that Sony insisted on this and won out over Phillips’ original 60 minute proposal.

350. In the United States the television broadcast standard is…?

A. PAL
B. NTSC
C. SECAM
D. RGB
✅ The correct answer is option B.
PAL and SECAM are standards used in other countries. RGB stands for red, green, and blue – the colors of light used to create an image in a color tv set and is often used as a format name for computer monitors.
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