Week 4. Google Vs. Bing

For the Week 4 Tutorial task, we had to find answers to set questions without using Google or Wikipedia. My first reaction was, is there anything other than google? Gah! I use google for absolutely everything so it was interesting finding and trying to navigate different search engines. Here were the answers i got, mostly using www.yahoo.com, www.ask.com and the one i have seen advertised on t.v, www.bing.com

1. What did Alan Turing wear while riding his bicycle around Bletchley Park?

He wore a gas mask, he suffered from Hay fever (www.bing.com)

2. On what date did two computers first communicate with each other? Where were they?

It was called APRANET, September 2 1969, UCLA (www.bing.com)

3. What is Bill Gates’ birthday and what age was he when he sold his first software?

28th October 1955, Bill Gates developed his first software at the age of 13. (www.yahoo.com)

4. Where was the World Wide Web invented?

The World Wide Web was developed in 1989 by English computer scientist Timothy Berners-Lee at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics near Geneva, Switzerland. (www.ask.com)

5. How does the power of the computer you are working on now compare with the power of a personal computer from 30 years ago?

3000 times faster, but always changing

6. What is the weight of the largest parsnip ever grown?

The Guinness World Records states that the heaviest parsnip was grown by Norman Craven (Canada) in 2004 and weighed 5.7 kg (12lb 9oz) (www.bing.com)

7. When did Queensland become a state and why is the Tweed River in New South Wales?

Queensland became a state in 1904. (www.yahoo.com)

8. What was the weather like in south-east Queensland on 17 November 1954?

cyclone, rain it was the beginning of cyclone Wanda (www.bing.com)

9. Why is is Lord Byron still remembered in Venice?

Lord Byron was a romantic poet who had an affair with Teresa Guiccioli, the wife of an Italian nobleman, while staying in Venice. It was in this period that Byron wrote some of his most famous works, including 'Don Juan'. (www.bing.com)

10. What band did Sirhan Chapman play in and what is his real name?

The Black Assassins, Stephen Stockwell (www.bing.com)

In conclusion to this exercise i found that the Bing search engine was the easiest and most efficient one to use.