The first ever trans-Atlantic telephone call was made from New York City to London in 1927.In keeping with this spirit, we'd like to tell you some of our other communication records:
Most spammed person(收到垃圾邮件最多的人)
Microsoft chairman William H.Gates Ⅲ(the U.S.A.)receives up to four million spams(垃圾邮件)each day.However, with the help of all the people who are working in Microsoft and anti-spam technology, only around ten spares reach his inbox per day.
Earliest email
In l971, Ray Tomlinson, an engineer at the computer company, and Newman in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the U.S.A.sent the first email.At first it was an experiment to see if he could get two computers to exchange(交换)a message.(It was Ray who decided to use the @ symbol to separate(分开)the others' name from their location.The first email message was“QWERTYUIOP”.put the @ sign into the first e-mail message
Largest LAN(局域网)party
The largest LAN(Local Area Network)party was made up of 8, 531 unusual computers and 9, 184 members in Sweden from 30 November to 2 December 2006.
Most telephone books torn(撕)in three minutes.
Tina Shelton tore 21 telephone books at last, each with l, 028 numbered pages in a time of three minutes in California, the U.S.A.on 9 February 2007.
(1)
When was the first trans-Atlantic telephone call from New York to London made?
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A.
In l927.
B.
In l928.
C.
In l971.
D.
In2006.
(2)
Who is the person that receives up to four million email spams(垃圾邮件)each day?
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A.
William H.Gates Ⅲ.
B.
Ray Tomlinson.
C.
Newman.
D.
Tina Shelton.
(3)
Ray who decided to use ________ to separate the others' name from their location.
[ ]
A.
exchange a message
B.
“QWERTYUIOP”
C.
the@symbol
D.
an experiment
(4)
How long did the largest LAN party last?
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A.
Two days.
B.
Three days.
C.
Four days.
D.
Two months.
(5)
How long did Tina Shelton tear most telephone books?