Windows IQ Test

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www.infoworld.com/d/microsoft-windows/the-windows-iq-test-180651

I only got 50% -- some really obscure questions here.

[Chicago Jake]

I got 2 out of 20 correct. Basically had to guess on all of them!

[Ardbeg... innit]

Got 7 correct, knew 3 for sure (System restore, Ctrl-C,V,X, Windows 1.0 release) .

[Chicago Jake]

So who did write the Solitaire program?

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They give you the correct answers at the end. Didn't you see them? Take the test again (if you dare) and you'll see the answers below your score.

[Chicago Jake]

I looked briefly but didn't see them. I'm squeezing in my surfing between final exams* today, so I'm not paying that close of attention. I'll go back and check later.

*giving exams, not taking them. Much like Christmas presents, with finals, it is better to give than to receive.

[Chicago Jake]

Okay, I went through the quiz again. This time I didn't even glance at the questions, I just clicked at random. I got five out of twenty! (which makes sense, as each question had four choices)

I guess I didn't scroll down far enough last time. Very interesting answers, even though the questions were completely off the wall!

[Irish Stu]

You got 8 of 20 correct.
Your score: 40%

Mostly educated guesses got me a half decent score for a non-techie.

[Irish Stu]

Dec 5, 2011 18:33:14 GMT -6 Chicago Jake said:

So who did write the Solitaire program?

Question 7: Who wrote Windows Solitaire? How much money did he make for writing it?
Correct Answer: Wes Cherry; nothing

Your Answer: Wes Cherry; nothing

Wes Cherry was an intern at Microsoft in 1989 during his college senior year. He wrote Solitaire as a means to learn Windows programming. He never earned a cent from the program, although it's appeared in every copy of Windows since Version 3.0.

I thought everyone knew that ;D

[Ardbeg... innit]

He wrote Solitare instead of losing his cherry, earned nothing, got nothing