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World's 1st mobile phone virus is..?

Last updated on: July 16, 2004 10:17 IST
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Name the world's 1st mobile phone virus.
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1. Which is the world's 1st mobile phone virus?
a) Cabir
b) Netsky
c) Damaru

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The correct answer is Cabir.
Cabir was sent to security software firms Kapersky Lab of Russia and Symantec of the US by a member of '29a', a group of underground virus writers from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The worm is designed to work in smartphones running on Symbian and Series 60 software. This software is used to power millions of Nokia phones, such as the popular 6600 model. The worm is not regarded as dangerous because even if it spreads it carries no code that destroys files or executes other damaging operations. The virus attempts to jump from phone to phone by using the handset's wireless short-range Bluetooth connection. It scans the environment for other Bluetooth-enabled devices. Once it has found one, it sends itself disguised as a security file. The file must be accepted by the mobile phone owner and then installed before it can propagate.
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Cabir was sent to security software firms Kapersky Lab of Russia and Symantec of the US by a member of '29a', a group of underground virus writers from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The worm is designed to work in smartphones running on Symbian and Series 60 software. This software is used to power millions of Nokia phones, such as the popular 6600 model. The worm is not regarded as dangerous because even if it spreads it carries no code that destroys files or executes other damaging operations. The virus attempts to jump from phone to phone by using the handset's wireless short-range Bluetooth connection. It scans the environment for other Bluetooth-enabled devices. Once it has found one, it sends itself disguised as a security file. The file must be accepted by the mobile phone owner and then installed before it can propagate.

2. When did the world first commercial telephone exchange open?
a) 1890
b) 1884
c) 1878

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The correct answer is 1878.
On January 28, 1878, the world's first commercial telephone exchange opened at New Haven, Connecticut, USA, with 21 subscribers. The first telephone directory was published by the New Haven District Telephone Co (21 Listings) on February 21 of the same year. The first telephone exchange outside of the United States opened in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on July 15, 1878. First five telephones connected with a central office switchboard in Washington D.C. took place on December 1. The White House was No. 1; Capitol No. 2; Associated Press No. 3; Treasury Dept. No. 4; and the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb (later Gallaudet College) No. 5. The central office was a 24- wire peg switch.
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On January 28, 1878, the world's first commercial telephone exchange opened at New Haven, Connecticut, USA, with 21 subscribers. The first telephone directory was published by the New Haven District Telephone Co (21 Listings) on February 21 of the same year. The first telephone exchange outside of the United States opened in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on July 15, 1878. First five telephones connected with a central office switchboard in Washington D.C. took place on December 1. The White House was No. 1; Capitol No. 2; Associated Press No. 3; Treasury Dept. No. 4; and the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb (later Gallaudet College) No. 5. The central office was a 24- wire peg switch.

3. Who launched India's first wireless IP phone?
a) Cisco
b) Motorola
c) AT&T

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The correct answer is Cisco.
Internet Networking company Cisco Systems, in September 2003, launched India's first wireless IP phone, which enables users greater mobility and access in workplaces. Cisco 7920 is aimed at providing reliable access to Cisco IP communication system anywhere in workplace at any point of time. It is also adaptable for all mobile professionals from managers on the move within an office environment to associates working in the warehouse, sales floor, call centers. Nurses, doctors, teachers and IT professionals can also increase their reachability.
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Internet Networking company Cisco Systems, in September 2003, launched India's first wireless IP phone, which enables users greater mobility and access in workplaces. Cisco 7920 is aimed at providing reliable access to Cisco IP communication system anywhere in workplace at any point of time. It is also adaptable for all mobile professionals from managers on the move within an office environment to associates working in the warehouse, sales floor, call centers. Nurses, doctors, teachers and IT professionals can also increase their reachability.

4. In 2004, India's teledensity is seen to grow by..?
a) 10.5%
b) 15.5%
c) 4.5%

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The correct answer is 4.5%.
India's teledensity will record a 4.5 per cent growth by the end of this fiscal (2004-05) and is expected to show a 9-per cent growth rate by 2005 exceeding the earlier target of 7 per cent.
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India's teledensity will record a 4.5 per cent growth by the end of this fiscal (2004-05) and is expected to show a 9-per cent growth rate by 2005 exceeding the earlier target of 7 per cent.

5. Who pioneered telegraph and telephone in India?
a) Samuel F.B. Morse
b) William O'Shaughnessy
c) Alexander Bell

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The correct answer is William O'Shaughnessy.
In 1854 the British in India completed an 800-mile telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra. This system was the brainchild of a visionary inventor named William O'Shaughnessy. O'Shaughnessy arrived in India in 1833, as an assistant surgeon with the East India Company. There he began to experiment with electricity. He invented an electric motor and a silver chloride battery. Then, in 1839, he set up a 13½-mile-long demonstration telegraph system near Calcutta. That was just two years after Samuel F.B. Morse had built his demonstration system in the United States, but O'Shaughnessy wasn't aware of Morse's work. His telegraph used a different code, and the message was transmitted by imposing a series of very small electric shocks on the operator.
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In 1854 the British in India completed an 800-mile telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra. This system was the brainchild of a visionary inventor named William O'Shaughnessy. O'Shaughnessy arrived in India in 1833, as an assistant surgeon with the East India Company. There he began to experiment with electricity. He invented an electric motor and a silver chloride battery. Then, in 1839, he set up a 13½-mile-long demonstration telegraph system near Calcutta. That was just two years after Samuel F.B. Morse had built his demonstration system in the United States, but O'Shaughnessy wasn't aware of Morse's work. His telegraph used a different code, and the message was transmitted by imposing a series of very small electric shocks on the operator.

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