17 questions midterm

1. When were the following companies founded? (a) Google, (b) Microsoft, (c) Yahoo?
google September 1998.
microsoft 1975
yahoo 1994

2. Who were the founders of each of those companies?
YAHOO by Stanford Ph.D. students David Filo and Jerry Yang
google by Larry Page and Sergey Brin
microsoft Bill Gates

3. Last year (2006), what did the following companies make in revenue (a) Google, (b) Microsoft, (c) Yahoo?
micosoft $11.84 billion
google $2.25 billion
yahoo $1.14 billion

4. What is .NET?
.NET is a set of software technologies for connecting information, people, systems, and devices. This new generation of technology is based on Web

5. What is the Google Page Rank Algorithm? Basically, how are the placements of searches made?
how many ppl link to it n how many ppl pay 4 it

6. Which company purchased Flickr.com?
Yahoo purchased

7. Which company very recently purchased Chrysler?
it was bought by survivas

8. What is the difference between a private equity company and a public corporation?

Private equity is a broad term that commonly refers to any type of equity investment in an asset in which the equity is not freely tradeable on a public stock market.
public corporation Company structure that is similar in organization to a public limited company but with no shareholder rights.


9. What is money coming in to a company? (d) revenue

10. What is a share of stock?
In financial markets, stock is the capital raised by a corporation or joint-stock company through the issuance and distribution of shares.

11. What does Alcoa do? (c) Mine aluminum

12. What does the abbreviation GE stand for?
General Electric Company

13. What does the CEO do in a company?
The CEO oversees the company's finances and strategic planning

14. What does the CFO do in a company?
is responsible for the corporation's accounting and financial structure and activities

15. What is the NYSE? NASDAQ?
NYSE The largest organized securities market in the United States, founded in 1792. The Exchange itself does not buy, sell, own or set the prices of securities traded there. The prices are determined by public supply and demand
NASDAQ is a computer operated system owned by the NASD that provides dealers with price quotations for stocks and securities traded through the NASDAQ. Also used interchangeably with National Market System. Stocks traded on the NASDAQ are usually the smaller, more volatile corporations and include many start up companies.

16. What does the board of directors do in a corporation?
a director is an officer of the company charged with the conduct and management of its affairs.

17. What is an IPO?
A company's first sale of stock to the public. Securities offered in an IPO are often, but not always, those of young, small companies seeking outside equity capital and a public market for their stock