Microsoft History Quiz

When was Microsoft founded?

• April 4, 1975

• April 4, 1985

• April 4, 1965

• April 4, 1995

Who were the founders of Microsoft?

• Bill Gates and Steve Jobs

• Bill Gates and Paul Allen

• Paul Allen and Steve Wozniak

• Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos

What was the name of the magazine that featured the Altair 8800, which inspired the founding of Microsoft?

• Time

• Forbes

• Popular Electronics

• National Geographic

Which company did Microsoft partner with in 1980?

• Apple

• IBM

• Google

• Intel

What was the name of the operating system that Microsoft developed for IBM computers?

• MS-DOS

• Windows 95

• OS/2

• Linux

What is the name of Microsoft's line of search engines?

• Google

• Bing

• Yahoo

• DuckDuckGo

As of June 30, 2015, what was Microsoft's global annual revenue?

• Approximately $86.83 billion

• Approximately $106.83 billion

• Approximately $66.83 billion

• Approximately $96.83 billion

Which product captured over 90% market share of the world's personal computers after Microsoft launched several versions of it?

• Microsoft Office

• Microsoft Azure

• Microsoft Windows

• Xbox

What was the original name of Microsoft?

• Altair BASIC

• Micro-Soft

• Microsoft Japan

• ASCII Microsoft

Who was the first employee hired by Gates and Allen?

• Steve Ballmer

• Ric Weiland

• Paul Allen

• Bob Wallace