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  • 1. When did Facebook announce its Bug Bounty Program?
A) July 29, 2011
B) July 29, 2010
C) June 2017
D) October 2012
  • 2. What was the minimum payout for reporting security holes under the initial Bug Bounty Program?
A) $1000
B) $100
C) $716
D) $500
  • 3. In 2008, approximately how many registered users did Facebook have?
A) 500 million
B) 1 billion
C) 2 billion
D) 100 million
  • 4. How many monthly active users did Facebook reach in October 2012?
A) 100 million
B) One billion
C) 500 million
D) 2 billion
  • 5. When did Facebook cross the 2 billion user mark?
A) June 2017
B) July 2010
C) November 2015
D) October 2012
  • 6. What change did Facebook make to its 'monthly active users' definition in 2015?
A) Excluded mobile users
B) Included non-logged-in users
C) Included inactive accounts
D) Excluded third-party services
  • 7. Between 2017 and 2019, what happened to the percentage of U.S. users over age 12?
A) Remained at 67%
B) Declined to 29%
C) Increased from 61% to 67%
D) Declined from 67% to 61%
  • 8. Which country had the highest number of Facebook users as of April 2023?
A) Indonesia
B) Brazil
C) India
D) United States
  • 9. Which region had the highest number of Facebook users in 2018?
A) Asia-Pacific
B) South America
C) US-Canada
D) Europe
  • 10. In which year did Facebook experience a quarterly decline in daily active users for the first time?
A) 2019
B) 2017
C) 2021
D) 2018
  • 11. What product did Facebook ban the promotion of in 2019?
A) Video games
B) Cars
C) Vape products
D) Alcohol
  • 12. Which country considered a one-month ban on Facebook in 2018?
A) Russia
B) Vietnam
C) China
D) Papua New Guinea
  • 13. In the July 2010 announcement, what was the average time spent daily by users?
A) 60 minutes
B) 15 minutes
C) 2 hours
D) 34 minutes
  • 14. As of the 2008-2018 period, what happened to the percentage of users under 34?
A) Doubled
B) Remained stable
C) Increased to more than half
D) Declined to less than half
  • 15. When was the Facebook 'like' button first enabled?
A) June 2010
B) February 9, 2009
C) February 2016
D) April 2020
  • 16. What icon style is used for the Facebook 'like' button?
A) Smile
B) Thumbs up
C) Heart
D) Checkmark
  • 17. How many pre-defined emotions were added to Reactions in 2016?
A) Four
B) Five
C) Six
D) Seven
  • 18. Which reaction was added during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020?
A) Haha
B) Sad
C) Care
D) Love
  • 19. What was Facebook Messenger originally called in 2008?
A) Facebook Talk
B) Facebook Chat
C) Chat Heads
D) Messenger Rooms
  • 20. What are the round profile photo icons that appear on-screen in the Android Messenger app called?
A) Messenger Rooms
B) Instant Games
C) Chat Heads
D) App Lock
  • 21. What is the maximum number of people allowed in Messenger Rooms?
A) 10
B) 25
C) 100
D) 50
  • 22. What is the feature that allows iOS users to lock their chats using Face ID or Touch ID called?
A) Security Shield
B) App Lock
C) Chat Secure
D) Privacy Guard
  • 23. What feature allows users to share photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours?
A) Messenger Day
B) Status Stories
C) Instant Moments
D) 24-Hour View
  • 24. Which symbol is used in Messenger to give a user a notification in a group conversation?
A) @
B) !
C) *
D) #
  • 25. What are group chatbots in Messenger called?
A) Bot Groups
B) Chat Extensions
C) Messenger Rooms
D) Automation Bots
  • 26. What virtual assistant scans chats for keywords and suggests relevant actions?
A) M
B) Siri
C) Chat Helper
D) Messenger Bot
  • 27. What allows users to find bots and scan branded QR codes in Messenger?
A) Discovery tab
B) Search bar
C) Bot Store
D) Application menu
  • 28. What information is highlighted in the News Feed?
A) Profile changes, upcoming events, and friends' birthdays
B) Advertisement analytics and business trends
C) Stock market updates and global news headlines
D) Personal messages and private friend requests
  • 29. Which algorithm governs the sorting and display of stories in a News Feed?
A) NewsSort algorithm
B) SocialFlow algorithm
C) FeedRank algorithm
D) EdgeRank algorithm
  • 30. How many photos can each Facebook album contain?
A) 200 photos
B) 500 photos
C) 100 photos
D) Unlimited photos
  • 31. Who developed the photo tagging feature?
A) Sheryl Sandberg and David Wehner
B) Aaron Sittig and Scott Marlette
C) Chris Hughes and Dustin Moskovitz
D) Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin
  • 32. When do Facebook Stories disappear?
A) After 12 hours
B) After one week
C) After 24 hours
D) After 48 hours
  • 33. What was the primary reason Facebook users initially complained about the News Feed?
A) It was too expensive to use
B) It lacked a mobile application interface
C) It felt too cluttered and tracked activities too easily
D) It did not allow for photo sharing
  • 34. What happens to Leap-Day babies' birthdays in the News Feed?
A) They are neglected three years out of four
B) They are celebrated twice a year
C) They are automatically moved to March 1st
D) They are never displayed at all
  • 35. In 2018, how did Facebook change the News Feed priority?
A) Prioritized media companies over friends
B) Prioritized friends and family content
C) Removed all commercial advertising
D) Disabled video content entirely
  • 36. What percentage of iOS users in the United States permitted tracking according to Flurry Analytics?
A) 4%
B) 96%
C) 12%
D) 50%
  • 37. What is the function of 'Instant Articles'?
A) Convert articles into 3D assets
B) Provide news without leaving the site
C) Enable instant messaging with publishers
D) Allow for live video streaming
  • 38. Which feature allows for the uploading of interactive 3D assets?
A) 3D Posts
B) Interactive Media
C) Dynamic Stories
D) 3D Albums
  • 39. What was the result of Facebook's newspaper ad campaign regarding Apple's iOS 14.5?
A) Users largely opted in to tracking
B) Facebook was fined by the government
C) Apple delayed the release of the update
D) The efforts were unsuccessful
  • 40. What is the domain name used for Facebook's own content delivery network?
A) cdn.facebook.net
B) facebook.com
C) fb.net
D) fbcdn.net
  • 41. Which company did Facebook rely on for CDN services until the mid-2010s?
A) Cloudflare
B) Akamai
C) Google
D) Amazon Web Services
  • 42. On what date did Facebook announce the Hack programming language?
A) June 12, 2009
B) September 22, 2011
C) March 20, 2014
D) February 14, 2014
  • 43. What is the name of the chronological feed of a user's stories on Facebook?
A) Timeline
B) Profile Stream
C) History Log
D) News Feed
  • 44. What feature allows users to display a large image at the top of their profile?
A) Cover photo
B) Header banner
C) Profile picture
D) Background wallpaper
  • 45. When did Facebook launch 'Pages' for brands and celebrities?
A) 2011
B) 2014
C) 2007
D) 2009
  • 46. What feature, introduced in June 2009, allows users to choose a unique nickname for their profile URL?
A) Profile tags
B) Vanity URLs
C) Handle IDs
D) Usernames
  • 47. In February 2014, what did Facebook expand regarding user settings?
A) Gender setting
B) Privacy levels
C) Password complexity
D) Age verification
  • 48. What does the 'ask' button allow users to do if information is missing on a profile?
A) Send a message asking for the information
B) Report the user for missing info
C) Automatically fill in the information
D) Hide the profile from search
  • 49. Which programming language was described as being 'battle tested' by Facebook?
A) Java
B) Python
C) PHP
D) Hack
  • 50. What type of data does Facebook use its 'edge network' to serve?
A) Dynamic ads
B) User messages
C) Static data
D) Encrypted credentials
  • 51. What is the official maximum character limit for Facebook posts?
A) 5000 characters
B) 140 characters
C) 280 characters
D) There is no officially published maximum limit
  • 52. What is the maximum file size for a video on Facebook?
A) 5 GB
B) 15 GB
C) 20 GB
D) 10 GB
  • 53. What is the maximum supported video resolution on Facebook?
A) 720p
B) 4K
C) 1080p
D) 480p
  • 54. What is required for two users to become 'friends' on Facebook?
A) They must share a mutual friend
B) Only one person sends a request
C) They must be in the same group
D) Both sides must agree
  • 55. Which of these is NOT a standard privacy setting mentioned for posts?
A) Followers only
B) Public
C) Friends
D) Private
  • 56. How are groups on Facebook defined?
A) People who only speak the same language
B) People who work for the same company
C) Persons with shared interests
D) People who live in the same house
  • 57. Which company owns Facebook?
A) Microsoft
B) Meta Platforms
C) Google
D) Apple
  • 58. In what year was Facebook founded?
A) 2004
B) 2003
C) 2006
D) 2001
  • 59. What is the minimum age for Facebook users in South Korea?
A) 14
B) 18
C) 15
D) 13
  • 60. What was the name of the website Mark Zuckerberg built in 2003 while at Harvard?
A) Facemash
B) Meta
C) Photo Address Book
D) TheFacebook
  • 61. Who provided Facebook's first investment?
A) Bill Gates
B) Sean Parker
C) Eduardo Saverin
D) Peter Thiel
  • 62. What company did Facebook acquire in 2012?
A) Twitter
B) Instagram
C) Oculus VR
D) WhatsApp
  • 63. What percentage of Facebook's traffic originates from the United States?
A) 23 percent
B) 33 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 10 percent
  • 64. Who was the company president of Facebook in 2004?
A) Peter Thiel
B) Sean Parker
C) Dustin Moskovitz
D) Mark Zuckerberg
  • 65. What does the name Facebook derive from?
A) Facemash
B) University student directories
C) A marketing slogan
D) A photograph collection
  • 66. Which company purchased a 1.6% share of Facebook in 2007?
A) Amazon
B) Microsoft
C) Apple
D) Google
  • 67. Which programming language was Facebook initially built with?
A) Java
B) Python
C) C++
D) PHP
  • 68. What is the name of the tool created to improve PHP performance on Facebook servers?
A) Ptail
B) Scribe
C) Thrift
D) HipHop Virtual Machine
  • 69. In a 2024 interview, which language did Zuckerberg say he would use to rebuild Facebook?
A) Java
B) Ruby
C) PHP
D) Python
  • 70. In what year did Facebook make HTTPS the default for all users?
A) 2012
B) 2011
C) 2010
D) 2013
  • 71. What system does Facebook use to distribute the binary blob to its servers?
A) Cloud-based deployment
B) Custom BitTorrent-based system
C) FTP server transfer
D) Physical disk installation
  • 72. What technology is used for Facebook's data storage across distributed machines?
A) MongoDB
B) MySQL
C) HBase
D) PostgreSQL
  • 73. Which tool does Facebook use to write AJAX requests to a log file?
A) Ptail
B) Puma
C) Scribe
D) Thrift
  • 74. Which tool is used to manage periods of high input/output data flow?
A) HBase
B) Puma
C) Scribe
D) Hive
  • 75. What is the messaging format used so PHP programs can query Java services?
A) Thrift
B) XML
C) JSON
D) Protocol Buffers
  • 76. In what format is data output before being sent to MapReduce servers?
A) Binary format
B) PHP format
C) Java format
D) JSON format
  • 77. What serves as a backup to recover Facebook data?
A) Scribe
B) Hive
C) PHP logs
D) Puma
  • 78. How does Facebook generate revenue according to the text?
A) Charging a monthly subscription fee
B) Targeted advertising
C) Selling hardware devices
D) Selling user data to advertisers
  • 79. What information are third-party apps able to receive if you use a Facebook Comment button on their site?
A) Your private messages
B) Your account password
C) The comment or link you share
D) Your full address book
  • 80. Which regulation mandates additional privacy protections for users in the European Union?
A) GDPR
B) CCPA
C) HIPAA
D) COPPA
  • 81. Does Facebook share data with law enforcement?
A) Yes, if needed
B) No, never
C) Only with international court orders
D) Only with a presidential order
  • 82. What is the primary way users control access to their profile and individual posts?
A) Deleting the account
B) Contacting customer support
C) Asking a moderator
D) Privacy settings
  • 83. What is the name of Facebook's facial recognition software?
A) DeepFace
B) FaceScan
C) IdentifyMe
D) ProfileLook
  • 84. According to the text, which country blocked Facebook and WhatsApp in May 2019?
A) United States
B) Sri Lanka
C) India
D) Ireland
  • 85. What psychological effect is specifically mentioned as a potential result of using Facebook?
A) Jealousy
B) Euphoria
C) Improved memory
D) Overconfidence
  • 86. Which regulator called Facebook's terms of service regarding private data 'unbalanced'?
A) The World Trade Organization
B) The Federal Trade Commission
C) The Irish Data Protection Commission
D) Margrethe Vestager
  • 87. Which US government agency announced an antitrust investigation into Facebook in July 2019?
A) Federal Trade Commission
B) Department of Justice
C) Environmental Protection Agency
D) Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • 88. What company published a study in August 2013 showing Facebook accessed links in messages?
A) High-Tech Bridge
B) Consumer Reports
C) LiveRamp
D) TechCrunch
  • 89. With which Chinese company did Facebook have a data-sharing agreement that faced US scrutiny?
A) Xiaomi
B) Alibaba
C) Huawei
D) Tencent
  • 90. Which outlet contacted the web host to take down the database of 419 million records in 2019?
A) The New York Times
B) High-Tech Bridge
C) TechCrunch
D) Consumer Reports
  • 91. According to a January 2024 study, how many companies on average track each Facebook user?
A) Over five hundred
B) Over one hundred
C) Over ten thousand
D) Over two thousand
  • 92. Which data broker is responsible for 96 percent of the data tracking identified in the 2024 study?
A) Cambridge Analytica
B) High-Tech Bridge
C) LiveRamp
D) Onavo
  • 93. What was the name of the 2016 Facebook project aimed at competing with Snapchat?
A) Project Privacy
B) Project Ghostbusters
C) Project PRISM
D) Project Onavo
  • 94. What tool did Facebook use to initiate man-in-the-middle attacks on user traffic?
A) Onavo
B) PRISM
C) DataBroker
D) Ghostbusters
  • 95. Who led the political data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica?
A) Meghan McCain.
B) Alexander Nix.
C) Mark Zuckerberg.
D) Carol Davidsen.
  • 96. What entity granted a warrant to search Cambridge Analytica's London offices?
A) The English High Court.
B) The European Union.
C) The Federal Trade Commission.
D) The US Supreme Court.
  • 97. In what year was the DataSpii leak exposed?
A) 2018
B) 2017
C) 2019
D) 2020
  • 98. Who was the primary cybersecurity researcher that exposed the DataSpii leak?
A) Sam Jadali
B) Geoffrey Fowler
C) Nick Mourtoupalas
D) Mark Zuckerberg
  • 99. Which data provider was involved in the DataSpii leak alongside Nacho Analytics?
A) DDMR
B) Facebook
C) Mozilla
D) Google
  • 100. How did Facebook attempt to limit the accessibility of unique URLs?
A) Removing the URLs entirely
B) Appending query strings
C) Encrypting the entire website
D) Disabling photo uploads
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