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