Multiple choice general knowledge

What term did Don Hoefler coin?

  1. Compaq

  2. Silicon Valley

  3. Sensex

  4. Java
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Explanation

Don Hoefler coined the term 'Silicon Valley' in 1971 for a series of articles about the semiconductor industry in the Santa Clara Valley. The name stuck and became the globally recognized term for the region. Compaq was a computer company, Sensex is an Indian stock index, and Java is a programming language - none of which were coined by Hoefler.

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