Multiple choice general knowledge

What term did Don Hoefler coin?

  1. Compaq

  2. Silicon Valley

  3. Sensex

  4. None
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Explanation

Don Hoefler, a journalist, coined the term "Silicon Valley" in 1971 in a series of articles about the semiconductor industry in the Santa Clara Valley, California. The name referred to the silicon chips being manufactured there and became the region's permanent identifier. The other options are incorrect: Compaq was a computer company name, Sensex is India's stock market index, and the term Silicon Valley was definitely coined by Hoefler.

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