[geeks] 7 year old

[S. Gwizdak]

> 7yr old boy earns Microsoft certificate. They are getting younger and
> younger. The seven-year-old son of an Indian diplomat in the
> Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip has been awarded a Microsoft certificate
> which is so advanced that some U.S. universities require that their
> students earn it to graduate. Anudeep Bhaskar obtained a Microsoft Office
> User specialist (MOUS) certificate after passing the Microsoft Office 2000
> Word exam in May by scoring 891 points, surpassing the required 770.

I have never heard of a US university requiring MS certification for
graduation. I suppose some information science departments might
use it, but it definately not part of the recommended CS/IS programs.
(There is now a standardization body for IS and CS programs now, ABET
absorbed them.)